Nick Lima

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Nick Lima
File:Nick Lima on June 9, 2019.jpg
Lima with the United States in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Lima[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, United States
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Austin FC
Number 24
Youth career
2010–2011 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 California Golden Bears 72 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burlingame Dragons 8 (0)
2017−2020 San Jose Earthquakes 100 (7)
2021– Austin FC 84 (1)
International career
2019 United States 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, July 16, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2019

Nicholas Lima (born November 17, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.

Career

College and amateur

Lima played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley between 2013 and 2016.[2] While at college, Lima also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons.[3]

Professional

On December 21, 2016, Lima signed as a Homegrown Player for Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.[4] He made his professional debut on March 4, 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over Montreal Impact.[5] His first professional goal was scored on March 11, 2017, in a 3–2 home victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[6] It was the first goal scored by a Homegrown player in Earthquakes history. On October 14, 2017, he was announced as a nominee for two different league awards: the MLS Defender of the Year Award alongside teammate Florian Jungwirth, and the MLS Rookie of the Year Award, along with teammate Jackson Yueill.[7]

On December 13, 2020, Lima was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[8]

International

Born in the United States, Lima is of Mexican descent.[9] On January 8, 2018, he received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 28.[10] He was named to the bench for the match, but ultimately did not take the field during the 0–0 draw.[11] He made his debut on January 27, 2019 in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[12] Lima played the full 90, recorded an assist, and was named Man of the Match in his International debut.

Statistics

Club

As of July 15, 2023 [13][14]
Club Season League MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Continental Totals
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burlingame Dragons FC 2016 USL PDL 8 0 - - 8 0
San Jose Earthquakes 2017 Major League Soccer 22 2 0 0 4 0 26 2
2018 34 2 0 0 34 2
2019 24 1 0 0 24 1
2020 22 2 1 0 23 2
Total 110 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 115 7
Austin FC 2021 Major League Soccer 28 0 28 0
2022 34 0 3 0 0 0 37 0
2023 22 0 0 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 24 0
Total 84 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 91 0
Career totals 194 7 4 0 6 0 2 0 206 7
  1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of October 15, 2019

National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 9 0
Total 9 0

Source: US Soccer

References

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