Julián Araujo

Julián Vicente Araujo Zúñiga (born 13 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in the United States, he represents the Mexico national team.

Julián Araujo
Araujo in 2019
Personal information
Full name Julián Vicente Araujo Zúñiga[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-13) 13 August 2001
Place of birth Lompoc, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 2
Youth career
Central Coast Condors
Santa Barbara Soccer Club
Barça Residency Academy
2018 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 LA Galaxy II 2 (0)
2019– LA Galaxy 76 (1)
National team‡
2017–2018 United States U18 6 (0)
2018 United States U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 United States U20 2 (0)
2019–2021 United States U23 5 (0)
2020 United States 1 (0)
2021– Mexico 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2022

Youth

Araujo was born in Lompoc, California, and attended Lompoc High School.[2] After two years at Lompoc High School, he left home and joined Barça Residency Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona in 2017.[3]

In March 2017, Araujo had committed to playing college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2018 onward.[4]

Club career

LA Galaxy II

Araujo made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC 2 on October 4, 2018, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Nate Shultz.[5]

LA Galaxy

On March 1, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired Araujo after trading $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money to Colorado Rapids to gain the first spot in the Waivers Order.[6]

International career

Araujo was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. He is a youth international for the United States.[7] After an injury to Ayo Akinola, Araujo was named to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad to represent the United States.[8]

United States

Araujo was called into the United States national soccer team for the January 2020 camp, but did not make an official match appearance.[2] He was called up again in December 2020 for a game against El Salvador, in which he made his senior level debut.[9] Araujo was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[10]

On June 18, 2021, Araujo was named to the preliminary 59-player USMNT roster for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On July 1, 2021, Araujo was left off of the final CONCACAF Gold Cup Roster. Gregg Berhalther cited Araujo's dual citizenship and him not feeling ready to become cap-tied to the USMNT.[11]

Mexico

On August 13, 2021, sports media in Mexico reveal that Araujo himself had filed and submitted the one-time switch to FIFA in order to join the Mexico national team.[12] As of October 4, 2021 FIFA officially approved Araujo's case to begin play for Mexico.[13][14]

On November 27, 2021, Araujo was included in the Mexico national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile set to take place on December 8.[15] He subsequently appeared in the starting lineup in the match on December 8, 2021 for his debut appearance.[16] The match ended with a 2–2 draw, playing the full 90 minutes. With his Mexico debut, Araujo becomes the third player in the history of the Mexico–United States rivalry in having represented both national teams alongside Martín Vásquez and Edgar Castillo.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2018 USL20———20
LA Galaxy 2019 MLS 1801[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0—200
2020 171———171
2021 320———320
2022 901[lower-alpha 1]0——100
Total 761201000791
Career total 781201000811
  1. Appearances in U.S. Open Cup
  2. Appearance in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 2 February 2022[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202110
202210
Total20

Honours

United States U20

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
  2. "Lompoc native Julian Araujo gets a potential starting chance as Galaxy resume season | High School | santamariatimes.com". santamariatimes.com.
  3. lreyna@leecentralcoastnews.com, Lorenzo J. Reyna. "Julian Araujo completes first season with Barca Academy as an All-Conference player". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. lreyna@leecentralcoastnews.com, Lorenzo J. Reyna. "Araujo commits to UCSB, Prendergast lands first offer".
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "LA Galaxy sign defender Julian Araujo | LA Galaxy".
  7. "Un Estados Unidos muy 'mexicano' clasifica al Mundial Sub-20".
  8. "Julian Araujo added to U.S. roster for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup | LA Galaxy".
  9. "USA 6 - El Salvador 0: Match Report & Stats". www.ussoccer.com.
  10. "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. March 11, 2021.
  11. @SoccerByIves (July 1, 2021). "Gregg Berhalter reveals that Julian Araujo, a dual national, wasn't ready to make the final step to committing to t…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Reportes: Julián Araujo decide jugar con la Selección Mexicana". tudn.mx (in Spanish). August 13, 2021.
  13. "Julián Araujo ya es jugador elegible para México". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). October 4, 2021.
  14. "Q&A: Julian Araujo on why he chose to represent Mexico instead of the USMNT". The Athletic. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  15. "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México". MiSeleccion (in Spanish). December 9, 2021.
  16. "La SNM cerró la actividad del 2021 con empate". MiSeleccion (in Spanish). December 8, 2021.
  17. "Julián Araujo makes Mexico debut after switching from US". apnews.com. December 8, 2021.
  18. Julián Araujo at Soccerway. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  19. Julián Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". MLSsoccer.
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