Nick Lima

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

Nick Lima
Lima with the United States in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Lima[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, United States
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club 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 37 (0)
National team‡
2019 United States 9 (0)
Honours
Representing  United States
Runner-upCONCACAF Gold Cup2019
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 15, 2019

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

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

Statistics

Club
As of 30 April 2022[12][13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Totals
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Jose Earthquakes 2017 MLS 222—00222
2018 342——342
2019 241——241
2020 202—10212
Club Total 100700101017
Austin FC 2021 MLS 280——280
2022 9000—90
Club Total 3700000370
Career totals 137700101387

International

As of October 15, 2019.

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

Source: US Soccer

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "CalBears.com - University of California Official Athletic Site". www.calbears.com.
  3. "Player Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Nick Lima to Homegrown Player Contract | San Jose Earthquakes".
  5. "San Jose Earthquakes 1, Montreal Impact 0 - 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  6. "RECAP: Quakes 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire $500k of Allocation Money in Trade with Austin FC | San Jose Earthquakes".
  9. "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  10. "MNT OPENS 2018 WITH SPIRITED 0-0 DRAW VS. BOSNIA & HERZGOVINA". US Soccer. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  11. "USA v Panama game report". Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019.
  12. "N. LIMA". Soccerway.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  13. Nick Lima at Major League Soccer


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