Jorge Villafaña

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Jorge Villafaña
Personal information
Full nameJorge Antonio Villafaña
Date of birth (1989-09-16) September 16, 1989
Place of birthAnaheim, California, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Defender
Club information
Current clubPortland Timbers
Youth career
2004–2007Santa Ana DSP Juventus
2007Chivas USA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2013Chivas USA86(7)
2014–Portland Timbers0(0)
National team‡
2007–2009United States U2015(1)
2012United States U232(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 27, 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 26, 2012

Jorge Antonio Villafaña (born September 16, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth

Villafaña spent part of his childhood in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico before returning to the United States for high school. He attended Anaheim High School and became captain of the soccer team. On March 25, 2007 Villafaña won Sueño MLS, a 2007 reality show that led to a try-out with Major League Soccer. His reality show win earned him the nickname "Sueño".[1] Villafaña beat out around 2,000 other competitors to earn a spot on Chivas USA's U-19 squad.

Professional

Villafaña was signed by Chivas to a professional contract on July 25, 2007.[2] He made his only appearance of the season as a substitute in a 3-0 win over New York Red Bulls. Jorge scored in his first game of the season against D.C. United on May 17, 2008. He came in as a substitute in the 67th minute and his goal made the game 3-1 thus ending United's hopes of a come back.[3] Villafaña made his first start the following week against the Colorado Rapids and scored on a glancing header to seal the game for Chivas.[4] Villafaña scored again the following week against the Columbus Crew.[5] After scoring three goals in three games he was been nicknamed "El Sueño" (The Dream). While with Chivas Villafaña appeared in 86 league matches and scored 7 goals.

On December 12, 2013, Villafaña was traded to the Portland Timbers.[6]

International

In 2007, Villafaña was called up for the United States U-20 for its trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 23 to December 3.[7] The team was part of an 11 day training camp with the U-20 squads of Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. Villafaña played in all three of the USA's games during the trip. A game tying assist against River Plate's reserves[8] and a game-tying goal against the Argentina national under-20 football team[9] helped earn him the honor of team captain.

Villafaña appeared in all three of the USA's games at the 2008 Campos Verde International in Beja, Portugal.[10] Villafaña scored his second international goal against the Bolton Wanderers Reserves in a 2-0 win in Bolton, England on May 7, 2008.[11] He assisted a goal in the USA's 2-1 win over the Manchester United Reserves the following day.[12]

Personal life

In November 2011, Villafaña went to court to change his name from "Jorge Flores" to "Jorge Villafaña" opting to take his mother's maiden name as his last name.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Witz, Billy (June 6, 2008). "From Nowhere to M.L.S., It's All Sueño". New York Times. p. C11. 
  2. ↑ Flores signs with Chivas USA
  3. ↑ First MLS Goal
  4. ↑ Flores strikes again
  5. ↑ Villafaña makes it three goals in three games
  6. ↑ http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-acquire-jorge-villafana-no-2-selection-re-entry-process-chivas-usa-exc
  7. ↑ Called up to USA U-20 national team
  8. ↑ Flores gets an assist for the US
  9. ↑ Flores scores against Argentina's U-20 team
  10. ↑ Called up to 2008 Campos Verde International
  11. ↑ Scores against Bolton's reserves
  12. ↑ Flores gets an assist against Manchester United's reserves
  13. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/13071/chivas-usa-meet-jorge-villafana

External links

Portland Timbers – current squad
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