Junior Sandoval

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sandoval and the second or maternal family name is López.
Junior Sandoval
Personal information
Full nameJunior Josué Sandoval López
Date of birthOctober 13, 1990
Place of birthQuimistán, Honduras
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Jaguares de Córdoba
Number23
Youth career
2009GPC Jaguars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009Atlanta FC?(?)
2010–2011Puerto Rico Islanders7(0)
2011Atlanta Silverbacks (loan)15(2)
2012–2013Marathón13(1)
2014Atlanta Silverbacks23(7)
2015–Jaguares de Córdoba14(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Junior Josué Sandoval López (born October 13, 1990 in Quimistán) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Jaguares de Córdoba.

Career

Youth and College

Sandoval grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia and attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia before playing a year of college soccer at Georgia Perimeter College. He was the Jaguars' leading scorer as a freshman with 29 points on nine goals and 11 assists, and was named to the NJCAA All-Region First Team.[1][2]

Sandoval also played two seasons with Atlanta FC of the National Premier Soccer League, including their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match against the Charleston Battery in 2009.

Professional

Sandoval left college early and joined the Puerto Rico Islanders on February 17, 2010.[3] He made his professional debut on April 18, 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves.[4] Puerto Rico loaned Sandoval to Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on March 31, 2011.[5] Puerto Rico ended Sandoval's loan to Atlanta on August 12, 2011.[6]

Sandoval returned to Atlanta and joined the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves for the first part of the 2012 season. After 4 games, he signed for Marathón in his native Honduras.

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

References

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