Benji Joya
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Héctor Benjamín Joya Jiménez | |||||||||
Date of birth | September 22, 1993 | |||||||||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | |||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Irapuato | |||||||||
Number | 24 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2009–2011 | De Anza Force | |||||||||
2011–2012 | Santos Laguna | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2012–2016 | Santos Laguna | 4 | (0) | |||||||
2014 | → Chicago Fire (loan) | 12 | (1) | |||||||
2015–2016 | → Necaxa (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||
2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) | |||||||
2018– | Irapuato | ? | (?) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2012–2013 | United States U20 | 19 | (4) | |||||||
2014–2015 | United States U23 | 4 | (1) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 26, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 23, 2015 |
Héctor Benjamín "Benji" Joya Jiménez (born September 22, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays for Mexican club Irapuato.
Club career
Santos Laguna
Joya, who grew up in the Bay Area of California, played in the USSF Development Academy for De Anza Force. In early 2012, he joined Santos Laguna's organization. He began playing during the 2012 Clausura with the club's U-20 team. In September 2012, the midfielder made his first team debut in a Liga MX match.[1]
Chicago Fire
Joya was loaned to Chicago Fire with an option to buy ahead of the 2014 MLS season. In the 2014 season opener, he made his MLS debut as a 63rd-minute substitute with his side was down 2-0. Seconds after making his way onto the field, a shot deflected by the Chivas USA keeper landed in front of him. He scored a left-footed shot inside the six yard box to put the Fire on the board, making it 2-1. That was Joya's first MLS touch and only league goal of the season.[2]
Club Necaxa
Joya was loaned to Club Necaxa of the Ascenso MX for 2015-16.
Sporting Kansas City
Joya signed with Sporting Kansas City on September 15, 2016, before the MLS roster freeze.[3]
Irapuato
On January 10 2018, Joya signed with Mexican club Irapuato.[4]
International career
Joya was a member of the United States U-20 squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]
References
- ↑ http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/joya-a-promising-u-s-player-makes-a-mark-in-mexico/?ref=global
- ↑ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/02/release-chicago-fire-soccer-club-acquires-midfielder-benji-joya
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/09/15/sporting-kansas-city-sign-former-us-u-20-midfielder-benji-joya
- ↑ Former U.S. U-23 international Benji Joya signs with Irapuato FC‚ sbisoccer.com, 10 January 2018
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
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