Oscar Jimenez (soccer)

Oscar Jimenez
Jimenez playing for Louisville City in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989
Place of birth Mount Vernon, Washington, United States
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Louisville City
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2011 Western Washington Vikings
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Bellingham United
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1 (0)
2015 Tulsa Roughnecks 18 (1)
2016 Mississippi Brilla 14 (4)
2017– Louisville City 30 (3)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Western Washington Vikings (volunteer assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 18, 2017

Oscar Jimenez (born November 3, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Louisville City FC in the United Soccer League.

Career

Western Washington University

Jimenez spent his entire college career at Western Washington University. He made a total of 72 appearances for the Vikings and tallied 17 goals and 22 assists. After graduating from Western, he served as a volunteer assistant for two seasons.

Bellingham United

Jimenez spent the 2013 season with Bellingham United and was named Most Valuable Player. During his time at the club, he also trained with the Seattle Sounders U23s.[1]

During his time at the club, Jimenez took part in a Las Vegas combine in 2013 and Swedish showcase in January 2014, but could not earn a professional deal. He also had an unsuccessful trial with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the 2014 pre-season.[2]

Seattle Sounders FC U-23

Jimenez made a single appearance for the Seattle Sounders U23s in the Premier Development League.[1]

Tulsa Roughnecks

On February 24, 2015, Jimenez signed a professional contract with USL club the Tulsa Roughnecks.[3] He made his professional debut on April 3 in a 2–0 defeat to Saint Louis.[4]

Sitting out of eight weeks of action due to injury, Jimenez made his return with a two-minute cameo appearance in a 5-1 victory at the Seattle Sounders 2 on 5 June.

On July 9, he scored his first professional goal in a 4-1 victory over the Orange County Blues. Two weeks later, he recorded his first professional assist in a 1-1 draw at the Oklahoma City Energy. He also made his final appearance against the Energy on September 6.

Mississippi Brilla

On May 2, 2016, Jimenez joined the Mississippi Brilla in the Premier Development League.[5]

On June 10, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma City Energy U23s, while assisting his team's second goal.

A week later, he scored his first career brace in a 3-2 win at Saint Louis U23s. He scored his fourth goal of the season on June 25 at the Midland/Odessa Sockers FC to secure a 1-1 draw and finish as his club's joint top scorer for the 2016 season.

Louisville City

On February 15, 2017, Jimenez was announced as USL club Louisville City's seventh signing of the 2017 season after successful try-outs.[6]

Honors

Club

Louisville City FC

References

  1. 1 2 "2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Tours, AX Soccer. "Roughnecks sign Oscar Jimenez for their debut USL Pro season". AX Soccer Tours. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Two former Vikings sign with Tulsa Roughnecks of USL". WWUvikings.com. Western Washington Vikings. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Former TU Keeper Blanks Roughnecks 2-0". TulsaRoughnecksFC.com. Tulsa Roughnecks FC. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tulsa Duo to Bring Professional Experience to Brilla | Brilla Soccer Ministries". brillasoccer.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  6. ↑ FC, Jonathan Lintner / Louisville City (2017-02-15). "LouCity adds midfielder Jimenez for the 2017 season". Louisville City FC. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  7. ↑ Murray, Nicholas (November 14, 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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