Julian Araujo

Julian Vicente Araujo (born August 13, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

Julian Araujo

Personal information
Full name	Julian Vicente Araujo
Date of birth	August 13, 2001
Place of birth	Lompoc, California, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	LA Galaxy
Number	22
Youth career
	Central Coast Condors
	Santa Barbara Soccer Club
	Barça Residency Academy
2018	LA Galaxy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	LA Galaxy II	2	(0)
2019–	LA Galaxy	35	(1)
National team^‡
2017–2018	United States U18	6	(0)
2018	United States U19	2	(0)
2018–	United States U20	2	(0)
2019–	United States U23	2	(0)
2020–	United States	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 9, 2020

Youth

Araujo was born in Lompoc, California, and attended Lompoc High School.[1] He joined Barcelona’s youth academy in Arizona.

Club career

Araujo made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC 2 on October 4, 2018, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Nate Shultz.[2]

Araujo has committed to playing college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2018 onward.[3]

On March 1, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired Araujo after trading $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money to Colorado Rapids to gain the first spot in the Waivers Order.[4]

International career

Araujo was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. He is a youth international for the United States.[5] After an injury to Ayo Akinola, Araujo was named to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad to represent the United States.[6]

Araujo was called into the United States national soccer team for the January 2020 camp, but did not make an official match appearance.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 5, 2020[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
LA Galaxy II	2018	USLC	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	2020		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
LA Galaxy	2019	MLS	18	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	0[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	0
	2020		17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	Total		35	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	1
Career total			37	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	39	2

1. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

1. "Lompoc native Julian Araujo gets a potential starting chance as Galaxy resume season | High School | santamariatimes.com". santamariatimes.com.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. [email protected], Lorenzo J. Reyna. "Araujo commits to UCSB, Prendergast lands first offer".
4. "LA Galaxy sign defender Julian Araujo | LA Galaxy".
5. "Un Estados Unidos muy 'mexicano' clasifica al Mundial Sub-20".
6. "Julian Araujo added to U.S. roster for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup | LA Galaxy".
7. Julian Araujo at Soccerway

External links

• Julian Araujo at USL Championship