Danny Faundez
 Danny Faundez playing for Louisville City FC in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Faundez | ||
| Date of birth | February 2, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville City | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 2012–2014 | Everton | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Bellevue Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Orange County SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Louisville City | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Northern Colorado Hailstorm (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2024 | |||
Danny Faundez (born February 2, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Louisville City.
Club career
[edit]Youth & College
[edit]Faundez played in Chile with Santiago Wanderers[2] and then Everton's youth academy for three years, before attending Bellevue College, where he played college soccer.[1][3]
Professional
[edit]On August 19, 2015, Faundez signed with United Soccer League side Seattle Sounders FC 2.[4]
After a period out of the game, Faundez signed with USL Championship side Orange County SC in 2020. He re-signed with the club ahead of their 2021 season.[5]
On February 22, 2022, Faundez signed with USL Championship club Louisville City after a successful trial.[6] On April 6, 2022, Faundez was loaned to USL League One's ahead of their inaugural season.[7] He made his professional debut the same day, starting in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game against Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[8]
Personal life
[edit]His family is from Viña del Mar, Chile,[9] and he holds dual American-Chilean citizenship.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Danny Faundez".
- ^ "PSC (Pro Soccer Consulting) Soccer Academy Ltd | PSC 2016 success stories".
- ^ "MEN'S SOCCER: Peninsula College records second straight tie in 0-0 draw with Bellevue". Peninsula Daily News. October 16, 2014.
- ^ "S2 signs former Bellevue College goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". The Seattle Times. August 19, 2015.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (March 21, 2021). "Orange County SC re-sign goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". Angels on Parade.
- ^ "Faundez earns his way to become latest LouCity signing".
- ^ "Damm, Faundez sent out for League One loans".
- ^ "Colorado Springs vs. Northern Colorado - 7 April 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ @orangecountysc (October 15, 2020). "🇨🇱 Keeper, Daniel Faundez" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sounders FC 2 signs goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". Seattle Sounders FC. August 19, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Danny Faundez at Soccerway
- Danny Faundez at StatsCrew.com
- Danny Faundez at PlaymakerStats.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Seattle
- Soccer players from Washington (state)
- American people of Chilean descent
- Sportspeople of Chilean descent
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Bellevue College alumni
- Tacoma Defiance players
- Orange County SC players
- Louisville City FC players
- Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players
- USL League One players
- USL Championship players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- 21st-century American sportsmen