Nico Campuzano
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez
Date of birth (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998
Place of birth Los Corrales de Buelna, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2007 AD Delasalle
2007–2008 Clube Bansander
2008–2013 Racing de Santander
2013–2014 Real Valladolid
2014–2016 Barcelona
2016–2017 Villarreal
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Portland Pilots 15 (0)
2020–2021 Pittsburgh Panthers 40 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Las Palmas C
2019 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 10 (0)
2021 Manhattan SC 4 (0)
2022 FC Cincinnati 2 4 (0)
2023 New England Revolution II 11 (0)
2023 → New England Revolution (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023

Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez (born 29 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Early life

Campuzano began playing youth football with AD Delasalle in his hometown of Los Corrales de Buelna.[1] Afterwards, he joined Club Basander, where he played for a season.[2]

He then joined Racing de Santander, where he played for five years.[3] He then joined Real Valladolid, while also playing with the Castilla y León U-16 team.[4]

In July 2014, he joined the FC Barcelona youth system on a three-year contract.[5] In February 2016, there were strong attempts by Roma to sign him, but they were rejected by Barcalona.[6][7] In July 2016, he joined the Villarreal youth system.[8]

College career

In April 2018, he committed to attend the University of Portland in the fall, where he would play for the men's soccer team.[9][10] After only making two appearances in his freshman season, he became the starter in his sphomore season.[11] In 2019, he was named to the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.[12]

In 2020, he began attending the University of Pittsburgh, as a graduate student, playing for the men's soccer team.[13] In September 2020, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week[14] and in May 2021, was named the Pittsburgh Student-Athlete of the Week.[15] At the end of his first season with Pittsburgh, he set single season records for wins and minutes played[16] and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team,[17] the South All-Region First Team,[18] All-ACC First Team,[19] and the All-ACC Tournament Team.[16] In his second season with Pittsburgh, he was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, he received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors and was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate.[16][20]

Club career

In September 2017, he joined UD Las Palmas, signing a one-year contract, with an option for an additional four years.[21] On 14 October 2017, he made his senior debut with UD Las Palmas C in the fourth tier Tercera División.[22]

In 2019, he played with the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in USL League Two.[23][24]

In 2021, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two.[25]

In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next Pro.[26] He made 4 appearances for the team in 2022, recording 14 saves.[27]

In December 2022, he signed with New England Revolution II in MLS Next Pro, ahead of the 2023 season.[28][29] In March 2023, he joined the New England Revolution first team on a short-term loan deal.[30][31] On June 23, 2023, he was substitute into a match against Toronto FC II as a forward after an injury, with the team out of remaining outfield player substitutes.[32]

Personal

Campuzano obtained American citizenship after attending college and married an American.[33]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolás Campuzano, entrevista al portero juvenil del F.C. Barcelona" [Nicolás Campuzano, interview with the FC Barcelona youth goalkeeper]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Exitos de Formación: Nicolas Campuzano" [Training Successes: Nicolas Campuzano]. Fútbol Emotion (in Spanish). 25 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Ysera, Jolau (16 July 2016). "Con nombre propio Almudena y Nicolás Campuzano Jimenez" [With own name Almudena and Nicolás Campuzano Jimenez]. Valle de Buelna (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ Roca, Juan Francisco (11 July 2016). "Nico Campuzano: "Intento trabajar y ser muy constante"" [Nico Campuzano: "I try to work and be very constant"]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ Aguilar, Carles (23 July 2014). "Nico Campuzano, cadete del Valladolid, refuerza la portería del Juvenil B de Pimienta" [Nico Campuzano, cadet from Valladolid, reinforces the goal of Juvenil B de Pimienta]. Futbol Base Catala (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ Capdevila, Josep (1 February 2016). "Nico Campuzano se queda en el Barça; Dennis Otto se va al Málaga" [Nico Campuzano stays at Barça; Dennis Otto goes to Malaga]. Sport (in Spanish).
  7. ↑ Núñez, Daniel (24 September 2022). "Nico Campuzano, un ex del Barça que interesó a la Roma y juega en la 3ª división de EE.UU" [Nico Campuzano, a former Barça player who interested Roma and plays in the US 3rd division]. FlashScore (in Spanish).
  8. ↑ "Nico Campuzano jugará en el Villarreal" [Nico Campuzano will play for Villarreal]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 6 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Spanish Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano Commits to the Pilots". Portland Pilots. 27 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nico Campuzano Portland Pilots profile". Portland Pilots.
  11. ↑ Clyde, Ana (12 September 2019). "Pilot in the Spotlight: Nico Campuzano anchoring Pilot defense". The Beacon.
  12. ↑ "Five Pilots Earn WCC All-Academic, Led by First-Team Pick Campuzano". Portland Pilots. 17 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Vidovich Adds 12 to Fall Roster". Pittsburgh Panthers. 7 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Three Panthers Named to TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. 29 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Compson, Campuzano Named Office Depot/Supra Student-Athletes of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. 10 May 2021.
  16. 1 2 3 "Nico Campuzano Pittsburgh Panthers profile". Pittsburgh Panthers.
  17. ↑ "Program Record Eight Selected to All-ACC Academic Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. 27 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Five Panthers Named to All-Region Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. 12 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Top Ranked Panthers Collect Multiple All-ACC Awards". Pittsburgh Panthers. 14 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "Campuzano Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award". Pittsburgh Panthers. 30 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Nicolás Campuzano ficha por la U.D. Las Palmas" [Nicolás Campuzano signs for UD Las Palmas]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 26 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "El portero cántabro Nico Campuzano debuta en filiales" [The Cantabrian goalkeeper Nico Campuzano debuts in subsidiaries]. Tinta Amarilla (in Spanish). 14 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Goalkeepers Nico Campuzano and Evan Munn join Sounders U23". Goal Washington. 24 April 2019.
  24. ↑ "Nicolas Campuzano 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  25. ↑ "Nicolas Campuzano Jimenez 2021 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  26. ↑ "FC Cincinnati 2 sign three players to MLS NEXT Pro team". FC Cincinnati. 11 March 2022.
  27. ↑ "Revolution sign goalkeeper Nico Campuzano to short-term agreement". 98.5 The Sports Hub. 24 March 2023.
  28. ↑ "Revolution II Sign Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Nico Campuzano". New England Revolution. 8 December 2022.
  29. ↑ Nye, Josh (9 December 2022). "Revolution II sign Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Nico Campuzano". The Bent Musket.
  30. ↑ "Revolution sign goalkeeper Nico Campuzano to Short-Term Agreement for Saturday's match at D.C. United". New England Revolution. 24 March 2023.
  31. ↑ Nye, Josh (24 March 2023). "Nico Campuzano Signs Short-Term Agreement With First Team". The Blazing Musket.
  32. ↑ "Postgame Notes: Revolution II battle Toronto FC II to 1-1 draw". New England Revolution. 24 June 2023.
  33. ↑ "EEUU invierte 100M de dólares en fichar jóvenes españoles para hacer historia en su Mundial 2026" [The US invests 100M dollars in signing young Spaniards to make history in its 2026 World Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 March 2023.
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