Jaime Ambriz

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jaime Ambriz


fullname = Jaime Ambriz
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|12|07
cityofbirth = Ventura, California
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=6|in=0
position = Striker
currentclub = Ventura County Fusion
clubnumber = 21
youthyears = 1993–1997
1997–1999
1999–2001
youthclubs = Rio Mesa High School
Santa Barbara City College
UC Santa Barbara
years = 2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = SV Lyss
FC Winterthur
FC Concordia Basel
Portland Timbers
Ventura County Fusion
caps(goals) = 00? (24)
009 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 21:45, 23 July 2008 (PDT)
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Jaime Ambriz (born 7 December 1978, in Ventura, California, United States) is an American soccer forward currently playing for Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion.

Pre-UCSB

Ambriz played high school soccer at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. He was a 3-time All-Channel League and 2-time All-CIF player, as well as being the Channel League MVP in his senior season on route to the Spartans winning the Channel League title. He currently holds the school record with 31 goals in his senior season and is second in career goals with 59.

Jaime moved on to Santa Barbara City College, then coached by Tim Vom Steeg. He had an outstanding freshman season, accumulating 24 goals and 11 assists for 59 points on the 1997 State Final Four team. However, he had to redshirt his entire sophomore year due to a season-ending injury before play started.

At UCSB

Ambriz then transferred to neighbors University of California, Santa Barbara and joined up with the UCSB Men's Soccer team. He played with UCSB for three seasons, completing his sophomore through senior years with UCSB.

As a junior, Ambriz appeared in 14 games, tallying 6 goals and 1 assist for 13 points. He was second on the team in scoring, trailing only Thiago Martins despite playing 4 less games.

As a senior, Ambriz appeared in the same number of games (14), but could only manage 3 goals and 6 assists for 12 points. Most of the goal scoring went to emerging star Rob Friend. Ambriz finished third in scoring, trailing Friend and Drew McAthy (4 goals, 5 assists, 13 points), but finishing above other professionals in Nate Boyden (4 goals, 8 points), Tony Lochhead (1 goal, 6 assists, 8 points), and Neil Jones (3 goals, 1 assist, 7 points).

Professional Career

After graduating from UCSB with a psychology degree, Ambriz sought a professional career. He landed in Switzerland playing with SV Lyss, FC Winterthur, and FC Concordia Basel from 2002 to 2005. With Lyss, he scored 24 goals in his first season, a total that led the league.

In 2006, Jaime traveled back to the United States and signed with the Portland Timbers. The signing was announced on 29 June 2006. [ [http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=166 Timbers announce addition of Hutton, Ambriz] From http://www.portlandtimbers.com, Posted 29 June 2006.]

It was announced Ambriz was resigned for the following season on 20 April 2007 on a one year contract. [ [http://blog.oregonlive.com/timbers/2007/04/timbers_sign_four_trialists.html Timbers Sign Four Trialists] From http://blog.oregonlive.com/timbers, Posted 20 April 2007.] However, he was not resigned for a third season.

Ambriz is currently with the Ventura County Fusion for the 2008 season.

References

External links

* [http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ambriz_jaime00.html UCSB Bio]

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