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Diego Fagundez 
Personal information Full name Diego Santiago Fagundez Pepe Date of birth February 14, 1995 Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club New England Revolution Number 14 Youth career 2005–2007 FC United (Massachusetts) 2008–2009 FC Greater Boston Bolts 2009–2010 New England Revolution Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2011– New England Revolution 6 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 10, 2011Diego Fagundez (born February 14, 1995 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth
Fagundez was born in Uruguay, and moved with his family to Leominster, Massachusetts when he was 5 years old. Diego began his soccer career as a Leominster Youth Soccer player. He continued to play with his town team through 13 years of age.
He played club soccer for FC United (Massachusetts) and FC Greater Boston Bolts, before joining the New England Revolution academy team in 2009. In his debut season he led the Revs' U-16 squad to a 14-7-8 record (50 pts), good for first place in the Northeast division of the US Soccer Development Academy. He scored 20 goals in 30 appearances, tied with Felix Debona for the team lead in goals.
On March 10, 2011, Top Drawer Soccer named Fagundez their number one ranked player nationally in the class of 2013.[1]
Professional
On November 15, 2010, Fagundez was signed to a contract by the New England Revolution.,[2] making him the first home-grown player signed by the club. Although on the main club roster, he continues to train with and play for the academy teams and could contribute with the Revolution reserve team.
He made his full professional debut on April 26, 2011, in the Revs' 3-2 victory over D.C. United in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.[3][4] He made his league debut on August 6, 2011, as substitute against Chivas USA and drew a penalty kick (which was converted by Shalrie Joseph) and scored his first goal for New England.
Personal
Diego's father, Washington Fagundez, played professionally in Uruguay as a goalkeeper with Central Español in the 1990s.
See also
References
- ^ "National Top 100 Boys". Top Drawer Soccer. http://topdrawersoccer.com/players-to-watch/players-to-watch-top-100/men/2013.
- ^ "Revs sign 15-year-old Diego Fagundez". New England Revolution. http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2010/11/revs-sign-15-year-old-diego-fagundez.
- ^ USOC: New England hold on to tip DC United 3-2
- ^ Revs' Fagundez beaming over professional debut
External links
- MLS player profile
- Revolution player profile
- Soccer phenom opts to learn from the pros at Boston Globe
- Profile at WorldFootball
- Profile at Transfermarkt
- US Soccer Development Academy
New England Revolution – current squad 1 Reis · 2 Coria · 4 Loewy · 5 Soares · 7 Mansally · 8 Tierney · 9 Caraglio · 10 Lekić · 11 Dube · 12 Koger · 13 Guy · 14 Fagundez · 15 Schilawski · 17 Nyassi · 19 Zerka · 21 Joseph · 22 Feilhaber · 23 Sousa · 25 Barnes · 26 McCarthy · 28 Phelan · 30 Alston · 33 Boggs · 34 Shuttleworth · 35 Kinne · 40 Murray · 45 Cochrane ·
Head Coach: Nicol Assistant Coach: Myles Goalkeeper Coach: Roy
Categories:- 1995 births
- Living people
- New England Revolution players
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
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