Josue Soto
![]() Soto in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 3, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2007 |
Houston Dynamo | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 |
Campbell Fighting Camels | 40 | (14) |
2009–2010 | SMU Mustangs | 34 | (9) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 |
Carolina Dynamo | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 |
Houston Dynamo | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → San Antonio Scorpions (loan) | 25 | (2) |
2013 | Chivas USA | 18 | (0) |
2014–2015 | San Antonio Scorpions | 39 | (1) |
2016 | FF Jaro | 16 | (1) |
2017–2018 | AC Oulu | 30 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 41 | (1) |
2021 |
Rio Grande Valley | 4 | (0) |
2022 | South Georgia Tormenta | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022 |
Josue Soto (born January 3, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Academy
Soto trained with the
College and amateur
Soto split his collegiate career between Campbell in 2007-08 and Southern Methodist University in 2009–10.
In 2007, Soto helped Campbell win Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament and advance to the NCAA tournament as a true freshman. He was named Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year, first team all-Atlantic Sun, and to Atlantic Sun all-freshman team. Soto was also named to all-South region third team by NSCAA and a second team freshman all-America by College Soccer News. He started all 22 games and notched eight goals and six assists, ranking in top five in conference in six different categories. Soto earned MVP honors at the Richmond Challenge Cup. He also scored opening penalty kick in 5-4 championship game shootout win over Jacksonville after 1–1 tie. Soto led Campbell with five of 12 shots in 2-0 NCAA tournament loss at No. 20 ranked Furman.
In 2008, he led Campbell and the Atlantic Sun Conference with 11 assists in 18 games. He ranked fourth nationally with 0.61 assists per game. Soto scored a goal and added two assists against Belmont in the Atlantic Sun semifinals, Campbell's school-record 12th consecutive win. He scored a penalty kick goal and had two assists in Atlantic Sun Conference championship game against Jacksonville, but Campbell fell to a 4–3 defeat and failed to make the NCAA tournament.
The following year, he overcame pre-season injury to appear in 14 games with two goals and three assists in his first season at SMU after transferring from Campbell.
In 2010, Soto was named a second team NSCAA all-Midwest region and second team all-Conference USA while leading SMU to NCAA quarterfinals. He led Mustangs with seven assists and scored seven goals, including a team-high four game-winners. Soto scored opening penalty kick in shootout win against Creighton in NCAA tournament second round. He had a shot from the top of the penalty area in the 11th minute to give SMU a 1–0 win over William & Mary in the third round. However, the Mustangs lost to No. 4 nationally ranked seed North Carolina in shootout in the NCAA quarterfinals.
Soto also played for
Professional
On January 19, 2011, Soto signed with
On April 5, 2012, Soto joined
On February 27, 2013, Chivas USA announced that Soto and Emilio Orozco had joined the club after impressing during a pre-season trial.[6] He was released following the season.[7]
Soto signed with NASL side San Antonio Scorpions on March 20, 2014.[8] He re-signed with the club on January 9, 2015.[9] San Antonio ceased operations in December 2015.
International
He is a former United States youth international player. Soto attended United States under-18 national team camp in Carson, California.[citation needed]
Statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
USA | League | Open Cup
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North America | Total | ||||||
2008 | Carolina Dynamo |
USL Premier Development League |
6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2011 | Houston Dynamo |
Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
San Antonio Scorpions (loan) | North American Soccer League | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
2013 | Chivas USA | Major League Soccer | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | North American Soccer League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |
Total | USA | 74 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 4 | |
Career total | 74 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 4 |
Personal
Soto was born in Fort Worth, but moved to
References
- ^ 2008 Carolina Dynamo stats Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Josue Soto Signs With MLS' Houston Dynamo". Conference USA. C-USA network. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Dynamo midfielder Josue Soto loaned to San Antonio Scorpions". Houston Dynamo. Houston Dynamo Communications. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Silverbacks Draw 0-0 in Opener". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. April 7, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Dynamo waive Soto".
- ^ "Orozco and Soto sign with Chivas USA". Major League Soccer. February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ "Causan baja diez jugadores en Chivas USA | Chivas USA Part Ways with 10 Players | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ "San Antonio Scorpions NASL: Scorpions Sign MLS Veteran Josue Soto". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Julius James & Josue Soto to Return to the San Antonio Scorpions in 2015". January 9, 2015.
External links
- Josue Soto at USL League One
- Josue Soto at Major League Soccer
- SMU Mustangs bio at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2014)
- Josue Soto at Soccerway