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Nick Lima
Lima with the United States in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Lima[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Youth career
2010–2011 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 California Golden Bears 72 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burlingame Dragons 8 (0)
2017−2020 San Jose Earthquakes 100 (7)
2021–2023 Austin FC 95 (1)
2024 New England Revolution 25 (1)
2025– San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 United States 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2019

Nicholas Lima (born November 17, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

Career

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College and amateur

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Lima played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley between 2013 and 2016.[2] While at college, Lima also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons.[3]

Professional

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On December 21, 2016, Lima signed as a Homegrown Player for Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.[4] He made his professional debut on March 4, 2017, starting in a 1–0 win over the Montreal Impact.[5] His first professional goal was scored on March 11, 2017, in a 3–2 home victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[6] It was the first goal scored by a Homegrown player in Earthquakes history. On October 14, 2017, he was announced as a nominee for two different league awards: the MLS Defender of the Year Award alongside teammate Florian Jungwirth, and the MLS Rookie of the Year Award, along with teammate Jackson Yueill.[7]

On December 13, 2020, Lima was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[8]

On December 11, 2023, Lima was traded to the New England Revolution in exchange for $275,000 of General Allocation Money.[9] He scored his first goal for the Revolution on March 6, 2024, in the team's 4–0 win over Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[10]

Lima became a free agent following a single season in New England, and returned to San Jose Earthquakes on a two-year deal on December 18, 2024 ahead of their upcoming 2025 season.[11]

International

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Born in the United States, Lima is of Mexican descent.[12] On January 8, 2018, he received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 28.[13] He was named to the bench for the match but ultimately did not take the field during the 0–0 draw.[14] He made his debut on January 27, 2019, in a friendly against Panama, starting the match.[15] Lima played the full 90 minutes, recorded an assist, and was named Man of the Match in his international debut.

Statistics

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Club

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As of October 21, 2023[16][17]
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Other[a] Totals
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burlingame Dragons FC 2016 USL PDL 8 0 - - — — — 8 0
San Jose Earthquakes 2017 Major League Soccer 22 2 0 0 4 0 — — 26 2
2018 34 2 — 0 0 — — 34 2
2019 24 1 — 0 0 — — 24 1
2020 20 2 1 0 — — — 21 2
Total 100 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 — 105 7
Austin FC 2021 Major League Soccer 28 0 — — — — 28 0
2022 34 0 3 0 0 0 — — 37 0
2023 33 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 37 1
Total 95 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 104 1
Career totals 203 8 4 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 217 8
  1. ^ Includes Leagues Cup

International

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As of October 15, 2019

National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 9 0
Total 9 0

Source: US Soccer

References

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  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ "CalBears.com - University of California Official Athletic Site". CalBears.com.
  3. ^ "Player Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Nick Lima to Homegrown Player Contract". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes 1, Montreal Impact 0 - 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "RECAP: Quakes 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Jake Pisani (October 14, 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire $500k of Allocation Money in Trade with Austin FC". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Austin FC Agrees To Trade With New England Revolution". Austin FC. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  10. ^ Bird, Hayden (March 6, 2024). "3 takeaways from the Revolution's 4-0 Champions Cup win over Alajuelense". Boston.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes sign defender Nick Lima | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  12. ^ "América y Chivas sueñan con Carlos Vela, Chicharito Hernández y Jonathan Dos Santos; llegarían prestados". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "MNT Opens 2018 with Spirited 0-0 Draw vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina". US Soccer. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "USA v Panama Game Report". Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "N. LIMA". Soccerway.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  17. ^ Nick Lima at Major League Soccer
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