Gustavo Villalobos

Gustavo Villalobos (born November 19, 1991) is an American football (soccer) player who currently plays for California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Gustavo Villalobos
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Villalobos Carbajal
Date of birth (1991-11-19) November 19, 1991
Place of birth North Hills, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 California United Strikers
Number 10
Youth career
LA Galaxy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Cal State Northridge Matadors 18 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 FC Hasental 19 (14)
2014 Ånge IF
2014–2015 Qormi 10 (1)
2015–2016 Pembroke Athleta 31 (14)
2016 Tulsa Roughnecks 18 (1)
2017 Orange County SC 25 (2)
2018 California United FC II 11 (5)
2019 FC Golden State Force 3 (4)
2019 FC Golden State 12 (10)
2019– California United Strikers 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 18, 2020

Career

College and amateur

Villalobos started his college career at Cal State Northridge in 2010, having sat out 2009 as a red-shirted year. However, he suffered the fourth leg break of his career in 2011, putting him out injured for over 15 months.[1]

After an extended period out of the game, Villalobos signed with the fourth-tier National Premier Soccer League side FC Hasental in 2013.[2]

Professional

After a year with the Swedish side Ånge IF in 2014,[3] Villalobos signed with the Maltese Premier League team Qormi in 2015, but then moved to another Maltese Premier League team, Pembroke Athleta,[4] where he finished as the club's top goalscorer.

Villalobos returned to the United States in May 2016, signing with the United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks. In 2017, Villalobos returned to his home state of California signing with Orange County Soccer Club.[5]

In August 2019, Villalobos returned to professional soccer when he signed with National Independent Soccer Association side California United Strikers FC ahead of the team's inaugural season.[6] He made his debut in the team's first match against Oakland Roots SC, starting the game and scoring the Strikers' second goal on route to a comeback 3-3 draw.[7] On November 10, he started in the West Coast Championship against the Los Angeles Force and scored his team's opening goal. During the subsequent penalty kick shootout Villalobos was successful in his team's penultimate attempt and went on to win the title.[8]

References
  1. http://gomatadors.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/villalobos_gustavo00.html
  2. http://www.vcstar.com/news/gustavo-villalobos-has-breakthrough-season-for-fc-hasental-ep-292559138-351664751.html
  3. "LJUNGSKILE SIGN PSC DUO", Pro Soccer Consulting Ltd
  4. "Villalobos and Barbetti among host of new signings at Pembroke Athleta", Times of Malta, July 28, 2015
  5. "MATCH PREVIEW - Roughnecks Face Rangers in KC Saturday". Tulsa Roughnecks. May 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  6. "From Hollywood, CA Gustavo Villalobos Aka: "goose" comes to Cal United Strikers as a Forward with experience playing professionally for teams such as Pembroke Athleta, @roughnecksFC and @orangecountysc". twitter.com. California United Strikers FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. Scavuzzo, Diane (3 September 2019). "NISA OPENS WITH CAL UNITED STRIKERS VS OAKLAND ROOTS • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. "Cal United Strikers are NISA\'s West Coast Champions: Game Recap". www.calunitedstrikers.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.


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