Manny Padilla

Manuel Padilla (born February 5, 1996) is an American soccer player who most recently played for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.

Not to be confused with Manuel Padilla, an American football linebacker born in 1983.

Manny Padilla
Personal information
Full name Manuel Padilla
Date of birth (1996-02-05) February 5, 1996
Place of birth Palestine, Texas, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Youth career
0000–2014 LA Galaxy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 San Francisco Dons 69 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Golden State Force 10 (0)
2017 San Francisco City FC 11 (2)
2018 Rio Grande Valley FC 19 (0)
2019–2020 New Mexico United 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2019

Career

Youth and college

Padilla played four years of college soccer at the University of San Francisco between 2014 and 2017.[1] While attending USF, Padilla was involved in a sexual misconduct case involving a fellow student.[2]

Padilla also played for Premier Development League side FC Golden State Force in 2016,[3] and San Francisco City FC in 2017.[4]

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Padilla was selected 89th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo.[5] On March 16, 2018, Padilla signed with Houston's United Soccer League affiliate side Rio Grande Valley FC. He has also made his 1st team debut with Houston Dynamo in the US Open Cup.[6]

Padilla joined USL Championship side New Mexico United on March 7, 2019, ahead of their inaugural season.[7] On July 14, 2020, New Mexico United suspended Padilla pending an internal investigation into his sexual misconduct case.[8] Following this investigation, Padilla was released by the club on July 25, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "Manny Padilla - San Francisco Dons". usfdons.com. University of San Francisco Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018.
  2. "USF confirms NM United player was disciplined for sexual misconduct". kob4.com. KOB 4 News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "FC Golden State Force - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Manuel Padilla -". Uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. "San Francisco City FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Manny Padilla -". Uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. "Houston Dynamo select three players on second day of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. "RGV FC Adds 13 Players to Roster Ahead of 2018 Season". Rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. "New Mexico United Signs Tommy Madden and Manny Padilla". newmexicoutd.com. New Mexico United. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. Grammer, Geoff (18 July 2020). "United is quiet about suspended player Padilla". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. Grammer, Geoff (25 July 2020). "United releases Padilla after 2015 sexual misconduct case came to light". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.


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