Nick Lima

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Nick Lima
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Lima with the United States in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Lima[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 24
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 File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals 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.

Early life

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Lima played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley between 2013 and 2016.[2]

Club career

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Burlingame Dragons

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While at college, Lima also appeared for USL PDL side Burlingame Dragons.[3]

San Jose Earthquakes

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2017: Debut season and Rookie of the Year Award

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Lima playing for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2017

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]

2020: Final season and departure

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Despite putting on his best performances, it was announced that Lima's contract would not be renewed.[8]

Austin FC

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On December 13, 2020, Lima was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $500,000 of General Allocation Money.[9]

New England Revolution

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On December 11, 2023, Lima was traded to the New England Revolution in exchange for $275,000 of General Allocation Money.[10] 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.[11]

Return to San Jose Earthquakes

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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.[12]

International career

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Born in the United States, Lima is of Mexican descent.[13] 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.[14] He was named to the bench for the match but ultimately did not take the field during the 0–0 draw.[15] He made his debut on January 27, 2019, in a friendly against Panama, starting the match.[16] Lima played the full 90 minutes, recorded an assist, and was named Man of the Match in his international debut.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of October 21, 2023[17][18]
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

See also

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References

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