Aaron Cervantes

Aaron Cervantes (born March 20, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Cervantes previously played for Orange County SC of the USL Championship.[2]

Aaron Cervantes
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-20) March 20, 2002
Place of birth Chino Hills, California, United States
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Youth career
2015–2017 LA Galaxy
2017–2018 Pateadores SC
2020– Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Orange County SC 17 (0)
2020– Rangers 0 (0)
National team‡
2018– United States U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:53, 07 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:14, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

Professional career

Orange County SC

Cervantes signed his first professional deal with Orange County SC on March 15, 2018, at the age of 15.[3] He was the youngest ever player to sign a professional deal with the club.[3] Cervantes did not make any appearances in his first season with the club.[2] In his second season with the club, Cervantes broke into Orange County's first team, making 11 league appearances and 1 further appearance in the U.S. Open Cup.[2] His professional debut came against New Mexico United on March 23, 2019.[1] In between his second and third seasons with the club, Orange County and Rangers F.C. signed a partnership agreement that would result in the movement of players, due to this partnership Cervantes trained with the Glasgow side in December 2019.[4] In his third season with the club, Cervantes made 6 appearances in a season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In October 2020 it was announced that Cervantes would leave Orange County for Rangers F.C. for a deal that could rise to the high six figures.[5]

Rangers

On October 7, 2020, it was announced that Cervantes would move to Rangers F.C. of the Scottish Premiership.[1] It was noted that due to the surrounding issues of COVID-19 that Cervantes would train with Orange County through December and then Rangers would loan him to another European team for the latter half of the 2020–21 season.[1]

Career Statistics

As of October 7, 2020[6]

Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orange County SC 2018 USL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2020 6 0 - 0 0 6 0
Total 17 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 17 0 1 0 0 0 18 0


References
  1. "U.S. youth GK Cervantes joins Scottish side Rangers". ESPN.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "USA – A. Cervantes – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. Communications, Orange County SC (March 15, 2018). "15-Year-Old Goalkeeper Aaron Cervantes Signs Professional Contract with Orange County SC". Orange County Soccer Club. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. Cusick, Aiden (March 3, 2020). "Club say Rangers took on 3 of their young stars, Ibrox coaches gave positive feedback on one". HITC. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. "U.S. youth GK Cervantes joins Scottish side Rangers". ESPN.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  6. "Aaron Cervantes Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.


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