Julián Vicente Araujo Zúñiga (born 13 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. Born in the United States, he represents the Mexico national team.[4]
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| Full name | Julián Vicente Araujo Zúñiga[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 August 2001[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lompoc, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Coast Condors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara Soccer Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barça Residency Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | LA Galaxy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | LA Galaxy | 100 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | United States U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | United States U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | United States U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | United States | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth
editAraujo was born in Lompoc, California, and is of Mexican descent. He attended Lompoc High School.[5] After two years at Lompoc High School, he left home and joined Barça Residency Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona in 2017.[6]
In March 2017, Araujo had committed to playing college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2018 onward.[7]
Club career
editLA Galaxy II
editAraujo made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw with Seattle Sounders 2 on 4 October 2018, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Nate Shultz.[8]
LA Galaxy
editOn 1 March 2019, LA Galaxy acquired Araujo after trading $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money to Colorado Rapids to gain the first spot in the Waivers Order.[9]
Araujo made 108 total appearances with the Galaxy, scoring once in the regular season and again in the playoffs. He became a regular starter beginning in 2019 and finished 2021 and 2022 as the team's defender of the year.[10]
Barcelona
editOn 1 February 2023, Barcelona and LA Galaxy agreed on a transfer for Araujo. The paperwork, however, was delivered 18 seconds late,[11] and the deal was left in limbo after FIFA rejected the transfer but the Court of Arbitration for Sport overruled.[12] Ultimately, by 17 February Araujo was transferred to Barcelona.[10]
Loan to Las Palmas
editOn 1 August 2023, Araujo was loaned to La Liga side Las Palmas for the entire 2023–24 season.[13][14]
On 31 October, Araujo scored his first goal with the club in a 3–0 away win against Manacor to advance in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[15] On 1 December, he scored his first league goal with the club, scoring the first goal in their 2–0 win over Getafe.[16] On 7 January 2024, during a Copa del Rey match against Tenerife, Araujo picked up a red card for a violent conduct on Nacho Martínez after Nacho Martínez had gone down in the penalty area. On 10 January, it was announced that he would serve a four-match suspension.[17] He returned a month later on 10 February, coming on in stoppage-time for Marvin Park in their 2–0 win over Valencia.
Bournemouth
editOn 13 August 2024, Araujo joined Premier League team AFC Bournemouth on a five-year deal.[18]
International career
editUnited States
editAraujo was eligible to play for the United States and Mexico.[19]
After an injury to Ayo Akinola, Araujo was named to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad to represent the United States under-20.[20]
Araujo was called into the United States national soccer team by Gregg Berhalter for the January 2020 camp, but did not make an official match appearance.[5] He was called up again in December 2020 for a game against El Salvador, in which he made his senior level debut.[21] Araujo was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[22]
On 18 June 2021, Araujo was named to the preliminary 59-player USMNT roster for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup but was left off the final roster on 1 July 2021. Berhalter cited Araujo's dual citizenship and unwillingness to become cap-tied to the USMNT.[23]
Mexico
editOn 13 August 2021, sports media in Mexico reported that Araujo himself had filed and submitted the one-time switch to FIFA in order to join Mexico.[24] As of 4 October 2021 FIFA officially approved Araujo's case.[25][26]
On 27 November 2021, Araujo was included in the Mexico national football team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile set to take place on 8 December.[27] He was given a starting berth in Mexico's 2–2 draw, playing the full 90 minutes.[28] In making his debut, Araujo became the third player in the history of the Mexico–United States rivalry in having represented both national teams alongside Martín Vásquez and Edgar Castillo.[29]
In the summer of 2023, Araujo was part of Mexico national team that reached 3rd-place finish at the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals and won the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[30]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| LA Galaxy | 2019 | MLS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 39 | 1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 108 | 2 | |||
| Barcelona | 2022–23 | La Liga | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2024–25 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 135 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 147 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Copa del Rey
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
International
edit- As of match played 10 September 2024[31]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
editUnited States U20
Mexico
Individual
References
edit- ^ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Julián Araujo". UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Julián Araujo, new Barça Atlètic player (17-02-23)". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Lompoc native Julian Araujo gets a potential starting chance as Galaxy resume season". Santa Maria Times. 7 June 2021.
- ^ Reyna, Lorenzo J. (17 July 2018). "Julian Araujo completes first season with Barca Academy as an All-Conference player". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Reyna, Lorenzo J. (21 March 2017). "Araujo commits to UCSB, Prendergast lands first offer". Santa Yves Valley News.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs LA Galaxy II". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Julian Araujo | LA Galaxy".
- ^ a b "LA Galaxy Transfer Defender Julián Araujo to FC Barcelona | LA Galaxy".
- ^ "Source: Araujo trains at Barca amid transfer delay". 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Julián Araujo poised to join Barcelona as CAS overrules FIFA". 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Julián Araujo, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas". UD Las Palmas. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Julián Araujo to go on loan to Las Palmas". FC Barcelona. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "La UD sella en la segunda parte de Manacor su pase copero (0-3)" (in Spanish). 31 October 2023.
- ^ Jason Anderson (1 December 2023). "Julian Araujo bags his first La Liga goal as Las Palmas downs Getafe". prosoccerwire.
- ^ Gill Clark (10 January 2024). "Barcelona loanee Julian Araujo hit with four-match ban after red card for Las Palmas". barcablaugranes.
- ^ "Julián Araujo signs from FC Barcelona". AFC Bournemouth. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Un Estados Unidos muy 'mexicano' clasifica al Mundial Sub-20". 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Julian Araujo added to U.S. roster for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup | LA Galaxy".
- ^ "USA 6 - El Salvador 0: Match Report & Stats". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. 11 March 2021.
- ^ @SoccerByIves (1 July 2021). "Gregg Berhalter reveals that Julian Araujo, a dual national, wasn't ready to make the final step to committing to t…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Reportes: Julián Araujo decide jugar con la Selección Mexicana". tudn.mx (in Spanish). 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Julián Araujo ya es jugador elegible para México". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Q&A: Julian Araujo on why he chose to represent Mexico instead of the USMNT". The Athletic. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México". MiSeleccion (in Spanish). 9 December 2021.
- ^ "La SNM cerró la actividad del 2021 con empate". MiSeleccion (in Spanish). 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Julián Araujo makes Mexico debut after switching from US". apnews.com. 8 December 2021.
- ^ Julián Araujo at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Julián Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". MLSsoccer.
- ^ "2022 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "LA Galaxy announce 2020 team awards | LA Galaxy".
- ^ "LA Galaxy announce 2021 team awards | LA Galaxy".
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