Adam
Saldana

National Team: A fixture throughout the U-17 MNT cycle, Saldana is the squad’s most-experienced player with 25 caps and one of two players to appear in every training camp over the past two years … Played for the USA at September’s 4 Nations Tournament in the Netherlands … Helped the USA qualify for a record 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship, appearing in six of seven matches … Scored in the USA’s 6-1 rout of Barbados … Saw the field in all three games at the 2018 Nike International Friendlies … Represented the U.S. at the October 2018 U17 International Youth Tournament in England and 4 Nations Tournament in Mexico … Helped the U-17s win the April 2018 Sportchain Cup in Benicassim, Spain, netting a go-ahead goal vs. Norway … Appeared in two matches at the 2017 Nike International Friendlies … Played in all five matches for the U-15 Boys’ National Team at the 2017 Concacaf U-15 Boys’ Championship en route to the USA’s runner-up finish … Contributed to the USA’s 2017 title at the prestigious 2017 Torneo delle Nazioni in Gradisca, Italy, appearing in all five games … Hasn’t missed a U-17 or U-15 training camp since his debut with the U-15s.

Professional: Signed a professional contract with LA Galaxy II on June 18, 2019 … Appeared in eight matches with Los Dos this season, logging 449 minutes … Made his pro debut on Sept. 15, 2018 vs. Reno.

Youth: Plays with LA Galaxy in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy … Prior to signing professionally, had committed to attend the University of California-Irvine … Helped the Galaxy U-16/17 squad reach the 2019 Academy Championship Semifinals … Named 2019 Galaxy Boys’ Academy Player of the Year … Earned 2018 West Conference U-16/17 Best XI honors … Prior to joining the Galaxy, played U-12 through U-16 with Real SoCal … Started playing soccer at age three.

Personal: Full name is Adam Jesus Jr. Saldaña … Nicknamed “Saldo” … Named after his father … Uncle Jaime nearly became a professional soccer player … Enjoys listening to music, playing FIFA and hanging with friends … Describes himself on the field as “aggressive, technical, smart” … Describes himself off the field as “funny, outgoing, easy to talk to” … Favorite soccer player is Lionel Messi … Favorite movie is Ted, favorite TV show is Money Heist … Favorite musical artist is Travis Scott … Loves eating sushi.