Nico Campuzano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Campuzano and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez (born 29 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship side Monterey Bay FC.

Early life

Campuzano began playing youth football with AD Delasalle in his hometown of Los Corrales de Buelna.[1] Afterwards, he joined Club Basander, where he played for a season.[2]

He then joined Racing de Santander, where he played for five years.[3] He then joined Real Valladolid, while also playing with the Castilla y León U-16 team.[4]

In July 2014, he joined the FC Barcelona youth system on a three-year contract.[5] In February 2016, there were strong attempts by Roma to sign him, but they were rejected by Barcalona.[6][7] In July 2016, he joined the Villarreal youth system.[8]

College career

In April 2018, he committed to attend the University of Portland in the fall, where he would play for the men's soccer team.[9][10] After only making two appearances in his freshman season, he became the starter in his sophomore season.[11] In 2019, he was named to the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.[12]

In 2020, he began attending the University of Pittsburgh, as a graduate student, playing for the men's soccer team.[13] In September 2020, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week[14] and in May 2021, was named the Pittsburgh Student-Athlete of the Week.[15] At the end of his first season with Pittsburgh, he set single season records for wins and minutes played[16] and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team,[17] the South All-Region First Team,[18] All-ACC First Team,[19] and the All-ACC Tournament Team.[16] In his second season with Pittsburgh, he was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, he received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors and was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate.[16][20]

Club career

In September 2017, he joined UD Las Palmas, signing a one-year contract, with an option for an additional four years.[21] On 14 October 2017, he made his senior debut with UD Las Palmas C in the fourth tier Tercera División.[22]

In 2019, he played with the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in USL League Two.[23]

In 2021, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two.[24]

In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next Pro.[25] He made 4 appearances for the team in 2022, recording 14 saves.[26]

In December 2022, he signed with New England Revolution II in MLS Next Pro, ahead of the 2023 season.[27][28] In March 2023, he joined the New England Revolution first team on a short-term loan deal.[29][30] On June 23, 2023, he was substituted into a match against Toronto FC II as a forward after an injury, with the team out of remaining outfield player substitutes.[31]

In January 2024, Campuzano joined USL League One club Lexington SC.[32]

In February 2025, he signed with USL Championship side Monterey Bay FC.[33]

Personal life

Campuzano obtained American citizenship after attending college and marrying an American citizen.[34]

Career statistics

As of match played March 30, 2025[35]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2019[36] USL League Two 10 0 — — — 10 0
Manhattan SC 2021[24] USL League Two 4 0 — — — 4 0
FC Cincinnati 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 4 0 – — — 4 0
New England Revolution II 2023 MLS Next Pro 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
New England Revolution (loan) 2023 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lexington SC 2024 USL League One 1 0 — 1 0 0 0 2 0
Monterey Bay FC 2025 USL Championship 4 0 — 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 34 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 36 0

References

  1. ^ "Nicolás Campuzano, entrevista al portero juvenil del F.C. Barcelona" [Nicolás Campuzano, interview with the FC Barcelona youth goalkeeper]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 13 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Exitos de Formación: Nicolas Campuzano" [Training Successes: Nicolas Campuzano]. Fútbol Emotion (in Spanish). 25 October 2016.
  3. ^ Ysera, Jolau (16 July 2016). "Con nombre propio Almudena y Nicolás Campuzano Jimenez" [With own name Almudena and Nicolás Campuzano Jimenez]. Valle de Buelna (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (11 July 2016). "Nico Campuzano: "Intento trabajar y ser muy constante"" [Nico Campuzano: "I try to work and be very constant"]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Aguilar, Carles (23 July 2014). "Nico Campuzano, cadete del Valladolid, refuerza la portería del Juvenil B de Pimienta" [Nico Campuzano, cadet from Valladolid, reinforces the goal of Juvenil B de Pimienta]. Futbol Base Catala (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Capdevila, Josep (1 February 2016). "Nico Campuzano se queda en el Barça; Dennis Otto se va al Málaga" [Nico Campuzano stays at Barça; Dennis Otto goes to Malaga]. Sport (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Núñez, Daniel (24 September 2022). "Nico Campuzano, un ex del Barça que interesó a la Roma y juega en la 3ª división de EE.UU" [Nico Campuzano, a former Barça player who interested Roma and plays in the US 3rd division]. FlashScore (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "Nico Campuzano jugará en el Villarreal" [Nico Campuzano will play for Villarreal]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 6 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Spanish Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano Commits to the Pilots". Portland Pilots. 27 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Nico Campuzano Portland Pilots profile". Portland Pilots.
  11. ^ Clyde, Ana (12 September 2019). "Pilot in the Spotlight: Nico Campuzano anchoring Pilot defense". The Beacon.
  12. ^ "Five Pilots Earn WCC All-Academic, Led by First-Team Pick Campuzano". Portland Pilots. 17 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Vidovich Adds 12 to Fall Roster". Pittsburgh Panthers. 7 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Three Panthers Named to TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. 29 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Compson, Campuzano Named Office Depot/Supra Student-Athletes of the Week". Pittsburgh Panthers. 10 May 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Nico Campuzano Pittsburgh Panthers profile". Pittsburgh Panthers.
  17. ^ "Program Record Eight Selected to All-ACC Academic Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. 27 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Five Panthers Named to All-Region Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. 12 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Top Ranked Panthers Collect Multiple All-ACC Awards". Pittsburgh Panthers. 14 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Campuzano Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award". Pittsburgh Panthers. 30 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Nicolás Campuzano ficha por la U.D. Las Palmas" [Nicolás Campuzano signs for UD Las Palmas]. Radio Valle de Buelna FM (in Spanish). 26 September 2017.
  22. ^ "El portero cántabro Nico Campuzano debuta en filiales" [The Cantabrian goalkeeper Nico Campuzano debuts in subsidiaries]. Tinta Amarilla (in Spanish). 14 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Goalkeepers Nico Campuzano and Evan Munn join Sounders U23". Goal Washington. 24 April 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Nicolas Campuzano Jimenez 2021 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  25. ^ "FC Cincinnati 2 sign three players to MLS NEXT Pro team". FC Cincinnati. 11 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Revolution sign goalkeeper Nico Campuzano to short-term agreement". 98.5 The Sports Hub. 24 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Revolution II Sign Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Nico Campuzano". New England Revolution. 8 December 2022.
  28. ^ Nye, Josh (9 December 2022). "Revolution II sign Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Nico Campuzano". The Bent Musket.
  29. ^ "Revolution sign goalkeeper Nico Campuzano to Short-Term Agreement for Saturday's match at D.C. United". New England Revolution. 24 March 2023.
  30. ^ Nye, Josh (24 March 2023). "Nico Campuzano Signs Short-Term Agreement With First Team". The Blazing Musket.
  31. ^ "Postgame Notes: Revolution II battle Toronto FC II to 1-1 draw". New England Revolution. 24 June 2023.
  32. ^ Bramley, Jacob (16 January 2024). "Lexington Sporting Club makes goalkeeper addition with signing of Nico Campuzano". Lexington SC.
  33. ^ Vargo, Steven (13 February 2025). "Monterey Bay FC Signs Spanish Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano". Monterey Bay FC.
  34. ^ "EEUU invierte 100M de dólares en fichar jóvenes españoles para hacer historia en su Mundial 2026" [The US invests 100M dollars in signing young Spaniards to make history in its 2026 World Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 March 2023.
  35. ^ Nico Campuzano at Soccerway
  36. ^ "Nicolas Campuzano 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.