Aaron Cervantes

Aaron Cervantes

Personal information
Full name	Aaron Christopher Cervantes[1]
Date of birth	(2002-03-20) March 20, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Chino Hills, California, United States
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Austin FC II
Number	20
Youth career
2015–2017	LA Galaxy
2017–2018	Pateadores SC
2020–2021	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Orange County SC	17	(0)
2021–2023	Rangers	0	(0)
2022	→ Partick Thistle (loan)	0	(0)
2023	LA Galaxy II	1	(0)
2024–	Austin FC II	7	(0)
International career^‡
2018–2019	United States U17	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:28, 8 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:14, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

Aaron Christopher Cervantes (born March 20, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for MLS Next Pro side Austin FC II. Cervantes previously played for Orange County SC of the USL Championship.

Professional career

Orange County SC

Cervantes signed his first professional deal with Orange County SC on March 15, 2018, at the age of 15.^[2] He was the youngest ever player to sign a professional deal with the club.^[2] Cervantes did not make any appearances in his first season with the club.^[3] 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.^[3] His professional debut came against New Mexico United on March 23, 2019.^[4] 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.^[5] In his third season with the club, Cervantes made 6 appearances in a season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] In October 2020 it was announced that Cervantes would leave Orange County for Scottish club Rangers for a deal that could rise to the high six figures.^[6]

Rangers

On October 7, 2020, it was announced that Cervantes would move to Rangers of the Scottish Premiership.^[4] 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.^[4]

On January 22, 2022, Cervantes joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a seven-day emergency loan deal.^[7]

LA Galaxy II

In March 2023, Cervantes returned to the United States to join MLS Next Pro club LA Galaxy II.^[8] Due to injuries, Cervantes appeared on the bench for LA Galaxy's Major League Soccer fixture against Seattle Sounders FC on April 1, 2023.^[9]

Austin FC II

In January 2024, Cervantes signed a one-year contract with Austin FC II.^[10]

International career

Born in the United States, Cervantes is of Mexican descent. He is a youth international for the United States, having played for the United States U17s. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of October 6, 2024^[12]

Club	Season	League			National 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
Rangers	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rangers II (loan)	2021–22	Lowland Football League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Partick Thistle (loan)	2021–22	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Galaxy II	2023	MLS Next Pro	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
LA Galaxy (loan)	2023	Major League Soccer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin FC II	2024	MLS Next Pro	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			25	0	1	0	0	0	26	0

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
2. "15-Year-Old Goalkeeper Aaron Cervantes Signs Professional Contract with Orange County SC". Orange County Soccer Club. March 15, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
3. "USA – A. Cervantes – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
4. "U.S. youth GK Cervantes joins Scottish side Rangers". ESPN.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
5. 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.
6. "U.S. youth GK Cervantes joins Scottish side Rangers". ESPN.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
7. "Aaron Cervantes joins on 7-day emergency loan". Partick Thistle FC. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
8. "LA Galaxy II Announce 2023 Player Signings". www.lagalaxy.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
9. "LAvsSEA 04-01-2023 Lineups | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
10. "Austin FC II Signs Winger Anthony García And Goalkeeper Aaron Cervantes". Austin FC II. January 31, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
11. "Mexico looking to woo U.S. youth international Sagir Arce". www.goal.com. October 14, 2019.
12. "Aaron Cervantes Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

External links

• Aaron Cervantes at Soccerway.com
• Aaron Cervantes at FBref.com