Gustavo Villalobos (born November 19, 1991) is an American

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player who currently plays for

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in the

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Career

College and amateur

Villalobos started his college career at Cal State Northridge in 2010, having sat out 2009 as a red-shirted year. However, he suffered the fourth leg break of his career in 2011, putting him out injured for over 15 months. After an extended period out of the game, Villalobos signed with the fourth-tier

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in 2013.

Professional

After a year with the Swedish side

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in 2014, Villalobos signed with the Maltese Premier League team

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in 2015, but then moved to another Maltese Premier League team, Pembroke Athleta, where he finished as the club's top goalscorer. Villalobos returned to the United States in May 2016, signing with the

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. In 2017, Villalobos returned to his home state of California signing with

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. In August 2019, Villalobos returned to professional soccer when he signed with

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ahead of the team's inaugural season. He made his debut in the team's first match against Oakland Roots SC, starting the game and scoring the Strikers' second goal on route to a comeback 3–3 draw. On November 10, he started in the West Coast Championship against the

and scored his team's opening goal. During the subsequent penalty kick shootout Villalobos was successful in his team's penultimate attempt and went on to win the title.

References

External links

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Gustavo Villalobos at lagstatistik
1991 births Living people American men's soccer players Cal State Northridge Matadors men's soccer players Qormi F.C. players Pembroke Athleta F.C. players FC Tulsa players FC Golden State Force players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Los Angeles National Premier Soccer League players USL Championship players People from North Hills, Los Angeles American expatriate men's soccer players USL League Two players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Ånge IF players American expatriates in Malta Orange County SC players United Premier Soccer League players National Independent Soccer Association players {{US-footy-forward-stub