Jaime Chavez (born July 17, 1987 in

Industry, California City of Industry is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is almost entirely industrial, containing over 3,000 businesses employing 67,000 people, with only 264 residents as of the ...

, United States) is an American professional soccer player who plays for

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club OKC Energy.

Career

Youth and amateur

Chavez attended

William Workman High School William Workman High School is the only public high school located in City of Industry, California. It is one of four high schools in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District. For sports part of the Montview League. History School was na ...

, and had a successful youth club career playing on winning teams in the Disney Cup, State Cup and Verizon Cup, among others. He played on

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. G ...

's U-17 youth team in 2004 and 2005, and went on to play for various amateur teams in the Los Angeles area before signing for the

Hollywood United Hitmen Hollywood United Hitmen was an American soccer team based in Los Angeles. The team was founded in 2009 and played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and the USL Premier Development League (PDL). The team played its home games in Cougar ...

in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...

in 2009. He was Hollywood's leading goal scorer in both his seasons with the team, leading them to the PDL playoffs in consecutive years, scoring 10 goals in 15 games in 2009, and hitting 11 more in 2010. He was named to the PDL All-Western Conference team following the 2010 season.

Professional

Chavez signed with the expansion

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of the new USL Professional League on January 19, 2011. Chavez returned to the PDL in 2012 when he signed to play with the

Los Angeles Misioneros LA Laguna FC was an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles area, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL) (now USL League Two), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the S ...

; he made his debut for his new team on April 29, assisting on Victor Sanchez's goal in a 3-1 loss to

Fresno Fuego Fresno Football Club U-23, formerly Fresno Fuego FC, was an American soccer team based in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club drew an av ...

. Chavez signed with

Oklahoma City Energy FC Oklahoma City Energy Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The club is a member of the USL Championship, the second division of the American soccer league system. History Oklahoma City businessma ...

on December 19, 2019.

References

1987 births Living people American soccer players Association football forwards Atlanta Silverbacks players Cal FC players Fresno FC players Hollywood United Hitmen players LA Laguna FC players Miami FC players National Premier Soccer League players North American Soccer League players OKC Energy FC players Orange County SC players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California USL League Two players USL Championship players {{US-footy-forward-stub