Jhonny Alexandre Arteaga (born 24 November 1986) is a Colombian former

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and current football coach.

Career

Youth and College

Arteaga grew up in

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, where he attended Westhill High School before playing

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Dominican College (New York) Dominican University New York is a private college in Orangeburg, New York. It is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The suburban cam ...

. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Arteaga received All CACC Honors, and NSCAA All Region Honors in 2006 and 2007. During his Senior Year, Arteaga Led the CACC in Points (38) & in Goals (16). Following his Senior Year, Arteaga was Honored CACC Player of the Year, Daktronic's 1st Team All Region and 1st Team All American. During his college years, Arteaga also played with the

Albany BWP Highlanders Albany BWP Highlanders was an American soccer team based in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Divi ...

in the

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Professional

Arteaga turned professional in 2008 playing with the

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in the

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, and made his professional debut on 19 April 2008 in the Pioneers' 3–0 opening day defeat to the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

. He left the club mid-season, and briefly played back in the PDL for

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, before leaving for Europe to attempt to secure a professional contract. Arteaga was trialed with Polish

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

club

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

in early 2010, before signing with

Łomża Łomża (), in English known as Lomza, is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometers (90 miles) to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship si ...

. He played 14 games for Łomża in 2010 and scored 8 goals, before returning to the United States at the end of the season. Arteaga signed with

F.C. New York F.C. New York was an American professional soccer team based first in Queens, New York City, and then Long Island, New York. The team played two seasons, starting in 2011 in the National Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier ...

in the

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in 2011. He scored his first goal for New York on 30 May 2011 in a 2–1 victory over

Rochester Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

. He recorded his first professional hat trick on 15 June 2011 in a 3–0 victory over former club

in New York's

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debut. Arteaga ended the season playing in 21 league games for New York in 2011, and was the league's top scorer with 13 goals setting a single-season scoring record (16 in all competitions). On 5 March 2012 it was announced that Arteaga had agreed to terms with

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. On 19 November 2012, the Red Bulls announced it declined options for an additional 6 players, having released 4 a week earlier, with Arteaga included in the mix. On 22 February 2013, it was announced that Arteaga signed a 2-year contract with the

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Coaching

On 5 July 2016 Arteaga was named assistant coach of the

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Men's Soccer program which competes in the

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. Jhonny Arteaga is the Owner and Coaching Director of JA Elite Soccer Academy LLC which he founded in 2011. JA Elite Soccer Academy is a youth soccer training company based out of Stamford, CT.

Honors

* USL Pro Golden Boot:

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* USL Pro Scoring Champion:

* USL Pro All-League First Team:

References

External links

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