Joshua Vincent "Josh" Alcala (born January 5, 1984, in

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) is an American–born soccer player of

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and

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descent. He is currently a

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Career

Early career

Alcala grew up in

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, attended

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, and played

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at the University of South Carolina between 2002 and 2006, where during his senior year he was named the offensive MVP and received first-team honors in Conference USA. Alcala also played 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 syste ...

for Austin Lightning.

Professional

Alcala turned professional in December 2006, signing a contract with

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ( ...

expansion side

Crystal Palace Baltimore Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace. The cl ...

. He made 19 appearances, and scored 3 goals for Palace, before leaving the club in October 2007. In 2008, Alcala decided to join his hometown PDL team,

Austin Aztex U23 Austin Aztex U23 was an American soccer team based in Round Rock, Texas, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the fra ...

, in preparation for the debut of the senior

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...

USL1 team in 2009. He formally signed for the Aztex on 26 March 2009. He was released by the Aztex at the end of the 2009 season.

References

External links

SC Gamecocks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcala, Josh 1984 births Living people American sportspeople of Filipino descent Soccer players from Austin, Texas Austin Aztex players Austin Aztex FC players Austin Aztex U23 players Austin Lightning players Crystal Palace Baltimore players South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer players USL First Division players USL Second Division players USL League Two players People from Buda, Texas Association football forwards American soccer players