Jaden Servania (born July 16, 2001) is a Puerto Rican

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who plays for

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and the

Puerto Rico national football team The Puerto Rico national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF). The team's nickname is ''El Huracá ...

Career

Youth

Servania moved from his native

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to join the

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academy in 2015, where he played before later moving again to

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in 2017. Servania played with

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side Brazos Valley Cavalry, an affiliate of Houston Dynamo, in 2019. He made his sole appearance for the club during a

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game against

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on May 8, 2019.

Professional

On February 6, 2020, Servania signed a USL Academy contract with

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side

Birmingham Legion Birmingham Legion FC is an American professional soccer club based in Birmingham, Alabama, that competes in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer. The team was established in August 2013 and played under the name Birmingh ...

, which would keep him eligible to play

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at a later time. He made his debut on July 15, 2020, starting in a 3–0 win over

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. Servania signed with

on January 21, 2022.

International

Servania represented Puerto Rico U20's in the

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, where he scored seven goals in just five appearances. He made his senior debut with the

on January 19, 2021, in a friendly match against

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Personal

Jaden is the brother of fellow professional soccer player Brandon Servania who currently plays for

References

External links

Jaden Servania , uslchampionship.com
USL Championship bio
Jaden Servania
Birmingham Legion bio 2001 births Soccer players from Alabama Puerto Rican footballers Puerto Rico international footballers American soccer players American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent Association football midfielders Birmingham Legion FC players North Carolina FC players Living people USL Championship players Brazos Valley Cavalry FC players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub