Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez (born 29 January 1998) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

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Early life

Campuzano began playing youth football with AD Delasalle in his hometown of Los Corrales de Buelna. Afterwards, he joined Club Basander, where he played for a season. He then joined

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

, where he played for five years. He then joined

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

, while also playing with the Castilla y León U-16 team. In July 2014, he joined the FC Barcelona youth system on a three-year contract. In February 2016, there were strong attempts by Roma to sign him, but they were rejected by Barcalona. In July 2016, he joined the Villarreal youth system.

College career

In April 2018, he committed to attend the

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in the fall, where he would play for the men's soccer team. After only making two appearances in his freshman season, he became the starter in his sophomore season. In 2019, he was named to the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team. In 2020, he began attending the

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, as a graduate student, playing for the men's soccer team. In September 2020, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week and in May 2021, was named the Pittsburgh Student-Athlete of the Week. At the end of his first season with Pittsburgh, he set single season records for wins and minutes played and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the South All-Region First Team, All-ACC First Team, and the All-ACC Tournament Team. In his second season with Pittsburgh, he was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, he received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors and was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate.

Club career

In September 2017, he joined

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

, signing a one-year contract, with an option for an additional four years. On 14 October 2017, he made his senior debut with

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in the fourth tier

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. In 2019, he played with the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in

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. In 2021, he played with

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. In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with FC Cincinnati 2 in

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. He made 4 appearances for the team in 2022, recording 14 saves. In December 2022, he signed with

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, ahead of the 2023 season. In March 2023, he joined the

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first team on a short-term loan deal. On June 23, 2023, he was substituted into a match against

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as a forward after an injury, with the team out of remaining outfield player substitutes. In January 2024, Campuzano joined

club

Personal life

Campuzano obtained American citizenship after attending college and married an American.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campuzano, Nico 1998 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Portland Pilots men's soccer players Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer players Racing de Santander players Real Valladolid players FC Barcelona players Villarreal CF players UD Las Palmas C players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players USL League Two players FC Cincinnati 2 players New England Revolution II players New England Revolution players MLS Next Pro players Lexington SC players