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Lennyn Carreón

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Lennyn Carreón
Personal information
Full name Lennyn Carreón García
Date of birth (2003-04-18) April 18, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
ASC San Diego
Number 18
Youth career
2016–2020 ASC San Diego
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– ASC San Diego
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, April 19, 2023 (UTC)

Lennyn Carreón García (born April 18, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for ASC San Diego.

Early life

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Carreón was born in San Diego, California to Mexican parents from the Tunititlán community in Chilcuautla, Hidalgo.[2]

Club career

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Having initially taken an interest in American football, Carreón first got into soccer after watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup with his family.[3] He started playing organized soccer around the age of eight, before joining ASC San Diego in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) at the age of thirteen.[3] Following the dissolution of the USSDA, Carreón remained with ASC San Diego in the newly formed MLS Next league.[3] He was integrated into the first team at the age of sixteen and represented ASC San Diego in the National Premier Soccer League.[4]

In 2021, he was chosen as one of fifteen players from around the world to join the FC Bayern Munich World Squad initiative - a squad to represent the Bavarian club in international friendlies.[5] In December of the same year, he went on trial with fellow German side Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6]

On his return to the United States, he again remained with ASC San Diego, playing in the National Independent Soccer Association league in 2022.[7]

International career

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Carreón is eligible to represent the United States and Mexico at international level, and has been in contact with the former to represent them at youth level.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 April 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ASC San Diego 2022 NISA 15 0 0 0 3[a] 1 18 1
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 15 0 0 0 3 1 18 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the NISA Championship Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Lennyn Carreón". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Lennyn Carreón de origen hidalguense se probará con el Bayern Munich" [Lennyn Carreón of Hidalgo origin will try out with Bayern Munich]. subrayado.com.mx (in Spanish). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "BFW Exclusive: Meet the United States players on Bayern Munich's World Team — Lennyn Carreon and Samy Kolby". bavarianfootballworks.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ Scavuzzo, Diane (24 February 2020). "ASC San Diego starts season with a win & a goodbye". soccertoday.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ Santoy, Héctor (20 July 2021). "Lennyn Carreón, visitó Chilucuautla, viajará a Alemania a un programa con el Bayern Munich" [Lennyn Carreón, visited Chilucuautla, will travel to Germany for a program with Bayern Munich]. elsoldehidalgo.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Lennyn Carreón a prueba con el Borussia Mönchengladbach" [Lennyn Carreón on trial with Borussia Mönchengladbach]. lajornadahidalgo.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b "NISA Statistics". nisanation.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. ^ Díaz López, José Andrés (1 July 2021). "Mexicanos Manuel Aguilar y Lennyn Carreón, a prueba en el Bayern Munich" [Mexicans Manuel Aguilar and Lennyn Carreón, on trial at Bayern Munich]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.