Javier Armas Pastor (born 13 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Armas Pastor | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United 2 | ||
| Number | 86 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Oregon State Beavers | 77 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | CD Vallesco | ||
| 2024– | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024 | |||
Early life
editArmas played youth football in the Deportivo La Coruña youth system.[1] He also played for the Galcia U15 regional team.[2]
College career
editIn 2019, he moved to the United States to attend Oregon State University on a scholarship to play for the men's soccer to continue playing while also pursuing an education.[3] On October 13, 2019, he recorded his first collegiate assist in a match against the Washington Huskies.[4] He scored his first goal on February 27, 2021 against the UCLA Bruins.[5] After his junior season, he was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.[6] On September 20, 2022, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over the Denver Pioneers, subsequently earning Pac-12 Player of the Week honors.[7][8] At the end of the 2022 season, he was named to the All-Pac 12 Second Team, the All-Far West Region Third Team, and the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.[9][10] Ahead of the 2023 season, he was named to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team.[11] He helped Oregon State reach the national semi-finals in 2023, but was unable to play in the semi-final due to being suspended for having played as an ineligible player in an earlier match he should have missed due to an accumulation of yellow cards.[12][13] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Pac 12 First Team, the All-Region team, and the All-America Third Team.[14][15]
Club career
editDuring 2021 and 2022, he played with CD Vallesco in the Spanish sixth tier Interinsular Preferente de Las Palmas.[16]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Armas was selected in the second round (48th overall) by Atlanta United FC.[17] In January 2024, he signed a professional contract with the second team, Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro.[18][19] On March 16, in the season opener, he scored his first goal of the season via a penalty kick.[20]
Honors
editReferences
edit- ^ Simón Aguado, Antía (20 December 2023). "Javi Armas, el gallego que se enfrentará a Leo Messi: «Es impensable imaginarlo ahora mismo»" [Javi Armas, the Galician who will face Leo Messi: "It is unthinkable to imagine it right now"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).
- ^ "La Selección Gallega Sub 15 comienza su preparación" [The Galician Under 15 National Team begins its preparation]. DXT Base (in Spanish). 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Cuando lo imposible se hace real" [When the impossible becomes real]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Oregon State Falls to No. 2 Washington in Seattle". Oregon State Beavers. 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Beavers Take Down UCLA, Move to 5-0". Oregon State Beavers. 27 February 2021.
- ^ "83 Beavers Named To Fall Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll". Oregon State Beavers. 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Armas Brace Lifts Beavers Over No. 11 Denver". Oregon State Beavers. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Armas Tabbed as Pac-12 Player of the Week". Oregon State Beavers. 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Javier Armas Oregon State profile". Oregon State Beavers.
- ^ "Three Beavers Earn All-Region Honors". Oregon State Beavers. 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Armas, Spikner, Williams Earn Preseason Honors". Oregon State Beavers. 22 August 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (7 December 2023). "Oregon State men's soccer coach Greg Dalby, defender Javier Armas suspended for NCAA College Cup". The Oregonian.
- ^ Anderson, Brandon (8 December 2023). "UNC Soccer: Oregon State's Javier Armas penalized for playing against the Tar Heels in NCAA quarterfinals". Tar Heel Blog.
- ^ "Three Beavers Earn All-Region Honors". Oregon State Beavers. 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Armas, Farrington Tabbed As All-Americans". Oregon State Beavers. 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Javier Armas profile". La Preferente.
- ^ "Three Beavers Selected in MLS SuperDraft". Oregon State Beavers. 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs midfielder Javier Armas". Atlanta United FC. 18 January 2024.
- ^ Eqing, Calum (19 January 2024). "Atlanta United 2 Sign SuperDraft Pick Javier Armas". Dirty South Soccer.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 falls 3-2 in season opener to Orlando City B". Atlanta United FC. 16 March 2024.
- ^ "2023 NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links
edit- Javier Armas at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Javier Armas at Soccerway