Gabriel Claudio

Gabriel Claudio
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-25) October 25, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Yuma, Arizona, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 One Knoxville
Number 55
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Yavapai Roughriders 38 (12)
2020–2021 UNLV Rebels 29 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 FC Golden State Force 0 (0)
2021 Laredo Heat 9 (2)
2022 Union Omaha 22 (0)
2023– One Knoxville 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023

Gabriel Claudio (born October 25, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for One Knoxville in USL League One.

Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Claudio attended Cibola High School, where he helped the team finish third in the state tournament during his junior season. Claudio was a two-time first team all-state selection and claimed conference Player of the Year honors in 2017. He also spent two seasons on the football team, playing kicker, free safety and wide receiver, earning City Player of the Year recognition and first team all-state honors as a junior in 2017 after setting every major receiving and touchdown record in Yuma County history. He was also a first-team all-state selection on defense as a sophomore.[1][2][3]

In 2017, Claudio attended Yavapai College to play college soccer.[4] In two seasons with the Roughriders, Claudio made 38 appearances, scoring 12 goals and tallying six assists. Claduio helped Yavapai to a conference title in 2019 while earning Region Player of the Year Runner-Up honors, and was a first team All-NJCAA All-Region team selection.[5][6]

2020 saw Claudio transfer to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Here he made 29 appearances, scoring two goals, adding three assists, and was an Honorable Mention for the All-WAC teams.[1]

While at college, Claudio was with FC Golden State Force of the USL League Two during their 2019 season, but didn't make an appearance for the team.[7] In 2021, he played with NPSL club Laredo Heat, scoring two goals in nine games, and was also named as a finalist for the NPSL Conference XI awards.[8][9][10]

Professional

On March 22, 2022, Claudio signed with USL League One club Union Omaha.[11] He debuted for the club on April 9, 2022, appearing as an 85th–minute substitute during a 2–2 draw with Forward Madison.[12]

Claudio signed with League One expansion club One Knoxville on January 26, 2023.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gabriel Claudio - Men's Soccer". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics.
  2. ^ "Dual-sport star Claudio emerging as one of state's best for Cibola". www.prep2prep.com.
  3. ^ Gross, Scott (March 28, 2022). "Claudio signs pro soccer deal with Union Omaha".
  4. ^ "Gabriel Claudio - Men's Soccer". Yavapai College.
  5. ^ "Arizona Community College Athletic Conference". Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.
  6. ^ "Arizona Community College Athletic Conference". Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.
  7. ^ "FC Golden State Force | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  9. ^ Times, Garrett Kroeger, LMTonline com / Laredo Morning (March 29, 2021). "Heat add UNLV defender Gabriel Claudio". Laredo Morning Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Laredo Heat SC Alum Signs Pro Deal with Union Omaha". March 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "UNION OMAHA SIGNS FOUR AHEAD OF 2022 CAMPAIGN".
  12. ^ "Match Center | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  13. ^ "Signed: Gabriel Claudio". OneKnoxSC.com. One Knoxville. Retrieved January 26, 2023.


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