Frankie Amaya

Franuel "Frankie" Amaya (born September 26, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. Born in Santa Ana, California, Amaya played with youth club Pateadores before playing college soccer for the UCLA Bruins. Following his freshman season with the Bruins, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by expansion club FC Cincinnati.

Frankie Amaya
Amaya with FC Cincinnati in 2019
Personal information
Full name Franuel Amaya[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000
Place of birth Santa Ana, California, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2017 Pateadores
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 UCLA Bruins 14 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 FC Cincinnati 40 (1)
2019 → Orange County SC (loan) 2 (0)
2021– New York Red Bulls 71 (7)
International career
2018–2019 United States U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023

After playing with FC Cincinnati for two seasons, Amaya was traded to the New York Red Bulls.

Career

Youth and college

Amaya played club soccer for Pateadores SC in Orange County, California. With the club, he helped the team win the region's West Conference and was named the West Conference Best XI. Ahead of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Amaya was listed as a four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com, and ranked number six overall in the IMG Academy Top 150 for his graduating class. Amaya was also listed by TDS has the number one club player in Southern California, and the number four midfielder nationally.

During the 2018 season, Amaya made 14 appearances with UCLA, 10 of which were starts. Amaya made his college soccer debut on August 24, 2018, against Coastal Carolina. With UCLA, Amaya scored twice, with his first goal coming on September 22, 2018, against UC Santa Barbara in a 1–3 loss. Amaya tallied two assists on the season with his first coming on August 28, 2018, against UC San Diego, and his second coming on October 13, 2018, against San Diego State. Amaya did not appear for any more matches with UCLA after October 28, as he joined the U.S. under 20s for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

At the conclusion of the 2018 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season, Amaya was honored with Freshman All-American, First Team All-Pac-12, and Second Team All-Far West Region honors.

FC Cincinnati

On January 4, 2019, Amaya signed a Generation adidas contract with Major League Soccer forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.[3] On January 11, 2019, he was drafted first overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati.[4][5][6]

On July 16, 2020, Amaya scored his first professional goal for FC Cincinnati in the group stage of the MLS is Back Tournament against Atlanta United, in which was the only goal of the game, a 1–0 win for FC Cincinnati.[7]

New York Red Bulls

On April 9, 2021, Amaya was rumored to be traded from FC Cincinnati to the New York Red Bulls.[8] The trade, which was officially confirmed on April 20, was in exchange for $950,000 in general allocation money, with an additional $125,000 of potential allocation money depending on performance incentives.[9] On April 25, 2021, Amaya made his first appearance for New York in a 3–2 loss to Los Angeles Galaxy.[10] On May 8, 2021, he scored his first goal for New York in a 2–0 victory over Toronto FC.[11]

On June 24, 2023, Amaya recorded his first two goal game of his career, scoring twice for New York in a 4–0 victory over Atlanta United, his second goal of the match was New York's 1,500th goal in club history across all competitions. As a result of his performance he was selected to the MLS team of the Match Day. [12] On July 8, 2023, Amaya recorded a goal and an assist to help New York to a 2–1 victory over New England Revolution. His play during that match earned him another selection to the MLS Team of the Match Day.[13] On 4 October 2023, Amaya scored the opening goal for New York in a 2-1 victory over his former club FC Cincinnati, helping to keep New York in the playoff race.[14]

International career
Amaya with the U.S. men's U-20 team in 2019

Amaya made his debut with the United States national under-20 team on March 21, 2018, against France.[15] He was also named to the squad for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in November 2018.[16]

On November 30, 2020, Amaya was called up by the United States national team for a friendly against El Salvador.[17] On December 1, he was removed from the squad after contracting COVID-19 and was replaced by Andres Perea.[18]

Personal life

Born in the United States to Mexican parents, Amaya holds a U.S. and Mexican citizenship.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 7, 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Cincinnati 2019 MLS 19020——210
2020 MLS 211———211
Total 40120——421
Orange County SC (loan) 2019 USL 20———20
New York Red Bulls 2021 MLS 221———221
2022 MLS 24150—1[lower-alpha 1]0301
2023 MLS 255—4[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 1]0305
Total 717504020827
Career total 11387040201268
  1. Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

United States U20

References
  1. "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. "Frankie Amaya". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. Danneman, Joe (January 11, 2019). "FC Cincinnati selects Frankie Amaya with top pick". WXIX-TV. Gray Television. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. Carlisle, Jeff (January 11, 2019). "FC Cincinnati selects UCLA's Frankie Amaya with top pick in MLS SuperDraft". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. Creditor, Avi (January 11, 2019). "UCLA's Frankie Amaya Goes No. 1 to FC Cincinnati in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  6. Scoby, Ashley. "MLS SuperDraft: FC Cincinnati selects Frankie Amaya No. 1 overall". ProSoccerUSA.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  7. Bogert, Tom. "Atlanta United 0, FC Cincinnati 1 – MLS is Back Tournament Match Recap". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  8. Brennan, Pat (April 9, 2021). "Sources: FC Cincinnati trades Frankie Amaya to New York Red Bulls". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  9. Bogert, Tom (April 20, 2021). "Official: New York Red Bulls acquire Frankie Amaya from FC Cincinnati". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. Liljenwall, Ari (April 25, 2021). "Recap: LA Galaxy 3, New York Red Bulls 2". Major League Soccer.
  11. "New York Red Bulls scoot to 2-0 win over Toronto FC". ESPN. May 8, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. Jones, Christopher (June 26, 2023). "Brace Off the Bench Earns Frankie Amaya a Spot on MLS Team of the Matchday". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  13. Jones, Christopher (July 10, 2023). "Frankie Amaya Makes MLS Team of the Matchday For Second Time this Season". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  14. "Red Bulls Crash Cincinnati Party, Snatch Three Points". newyorkredbulls.com. newyorkredbulls.com. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  15. "U.S. Soccer YNT on Twitter: He just received his first U-20 #USMNT cap. Say hello to @Pateadores_ midfielder Frankie Amaya, and learn how futsal and the @ussoccer_acad has helped him succeed". Twitter. U.S. Soccer. March 22, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  16. "U-20 Mnt Head Coach Tab Ramos Names 20-player Roster for 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. October 22, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  17. "Berhalter Calls 22 Players ahead of USA-El Salvador on Dec. 9 at Inter Miami FC Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. November 30, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  18. "Andres Perea to Replace Frankie Amaya on USMNT Training Camp Roster for USA-El Salvador Due to Positive Covid-19 Test". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. December 1, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  19. Frankie Amaya at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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