Danny Faundez

Danny Faundez
	Danny Faundez playing for Louisville City FC in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Faundez
Date of birth	February 2, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Louisville City
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2012	Santiago Wanderers
2012–2014	Everton
College career
Years	Team
2014–2015	Bellevue Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015	Seattle Sounders FC 2
2020–2021	Orange County SC
2022–	Louisville City
2022	→ Northern Colorado Hailstorm (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2024

Danny Faundez (born February 2, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Louisville City.

Club career

Youth & College

Faundez played in Chile with Santiago Wanderers^[2] and then Everton's youth academy for three years, before attending Bellevue College, where he played college soccer.^[1]^[3]

Professional

On August 19, 2015, Faundez signed with United Soccer League side Seattle Sounders FC 2.^[4]

After a period out of the game, Faundez signed with USL Championship side Orange County SC in 2020. He re-signed with the club ahead of their 2021 season.^[5]

On February 22, 2022, Faundez signed with USL Championship club Louisville City after a successful trial.^[6] On April 6, 2022, Faundez was loaned to USL League One's ahead of their inaugural season.^[7] He made his professional debut the same day, starting in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game against Colorado Springs Switchbacks.^[8]

Personal life

His family is from Viña del Mar, Chile,^[9] and he holds dual American-Chilean citizenship.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Danny Faundez".
^ "PSC (Pro Soccer Consulting) Soccer Academy Ltd | PSC 2016 success stories".
^ "MEN'S SOCCER: Peninsula College records second straight tie in 0-0 draw with Bellevue". Peninsula Daily News. October 16, 2014.
^ "S2 signs former Bellevue College goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". The Seattle Times. August 19, 2015.
^ Rodriguez, Alicia (March 21, 2021). "Orange County SC re-sign goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". Angels on Parade.
^ "Faundez earns his way to become latest LouCity signing".
^ "Damm, Faundez sent out for League One loans".
^ "Colorado Springs vs. Northern Colorado - 7 April 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ @orangecountysc (October 15, 2020). "🇨🇱 Keeper, Daniel Faundez" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
^ "Sounders FC 2 signs goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". Seattle Sounders FC. August 19, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

External links

Danny Faundez at Soccerway
Danny Faundez at StatsCrew.com
Danny Faundez at PlaymakerStats.com

[auto-1] "Danny Faundez".

[2] "PSC (Pro Soccer Consulting) Soccer Academy Ltd | PSC 2016 success stories".

[3] "MEN'S SOCCER: Peninsula College records second straight tie in 0-0 draw with Bellevue". Peninsula Daily News. October 16, 2014.

[4] "S2 signs former Bellevue College goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". The Seattle Times. August 19, 2015.

[5] Rodriguez, Alicia (March 21, 2021). "Orange County SC re-sign goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". Angels on Parade.

[6] "Faundez earns his way to become latest LouCity signing".

[7] "Damm, Faundez sent out for League One loans".

[8] "Colorado Springs vs. Northern Colorado - 7 April 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

[9] @orangecountysc (October 15, 2020). "🇨🇱 Keeper, Daniel Faundez" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Twitter.

[10] "Sounders FC 2 signs goalkeeper Daniel Faundez". Seattle Sounders FC. August 19, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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