| Adam Saldana | |
| Fullname: | Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana[1] |
| Birth Date: | February 7, 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Panorama City, Los Angeles, United States |
| Height: | 1.73m (05.68feet)[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | KFUM Oslo |
| Clubnumber: | 43 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Real So Cal |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | LA Galaxy |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Caps1: | 65 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | May 13, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | October 13, 2019 |
Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana (born February 7, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club KFUM Oslo.[3] [4]
Saldana made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Reno 1868 on September 15, 2018, coming on as a 31st-minute substitute for Andre Zanga.[5]
On January 19, 2021, Saldana was signed to LA Galaxy's MLS roster.[6]
On March 27, 2024, newly promoted Norwegian top-flight side KFUM Oslo announced that they had signed Saldana on a two-year contract.[3]
Born in the United States, Saldana who is of Mexican descent, represented the United States national under-17 team at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Saldana is of Mexican descent and holds dual American and Mexican citizenship.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| LA Galaxy II | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||||
| LA Galaxy | 2021 | MLS | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 0 | |||