Hugo Bacharach Explained

Hugo Bacharach
Fullname:Hugo Antonio Bacharach Capdevila
Birth Date:27 July 2001
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Position:Defender, Midfielder
Currentclub:Minnesota United
Youthyears1:2008–2018
Youthclubs1:Villarreal
Youthyears2:2018–2020
Youthclubs2:CD Castellón
Collegeyears1:2020–2022
College1:Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Collegecaps1:38
Collegegoals1:7
Collegeyears2:2023
College2:Indiana Hoosiers
Collegecaps2:20
Collegegoals2:4
Years1:2022–2023
Clubs1:Flint City Bucks
Caps1:8+
Goals1:1+
Years2:2024–
Clubs2:Minnesota United
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2024–
Clubs3:→ Minnesota United 2 (loan)
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Pcupdate:4 August 2024

Hugo Antonio Bacharach Capdevila (born 27 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Bacharach was born in Valencia, but grew up in Benicasim.[1] Bacharach began playing football at a young age with his school team.[2] At age 7, he joined the Villarreal youth system, where he played for ten years.[3] [4] At age 17, he joined the CD Castellón youth system where he spent two years, until he was 19.[5]

College career

In 2020, he decided to continue his footballing career and education, as well as learn English, by moving to the United States to attend college on a scholarship.[6] [7] [8] He began attending Fairleigh Dickinson University.[9] On 1 March 2021, he scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers.[10] He was then named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week.[11] At the end of his first season, he was named to the All-NEC First Team, the NEC All-Freshman Team, and the NEC Fall Honor Roll.[12] [13] At the end of his sophomore season, he was named to the All-NEC First Team and NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight season,[14] [15] and was named to the All-Northeast Region Second Team.[16] In his junior season, he was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year, and named to the All-NEC First Team, the All-Northeast Region First Team, and the All-ECAC First Team.[17] [18] [19]

In 2023, he transferred to Indiana University Bloomington.[20] Prior to the season, he was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI Second Team.[21] [22] On 24 August, he made his debut for Indiana in a match against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[23] Midway through the season,he was moved from his central defender position into central midfield, where he played for the remainder of the season.[24] [25] In his first match as a midfielder, on 7 October, he recorded a pair of assists in a victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions.[26] On 29 October, he scored his first goal for Indiana against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[27] On 31 October, he was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week.[28] On 19 November he scored a brace in a 3–2 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[29] [30] After the season, he was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, the Big Ten All-Tournament Team, the TopDrawerSoccer third-team Best XI, and was named #30 on the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100.[31] [32] After the 2023 season, he was invited to participate in the MLS College Showcase.[33]

Club career

In 2022, he began playing with the Flint City Bucks in USL League Two, scoring once.[34] He was named the team's Player of the Year in 2022 and was named to the USL League Two Central Conference Team of the Year.[35] [36] In 2023, he scored two goals, including a Goal of the Week winner in Week 8.[37] At the end of the season, he was named Great Lakes Division Player of the Year,[38] and was also named the USL League Two Defender of the Year,[39] and named to the Team of the Year.[40] Over his two seasons, he helped them win back-to-back USL League Two Central Conference titles and reached the national semifinals in both seasons.[41] [42]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Bacharach was selected in the first round (ninth overall) by Minnesota United FC.[43] [44] In March 2024, he signed a one-year contract with the club with options from 2025 through 2027.[45] [46] He made his professional debut with the second team Minnesota United FC 2 in a US Open Cup match against the Michigan Stars, before making his Major League Soccer debut with the first team on 13 April against Houston Dynamo FC.[47]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minnesota United FC2024Major League Soccer1000–0010
Minnesota United FC 2 (loan)2024MLS Next Pro100010–20
Career total2000100030

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugo Bacharach, un español drafteado en la MLS: "No habría un plan para defender a Messi". Hugo Bacharach, a Spaniard drafted in the MLS: “There would be no plan to defend Messi”. es. 22 December 2023. Víctor. Martín Jiménez. Diario AS.
  2. Web site: Hugo Bacharach: "Tengo muchas ganas de empezar este reto y demostrar que si me han elegido tan arriba es por algo". Hugo Bacharach: "I really want to start this challenge and show that if they have chosen me so high it is for a reason". 3 January 2024. Super Deporte. Rafa. Jarque. es.
  3. Web site: Hugo Bacharach: "El meu somni sempre ha sigut jugar a Espanya... si pot ser en el València". Hugo Bacharach: "My dream has always been to play in Spain... if possible in Valencia". 3 January 2024. live. es. Rafa. Jarque. Super Deporte. https://web.archive.org/web/20240103223654/https://val.superdeporte.es/futbol/2024/01/03/sueno-sido-jugar-espana-valencia-96514914.html.
  4. Web site: Loons select Indiana defender Hugo Bacharach in MLS SuperDraft. 19 December 2023. Andy. Greder. St. Paul Pioneer Press. subscription.
  5. Web site: El valenciano Hugo Bacharach llega a la MLS desde el SuperDraft. Vicente. Fuster. Valencian Hugo Bacharach arrives in the MLS from the SuperDraft. es. 27 December 2023. Plaza Deportiva.
  6. Web site: Baraja recibe mensaje de Hugo Bacharach para fichar por el Valencia CF. Laura. Rangel. Baraja receives a message from Hugo Bacharach to sign for Valencia CF. es. 6 January 2024. Gol Digital.
  7. Web site: De Benicàssim a Estados Unidos: Hugo Bacharach rompe el techo en el draft. From Benicàssim to the United States: Hugo Bacharach breaks the ceiling in the draft. es. 2 January 2024. Enrique. Ballester. El Periódico Mediterráneo.
  8. Web site: Minnesota United selects Indiana defender Hugo Bacharach in MLS SuperDraft. December 19, 2023. Star Tribune. Jerry. Zgoda.
  9. Web site: Men's Soccer Welcomes Hugo Bacharach To Class of 2024. May 8, 2020. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  10. Web site: Men's Soccer Begins NEC Title Defense with 1-0 Win at Sacred Heart. March 1, 2021. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  11. Web site: Men's Soccer's Bacharach Named NEC Rookie of the Week. March 9, 2021. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  12. Web site: Three Knights Garner All-NEC Postseason Honors. April 15, 2021. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  13. Web site: Forty-Three FDU Student-Athletes Named to NEC Fall Honor Roll. June 20, 2021. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  14. Web site: Gomez Earns Rookie of the Year, Eight Knights Earn NEC Postseason Honors. November 11, 2021. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  15. Web site: Hugo Bacharach FDU prodile. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  16. Web site: Four Knights Earn All-Region Honors. 9 December 2021. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  17. Web site: Top-Seeded Knights Boast 3 NEC Major Award Honorees, All-NEC Selections. November 8, 2022. Jordan. Sarnoff. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  18. Web site: NEC Champs Place Two on 2022 All-Northeast Region Team. December 13, 2022. Jordan. Sarnoff. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  19. Web site: Five Knights Earn All-ECAC Honors. 19 December 2022. Jordan. Sarnoff. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
  20. Web site: Men’s Soccer Welcomes Newcomers for 2023. February 20, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  21. Web site: Bacharach Named to MAC Hermann Watch List. August 24, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  22. Web site: Newcomer Pair Named to Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Lists. August 23, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  23. Web site: Oduro Opens Account as Indiana, Notre Dame Draw. August 24, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  24. Web site: Indiana Soccer's Hugo Bacharach Taken No. 9 Overall in MLS SuperDraft. 19 December 2019. Sports Illustrated. Matthew. Bryne.
  25. Web site: Indiana men’s soccer’s Hugo Bacharach drafted Top 10 in 2024 MLS SuperDraft. December 21, 2023. Leo. Paes. Indiana Daily Student.
  26. Web site: Bacharach’s pair of assists leads Indiana men’s soccer’s to first Big Ten win. 7 October 2023. Indiana Daily Student. Leo. Paes.
  27. Web site: Hoosiers Clinch Share of Regular Season Title, No. 1 Seed in Big Ten Tournament. October 29, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  28. Web site: Bacharach Tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. October 31, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  29. Web site: Hugo Bacharach's Brace In 3-2 Overtime Thriller Sends Indiana Soccer To Ninth-Straight Sweet 16. November 19, 2023. Sports Illustrated. Matthew. Bryne.
  30. Web site: DiPrimio: ‘Hugo the Hero’ Making his Hoosier Mark. Pete. DiPrimio. November 22, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  31. Web site: Seven Hoosiers Receive Big Ten Postseason Awards. November 3, 2023. Indiana Hoosiers.
  32. Web site: Hugo Bacharach Indiana profile. Indiana Hoosiers.
  33. Web site: Indiana Soccer Captain Joey Maher, Hugo Bacharach Invited To MLS College Showcase. December 5, 2023. Sports Illustrated. Matthew. Bryne.
  34. Web site: Hugo Bacharach 2022 USL2 Stats. USL League Two.
  35. Web site: Hugo Bacharach named '22 Bucks Player of the Year. September 10, 2022. Flint City Bucks.
  36. Web site: 2022 USL League Two All-Conference Teams Announced. September 6, 2022. USL League Two.
  37. Web site: Hugo Bacharach Named 2023 Defender of the Year. August 9, 2023. USL League Two.
  38. Web site: 2023 Divisional Players of the Year Announced. August 11, 2023. USL League Two.
  39. Web site: Hugo Bacharach, premio al Mejor Defensa de la USL League Two. Hugo Bacharach, award for Best Defense in the USL League Two. August 12, 2023. es. Castellón Base.
  40. Web site: Hugo Bacharach, en el once de la USA League Two. 15 August 2023. Hugo Bacharach, in the eleven of the USA League Two. es. Castellón Base.
  41. Web site: Five Flint City Bucks selected in 2024 MLS SuperDraft. 20 December 2023. Flint City Bucks.
  42. Web site: How moving a Spanish giant into midfield saved IU soccer's season, kept title hopes alive. November 24, 2023. Zion. Brown. Indianapolis Star.
  43. Web site: Hugo Bacharach, el valenciano que jugará contra Messi. Hugo Bacharach, the Valencian who will play against Messi. es. 4 January 2024. Borja. Gregori. Las Provincias.
  44. Web site: Loons select defender Hugo Bacharach with No. 9 pick in draft. December 19, 2023. Sports Illustrated. Nolan. O'Hara.
  45. Web site: Minnesota United Signs MLS SuperDraft 2024 Pick Hugo Bacharach. March 5, 2024. Minnesota United FC.
  46. Web site: Minnesota United sign defender Hugo Bacharach. March 5, 2024. Major League Soccer.
  47. Web site: Goal-line technology might have helped out Minnesota United. 13 April 2024. Jon. Marthaler. Star Tribune.

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