Joshua Saavedra | |
Birth Date: | 10 August 2003 |
Birth Place: | Miramar, Florida, United States |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | LIU Sharks |
Clubnumber: | 3 |
Youthyears1: | –2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Miami Stars SC |
Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Inter Miami |
Collegeyears1: | 2023– |
College1: | LIU Sharks |
Collegecaps1: | 18 |
Collegegoals1: | 7 |
Years1: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs1: | Fort Lauderdale CF |
Caps1: | 17 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | Queensboro FC |
Club-Update: | July 14, 2024 |
Joshua Saavedra (born August 10, 2003) is an American college soccer player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Long Island University.
Saavedra played for the Inter Miami CF academy.
Saavedra began playing collegiate soccer ahead of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. Saavedra made 18 appereances, scoring 7 goals as a freshman for Long Island. He was named the Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Rookie of the Year, and was named a Freshman All-American by Top Drawer Soccer.[1]
Saavedra made his league debut for the club on July 18, 2020, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Francisco Raggio in a 2–0 defeat against Greenville Triumph.[2]