| Nico Campuzano | |
| Fullname: | Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Los Corrales de Buelna, Spain |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Lexington SC |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | AD Delasalle |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Clube Bansander |
| Youthyears3: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Racing de Santander |
| Youthyears4: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs4: | Real Valladolid |
| Youthyears5: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs5: | Barcelona |
| Youthyears6: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs6: | Villarreal |
| Collegeyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| College1: | Portland Pilots |
| Collegecaps1: | 15 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| College2: | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Collegecaps2: | 40 |
| Collegegoals2: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Las Palmas C |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Manhattan SC |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | FC Cincinnati 2 |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | New England Revolution II |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → New England Revolution (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Lexington SC |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | March 30, 2024 |
Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez (born 29 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL League One side Lexington SC.
Campuzano began playing youth football with AD Delasalle in his hometown of Los Corrales de Buelna.[1] Afterwards, he joined Club Basander, where he played for a season.[2]
He then joined Racing de Santander, where he played for five years.[3] He then joined Real Valladolid, while also playing with the Castilla y León U-16 team.[4]
In July 2014, he joined the FC Barcelona youth system on a three-year contract.[5] In February 2016, there were strong attempts by Roma to sign him, but they were rejected by Barcalona.[6] [7] In July 2016, he joined the Villarreal youth system.[8]
In April 2018, he committed to attend the University of Portland in the fall, where he would play for the men's soccer team.[9] [10] After only making two appearances in his freshman season, he became the starter in his sophomore season.[11] In 2019, he was named to the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.[12]
In 2020, he began attending the University of Pittsburgh, as a graduate student, playing for the men's soccer team.[13] In September 2020, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week[14] and in May 2021, was named the Pittsburgh Student-Athlete of the Week.[15] At the end of his first season with Pittsburgh, he set single season records for wins and minutes played and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team,[16] the South All-Region First Team,[17] All-ACC First Team,[18] and the All-ACC Tournament Team.[19] In his second season with Pittsburgh, he was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, he received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors and was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate.[19] [20]
In September 2017, he joined UD Las Palmas, signing a one-year contract, with an option for an additional four years.[21] On 14 October 2017, he made his senior debut with UD Las Palmas C in the fourth tier Tercera División.[22]
In 2019, he played with the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in USL League Two.[23]
In 2021, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two.[24]
In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next Pro.[25] He made 4 appearances for the team in 2022, recording 14 saves.[26]
In December 2022, he signed with New England Revolution II in MLS Next Pro, ahead of the 2023 season.[27] [28] In March 2023, he joined the New England Revolution first team on a short-term loan deal.[29] [30] On June 23, 2023, he was substituted into a match against Toronto FC II as a forward after an injury, with the team out of remaining outfield player substitutes.[31]
In January 2024, Campuzano joined USL League One club Lexington SC.[32]
Campuzano obtained American citizenship after attending college and married an American.[33]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 2019[34] | USL League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Manhattan SC | 2021 | USL League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FC Cincinnati 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 0 | – | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| New England Revolution II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| New England Revolution (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lexington SC | 2024 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||