Lennyn Carreón
Personal information
Full name Lennyn Carreón García
Date of birth (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
ASC San Diego
Number 18
Youth career
2016–2020 ASC San Diego
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– ASC San Diego
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Lennyn Carreón García (born 18 April 2003) is an American professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for ASC San Diego.

Early life

Carreón was born in San Diego, California to Mexican parents from the Tunititlán community in Chilcuautla, Hidalgo.[2]

Club career

Having initially taken an interest in American football, Carreón first got into soccer after watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup with his family.[3] He started playing organised soccer around the age of eight, before joining ASC San Diego in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) at the age of thirteen.[3] Following the dissolution of the USSDA, Carreón remained with ASC San Diego in the newly formed MLS Next league.[3] He was integrated into the first team at the age of sixteen, and represented ASC San Diego in the National Premier Soccer League.[4]

In 2021, he was chosen as one of fifteen players from around the world to join the FC Bayern Munich World Squad initiative - a squad to represent the Bavarian club in international friendlies.[5] In December of the same year, he went on trial with fellow German side Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6]

On his return to the United States, he again remained with ASC San Diego, playing in the National Independent Soccer Association league in 2022.[7]

International career

Carreón is eligible to represent the United States and Mexico at international level, and has been in contact with the former to represent them at youth level.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 April 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ASC San Diego 2022 NISA 150003[lower-alpha 1]1181
2023 00000000
Career total 1500031181
  1. Appearances in the NISA Championship Playoffs

References

  1. "Lennyn Carreón". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "Lennyn Carreón de origen hidalguense se probará con el Bayern Munich" [Lennyn Carreón of Hidalgo origin will try out with Bayern Munich]. subrayado.com.mx (in Spanish). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "BFW Exclusive: Meet the United States players on Bayern Munich's World Team — Lennyn Carreon and Samy Kolby". bavarianfootballworks.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. Scavuzzo, Diane (24 February 2020). "ASC San Diego starts season with a win & a goodbye". soccertoday.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. Santoy, Héctor (20 July 2021). "Lennyn Carreón, visitó Chilucuautla, viajará a Alemania a un programa con el Bayern Munich" [Lennyn Carreón, visited Chilucuautla, will travel to Germany for a program with Bayern Munich]. elsoldehidalgo.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. "Lennyn Carreón a prueba con el Borussia Mönchengladbach" [Lennyn Carreón on trial with Borussia Mönchengladbach]. lajornadahidalgo.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. 1 2 "NISA Statistics". nisanation.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. Díaz López, José Andrés (1 July 2021). "Mexicanos Manuel Aguilar y Lennyn Carreón, a prueba en el Bayern Munich" [Mexicans Manuel Aguilar and Lennyn Carreón, on trial at Bayern Munich]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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