| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lennyn Carreón García | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-04-18) April 18, 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| 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, April 19, 2023 (UTC) | |||
Lennyn Carreón García (born April 18, 2003) is an American professional soccer player 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.
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. He started playing organized soccer around the age of eight, before joining ASC San Diego in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) at the age of thirteen. Following the dissolution of the USSDA, Carreón remained with ASC San Diego in the newly formed MLS Next league. He was integrated into the first team at the age of sixteen and represented ASC San Diego in the National Premier Soccer League.
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. In December of the same year, he went on trial with fellow German side Borussia Mönchengladbach.
On his return to the United States, he again remained with ASC San Diego, playing in the National Independent Soccer Association league in 2022.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ASC San Diego | 2022 | NISA | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in the NISA Championship Playoffs
References
- "Lennyn Carreón". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "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.
- ^ "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.
- Scavuzzo, Diane (24 February 2020). "ASC San Diego starts season with a win & a goodbye". soccertoday.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- 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.
- "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.
- ^ "NISA Statistics". nisanation.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- 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.