Laukoa Santos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laukoa Santos | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Waikoloa, Hawaii | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Kona Crush | ||
| 2013–2017 | Kealakehe High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | San Diego State University | 58 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Portland Timbers U23 | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Charlotte FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Laukoa Santos (born September 22, 1999) is an American professional Association football who plays as a defender for Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer.
Career
Youth and college
Prior to playing college soccer, Laukoa played academy soccer for his local soccer club Kona Crush Academy. Concurrently, Laukoa played high school soccer for Kealakehe High School[1] in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. With Kealakehe, Laukoa served as the team's captain, being named Three-time Big Island Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year, Four-time Big Island Interscholastic[2], First-team all-state honoree (2016-17), and All-Hawaii team (2016-17). During his career with Kealakehe High School he would go on to score 87 goals.
Ahead of the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Laukoa signed a National Letter of Intent[3] to play collegiately for San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer[4][5]. Laukoa is the first men's soccer player from state of Hawaii to play in the Pac-12[6]. Laukoa would go on to red shirt his first season at San Diego and make his official debut during the 2018 season. On September 24, 2018, Laukoa scored his first collegiate goal against UNLV Rebels men's soccer. Laukoa would finish his collegiate career with 58 appearances, scoring once.
Senior
Laukoa spent the summer of 2021 playing for the Portland Timbers U23s[7][8] of the USL League Two, where he would appear ten times for the team, scoring two goals. He lead the team to the 2021 Western Conference championship in USL League Two.
Professional
Following his Senior season with San Diego, he signed a pre season contract with Charlotte FC[9][10][11][12], after a successful preseason Laukoa signed his first official professional contract that will see him with the team through the 2022 season, with the option to extend to until 2025.
Honors
- First men's soccer player from state of Hawaii to play in the Pac-12[13]
- Three-time Big Island Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year
- Four-time Big Island Interscholastic Federation first-team selection[14]
- First-team all-state honoree (2016-17)
- All-Hawaii team (2016-17)
References
- ↑ Monday; April 11; 2016; A.m, 8:53 (2016-04-11). "BIIF Soccer: With Santos leading way, Kealakehe dominates Division I All-BIIF team". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Kealakehe, KS-Hawai'i Lead All-BIIF Boys Soccer Honors | Big Island Now". | Kealakehe, KS-Hawai’i Lead All-BIIF Boys Soccer Honors. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ February 2; 2017; A.m, 10:05 (2017-02-02). "On scholarship: Santos signs with Aztecs, will play soccer in PAC-12 conference". West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Laukoa Santos - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ↑ "Pac-12". Pac-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Santos Signs with Charlotte FC | Pac-12". pac-12.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers U23 - 2021 Regular Season - Roster - #11 - Laukoa Santos - F". www.timbersu23.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ Oatridge, JoAnna Fields | Intern Maggie (2021-05-07). "Timbers U23 Announce First 6 Players Expected for the 2021 Season". Timbers U23. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC Signs Goalkeeper George Marks and Defender Koa Santos | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ↑ Thursday, KEVIN JAKAHI Hawaii Tribune-Herald |; January 13; 2022; A.m, 12:05 (2022-01-13). "Santos 'grateful' for tryout with Charlotte FC of MLS". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Thursday, KEVIN JAKAHI Hawaii Tribune-Herald |; February 24; 2022; A.m, 12:05 (2022-02-24). "MLS: Laukoa Santos catches on with Charlotte". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Andrejev, Alex (2022-01-17). ""What Charlotte FC coach said about team's roster and lack of DPs as training begins"". Retrieved 2022-03-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Santos Signs with Charlotte FC | Pac-12". pac-12.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Kealakehe, KS-Hawai'i Lead All-BIIF Boys Soccer Honors | Big Island Now". | Kealakehe, KS-Hawai’i Lead All-BIIF Boys Soccer Honors. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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