Juan Agudelo

Juan Sebastián Agudelo (born November 23, 1992) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for San Antonio FC.

After moving from Colombia to New Jersey at an early age Agudelo began his career with the New York Red Bulls and made his Major League Soccer debut in October 2010.

[7] Agudelo made his MLS debut against Real Salt Lake October 9, 2010, entering in the 85th minute in a match that ended in a scoreless draw.

He scored his first professional goal on March 19, 2011, in the Red Bulls' 2011 MLS season opener, a 1–0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC.

[11] Agudelo was traded to Chivas USA on May 17, 2012, in exchange for defender Heath Pearce, allocation money, and future considerations.

[citation needed] Following the 2012 Major League Soccer season, Agudelo was invited to train with Scottish club Celtic.

[20][21][22] In August 2013 Agudelo began to attract interest from English Premier League side Stoke City.

[23] Agudelo returned from injury on August 17, against Chicago Fire and scored a spectacular back-heel goal in a 2–0 victory.

[26] On August 9, 2013, it was announced that Agudelo had signed a pre-contract agreement with English club Stoke City and will join the Potters on January 1, 2014, once his contract with the New England Revolution has expired.

[29] Despite this Stoke completed the signing of Agudelo on January 21, 2014, and loaned him out to Dutch side FC Utrecht for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.

[33] Following this Juan Agudelo had the option to join a team in Germany, but decided to head back to the states and continue his career with the USMNT and New England Revolution, where he felt his best and at home.

[34] On January 30, 2015, Agudelo re-signed with the New England Revolution after tweeting out "I am extremely happy to officially sign minutes ago and be back with the best teammates and coaching staff #NERevs".

[41] On December 3, 2019, Agudelo was selected by Toronto FC in Stage Two of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft,[42] however, they were not able to reach a contract agreement.

[46][49] On March 31, 2022, Agudelo signed with second-tier side Birmingham Legion who play in the USL Championship, rejoining Tom Soehn and Jay Heaps, who had both coached him while in New England.

[52] He was named U.S. Open Cup Lower Division Player of the Tournament for 2023, scoring three goals and recording a game-winning assist as the Legion reached the quarterfinals.

[53] Agudelo moved to USL Championship side San Antonio FC on December 21, 2023, ahead of their upcoming 2024 season.

[57] He made his debut for the team coming on against South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge wearing the number 17 shirt.