Joe Sofia

Joe Sofia
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Anthony Sofia, Jr.
Date of birth	October 8, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Mission Viejo, California, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2006–2009	Irvine Strikers
2010–2013	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Orange County Blue Star
2013	Ventura County Fusion
2014	San Jose Earthquakes
2014	→ Orange County Blues (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 21, 2014

Joseph Anthony Sofia Jr. (born October 8, 1991) is an American soccer player.

Career

Sofia spent his entire college career at UCLA. He made a total of 82 appearances with the Bruins and tallied 5 goals and 8 assists.

On January 16, 2014, Sofia was drafted in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (28th overall) by San Jose Earthquakes.^[4] He signed with the club two months later.^[5]

On May 18, 2014, Sofia joined USL Pro club Orange County Blues FC on loan and made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat to the Sounders FC Reserves in a USL Pro-MLS Reserve interleague match.^[6]

Sofia was waived by San Jose on July 2, 2014.^[7]

^ "2011 Orange County Blue Star stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "2012 Orange County Blue Star stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "2013 Ventura County Fusion stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "Earthquakes select Koval, Sofia in 2014 MLS SuperDraft". SJEarthquakes.com. Earthquakes Media Relations. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "Earthquakes sign rookies Sofia, Neil". SJEarthquakes.com. Earthquakes Media Relations. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "Reserves remain unbeaten after Cam Weaver goal leads to 1-0 victory over OC Blues FC". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders FC Public Relations. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^ "Earthquakes release Garza, Neil and Sofia | San Jose Earthquakes". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.

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