Xavi Gnaulati

Xavi Milad Gnaulati (born January 22, 2005) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Loyal in the USL Championship.

Xavi Gnaulati
Personal information
Full name Xavi Milad Gnaulati
Date of birth (2005-01-22) January 22, 2005
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Loyal SC
Number 50
Youth career
0000–2022 San Diego Surf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– San Diego Loyal SC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2022

Early career

Xavi Gnaulati was born and raised in San Diego County, California, playing youth soccer for San Diego Surf and winning the State Cup Championship with them in 2014.[1]

Club career

San Diego Loyal

In April 2021, Gnaulati joined San Diego Loyal in the USL Championship and their inaugural USL Academy team, Loyal Select.[2][3][4] He made his club debut in a training match against MLS side LA Galaxy in March 2021, and made his regular match debut for the club as a substitute in a friendly match against Liga MX side Club Tijuana on July 10, 2021.[5][6][7]

Gnaulati made his professional debut for San Diego Loyal on April 6, 2022 during the 2022 season, at the age of 17 under manager Landon Donovan in the Loyal's inaugural U.S. Open Cup match against NISA side Albion San Diego, starting the match and playing 79 minutes before being substituted for Alejandro Guido in a 2–1 win.[8][9]

Gnaulati made his first appearance of the 2023 season in his following competitive match for the club, winning a penalty as well as providing a secondary assist for a 2–0 win during their 2023 U.S. Open Cup opener against Albion San Diego on April 5, 2023.[10]

International career

Youth

In January 2019, Gnaulati was called up for the United States under-14 camp in Carson, California.[11] He was called up again for a United States youth team camp in May 2021.[12][13]

Career statistics
As of April 5, 2023[14]
Club Division Season League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Diego Loyal SC USL Championship 2021 00—0000
2022 00100010
2023 00100010
Career total 00200020

References
  1. "Comeback kids clinch soccer crown". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. "San Diego Loyal sign 4 local players". FOX 5 San Diego. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. "16-YEAR-OLD SAN DIEGO PLAYER GNAULATI SIGNS WITH SD LOYAL • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. Slane, Bill (2021-04-15). "The Coast News Group". The Coast News Group. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. "'Mind-Blowing' Fortune: Loyal Teen Signee Scored Goal vs. MLS Galaxy". Times of San Diego. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  6. "San Diego Loyal Plays to 1-0 Loss in Friendly with Club Tijuana in Night of Fútbol at USD". OurSports Central. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  7. "SD LOYAL SC FOLLOWS UP XOLOS GAME WITH ORANGE COUNTY SC MATCHUP • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  8. "ASC San Diego vs. San Diego Loyal SC - Football Match Line-Ups - April 6, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  9. @SanDiegoLoyal (April 7, 2022). "Allow us to introduce ourselves..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-03-06 – via Twitter.
  10. https://www.sdloyal.com/news/2023/04/05/sd-loyal-advances-to-u-s-open-cup-third-round-after-2-0-win-vs-albion-san-diego/
  11. "Eighty Players Called in for YNT U-14 TID West Region Mini-Camp". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  12. McHugh, Alana (17 May 2021). "TWENTY Surf Players Called Up to YNT Camps!". San Diego Surf Soccer Club. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  13. "YNT Regional ID 2005 - Southern Cal | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  14. "USA - X. Gnaulati - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.