Javier Mariona
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Jacutin Mariona | |||
| Date of birth | October 17, 2004 | |||
| Place of birth | Los Altos, California, United States | |||
| Height | 1.28 m (4.20 ft) | |||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||
| Team information | ||||
Current team | Oakland Roots | |||
| Number | 25 | |||
| Youth career | ||||
| 2011–201? | Mountain View/Los Altos Atomics | |||
| Sigma FC | ||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | ||||
| De Anza Force SC | ||||
| 2019– | Silicon Valley Soccer Academy | |||
| Senior career* | ||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |
| 2021– | Oakland Roots | 1 | (0) | |
| 2021– | Project 51O | 1 | (1) | |
| International career | ||||
| 2022– | El Salvador U20 | 1 | (0) | |
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 26 September 2021 (UTC) | ||||
Javier Jacutin Mariona (born October 17, 2004) is an American professional soccer player of Salvadoran and Filipino descent who plays as a striker for USL Championship club Oakland Roots and their reserve team Project 51O.[5]
Career
He was signed as a USL Academy player by Oakland Roots on July 24, 2021.[1] He made his debut as a late substitute in a 3–1 win against Tacoma Defiance on August 29. He made his UPSL debut for Project 51O the next day, wearing the number 10 shirt and scoring the only goal for his side in a 1–1 draw against MCSC Jaguars.[7][8]
Childhood and personal life
Mariona was born in Los Altos, California to Filipino tennis player Marisue Jacutin (daughter of Dicky and Suzette Jacutin) and Rodrigo Mariona (son of Salvadoran football legend Salvador Mariona).[5] He has one sister, 5-star tennis recruit Bella Jacutin-Mariona.[9] As a child, he enjoyed food, watching extreme sports (he is a fan of Travis Pastrana), and playing soccer, tennis, taekwondo, skateboarding and golf.[5] At age six, he played for a 7 to 8-year-old soccer team because of his "superior talent".[5] According to his mother, "Javier loves sinigang, nilagang baka, adobo, pancit and he’s a big rice fan! Javier completely understands Spanish and some Visayan, but answers back in English since it is the language commonly spoken at home."[5] When asked what he would do if not a soccer player, she said "Javier the Monster Truck Driver".[5] At just twelve years old, he was already receiving offers from European clubs.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Roots Sign Two Players to Academy Contracts". Oakland Roots.
- ^ "Javier Mariona". TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ "Javier Mariona". Tribuna.
- ^ "Javier Mariona". SofaScore.
- ^ a b c d e f g JAVIER JACUTIN MARIONA: BORN FOR GREAT THINGS
- ^ a b [https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/95532/fil-am-prodigy-gets-offers-from-euro-clubs Fil-Am prodigy gets offers from Euro clubs ]
- ^ PROJECT 51O vs. MCSC Jaguars on YouTube
- ^ UPSL on Twitter
- ^ Player Overview - Bella Jacutin-Mariona | Tennis Recruiting Network
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