Jack Imperato
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jack Imperato
| image =
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| fullname = John "Jack" Imperato
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|20}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, United States
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|order=flip}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Algeciras
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 = 2015–2018
| youthclubs1 = De Anza Force
| youthyears2 = 2018–2021
| youthclubs2 = Villarreal
| youthyears3 = 2019
| youthclubs3 = → Roda (youth loan)
| years1 = 2021
| clubs1 = Orange County SC
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = Real Monarchs
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = Athletic Torrellano
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Algeciras
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = United States U15
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = United States U17
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| club-update = December 6, 2023
| nationalteam-update =
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Jack Imperato (born February 20, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Spanish side Algeciras in the Primera Federación.{{soccerway|jack-imperato/510702}}
Club career
Born in Dallas, Texas, Imperato moved with his family to San Jose, California when he was 12 years old.{{cite news |title=Q&A: Getting to know Jack Imperato |url=https://villarrealcf.medium.com/q-a-getting-to-know-jack-imperato-9cf16896181e |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=Medium |date=December 5, 2019}} He joined U.S. Soccer Development Academy side De Anza Force academy in 2015.{{cite web |title=Jack Imperato |url=http://dafc.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1654446&player=59753897 |website=U.S. Soccer Development Academy}} In 2018, Imperato was scouted during a tournament with De Anza and went on a trial with Spanish club Villarreal before joining their youth system.{{cite news |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Alicia |title=Orange County SC sign U.S. youth international Jack Imperato |url=https://www.angelsonparade.com/2021/4/7/22372042/orange-county-sc-sign-us-youth-international-jack-imperato |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=Angels on Parade |date=April 7, 2021}} During the 2019–20 season, Imperato was sent out on loan to Roda, a partnered club with Villarreal.
=Orange County SC=
On April 7, 2021, Imperato returned to the United States and joined USL Championship club Orange County SC.{{cite news |title=Orange County SC signs 19-year-old USYNT midfielder Jack Imperato |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/orange-county-sc-signs-19-year-old-usynt-midfielder-jack-imperato/ |access-date=May 16, 2021 |work=SoccerWire |date=April 8, 2021}} He made his professional debut for the club on May 16, 2021, against Tacoma Defiance, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat.{{cite web |title=Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Orange County SC |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/05/16/united-states/mls-reserve-league/seattle-sounders-ii/los-angeles-blues-sc/3484942/ |website=Soccerway}}
=Real Monarchs=
Imperato signed with Real Salt Lake's MLS Next Pro affiliate Real Monarchs on February 4, 2022.{{cite web |title=Real Monarchs Add Jack Imperato |url=https://www.rsl.com/news/real-monarchs-add-jack-imperato |website=RSL.com |access-date=4 February 2022}}
International career
Career statistics
{{updated|match played May 29, 2021}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=1|Orange County SC
|2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |
Honors
References
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External links
- [https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/roster2021 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516215226/https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/roster2021 |date=May 16, 2021 }} at Orange County SC
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Orange County SC players
Category:Real Monarchs players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Soccer players from Dallas
Category:Soccer players from California
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain