Julian Araujo


Julian Vicente Araujo, is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

Club career

Araujo made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC 2 on October 4, 2018, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Nate Shultz.
Araujo has committed to playing college soccer at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2018 onward.
On March 1, 2019, LA Galaxy acquired Araujo after trading $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money to Colorado Rapids to gain the first spot in the Waivers Order.

International career

Araujo was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. He is a youth international for the United States. After an injury to Ayo Akinola, Araujo was named to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad to represent the United States.