Evan Rotundo (born July 9, 2004) is an American
soccer player currently playing as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for Belgian club
Jong Genk.
Club career
Born in
La Mesa, California
La Mesa () is a city in San Diego County, located east of Downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census, up from 57,065 at the 2010 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills."
History
La Me ...
to an American father and French mother, Rotundo started his career with
Albion San Diego and
San Diego Surf San Diego Surf may refer to:
* San Diego Surf SC, a youth soccer club
* Oceanside Surf
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.
Trials with
Manchester City
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,
Arsenal
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and
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,[Schalke 04
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in 2020.
[ In October 2021 he was named by English newspaper '']The Guardian
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'' as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide.
In September 2022, he moved to Belgian side Genk
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, signing a three-year deal.Challenger Pro League
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.
International career
Rotundo has represented The United States at under-15 and under-17 level.
Career statistics
Club
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References
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2004 births
Living people
American people of French descent
Sportspeople from La Mesa, California
Soccer players from San Diego County, California
American men's soccer players
United States men's youth international soccer players
Men's association football midfielders
FC Schalke 04 players
Jong Genk players
Challenger Pro League players
American expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
American expatriate soccer players in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
American expatriate sportspeople in Belgium