Rony Alexander Argueta (born January 4, 1991) is an American

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player who plays as a

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Early life and education

Argueta was born in

Fountain Valley, California Fountain Valley is a suburban city in Orange County, California. The population was 57,047 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Indigenous The Indigenous people of the Fountain Valley area are the Tongva. The closest ...

, but was raised in

Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa (; Spanish language, Spanish for "coastal tableland") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including ...

. He attended

Estancia High School Estancia High School is located in Costa Mesa, California and is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District which serves approximately 21,000 students who reside in the cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Estancia High School is a co ...

where he played for the varsity soccer team for three years. While there, he also competed in football and tennis. Argueta later enrolled at the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an ...

. He joined the

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team is an NCAA Division I college soccer team composed of student-athletes attending the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Gauchos play their home matches at Harder Stadium. Like most of th ...

team to play

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, but made no appearances for the team. He later joined UCSB's club soccer team.

Playing career

Argueta joined

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

club

Ventura County Fusion Ventura County Fusion is an American soccer team based in Ventura, California, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team plays its home games in the stadium on th ...

just prior to their play-off run in 2014. He appeared twice in the

2014 PDL season The 2014 USL Premier Development League season was the 20th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 3 and ended July 20. The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champio ...

playoffs, scoring once. Argueta turned professional with USL franchise

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional Association football, soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference in the USL Champions ...

, signing a contract in January 2015. In his first year with the club, he made 24 appearances and scored twice. He was re-signed for the following season. Argueta won the Back Chat Supporters 2016 Young Player of the Season award. On December 17, 2016, it was announced via Twitter he had joined

Celaya F.C. Celaya Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Celaya, Guanajuato, that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1954, then changed its name to Real Celaya in ...

On February 9, 2017, it was announced that Switchbacks FC had brought back Argueta for the 2017 season. On December 15, 2017, it was announced that Argueta had signed with USL side

Fresno FC Fresno Football Club was an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2017, the team was a member of the USL Championship, a second-tier league in the American Soccer Pyramid. Their first game took place on March ...

for the 2018 season.

References

External links

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC player profile

1991 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Fresno FC players PEPO Lappeenranta players Sportspeople from Costa Mesa, California Soccer players from Orange County, California USL Championship players Ventura County Fusion players Ykkönen players 21st-century American sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in Finland {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub