Thomas Janjigian (born November 10, 1994) is an

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player. He is of Armenian descent.

Career

Amateur and college

Janjigian played high school soccer from 2009 to 2011 at

Amador Valley High School Amador Valley High School is a comprehensive public high school in Pleasanton, California. It is one of three high schools in the Pleasanton Unified School District, along with Foothill High School and Village High School. Founded as Am ...

. He spent four years playing

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between 2013 and 2016, where he scored 3 goals in 74 appearances. Janjigian also appeared for

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 ...

sides OC Pateadores Blues and FC Golden State Force.

Professional

Reno 1868

On March 24, 2017, Janjigian signed with

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club

Reno 1868 FC Reno 1868 FC was an American professional soccer team based in Reno, Nevada. Founded in 2015, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in March 2017 and ceased operations after the 2020 season. History Previously, northern Nevada has ...

. He made his professional debut the following day in a 2–0 loss to

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. Janjigian made his first appearance for Reno's

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affiliate, the

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...

, on June 14, 2017, coming on for the injured

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in the 73rd minute of San Jose's 2–0

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victory over the

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. He was also one of five Reno players called up to play in the Earthquakes' July 14 friendly against

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, and substituted on during the 4–1 victory for Cordell Cato in the 33rd minute. Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the

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Hartford Athletic

On January 22, 2021, Janjigian signed with

team

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. He made his debut for Harford on April 30, 2021, in a win vs.

New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid. Hi ...

References

External links

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UC Irvine bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Janjigian, Thomas 1994 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders FC Golden State Force players Hartford Athletic players OC Pateadores Blues players Sportspeople from Pleasanton, California Soccer players from Alameda County, California Reno 1868 FC players UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer players USL Championship players USL League Two players De Anza Force players Amador Valley High School alumni 21st-century American sportsmen