{{short description|Honduran footballer (born 1990)}} {{family name hatnote|Sandoval|López|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Junior Sandoval | image = | fullname = Junior Josué Sandoval López | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|13}} | birth_place = Quimistán, Honduras | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | position = Midfielder, Forward | currentclub = Kalonji Pro-Profile | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 2009 | college1 = GPC Jaguars |years1 = 2008–2009 |clubs1 = Atlanta FC |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2010–2011 |clubs2 = Puerto Rico Islanders |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2011–2012 |clubs3 = → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2012–2013 |clubs4 = Marathón |caps4 = 13 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2013–2014 |clubs5 = Atlanta Silverbacks |caps5 = 23 |goals5 = 7 |years6 = 2015–2016 |clubs6 = Jaguares de Córdoba |caps6 = 14 |goals6 = 1 |years7 = 2016– |clubs7 = Jacksonville Armada FC |caps7 = 16 |goals7 = 2 |years8 = 2016–2017 |clubs8 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers |caps8 = 5 |goals8 = 1 |clubs9 = California United FC II |caps9 = |goals9 = |years9 = 2017–2018 |clubs10 = Kalonji Pro-Profile |caps10 = |goals10 = |years10 = 2018–2019 |clubs11 = Memphis 901 |caps11 = 4 |goals11 = 0 |years11 = 2019 |clubs12 = Las Vegas Lights |caps12 = 34 |goals12 = 5 |years12 = 2019–2020 |clubs13 = Kalonji Pro-Profile |caps13 = |goals13 = |years13 = 2021– | medaltemplates = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = May 13, 2021 | ntupdate = }} '''Junior Josué Sandoval López''' (born October 13, 1990) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Kalonji Pro-Profile in the United Premier Soccer League.
==Career==
===Youth and college=== Sandoval grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia and attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia before playing a year of college soccer at Georgia Perimeter College. He was the Jaguars' leading scorer as a freshman with 29 points on nine goals and 11 assists, and was named to the NJCAA All-Region First Team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/403112.html |title=Puerto Rico signs three new players |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311135128/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/403112.html |archive-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.gpc.edu/~athletic/msoccer/news.html Eight Jaguars make All-Region] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926061706/http://www.gpc.edu/~athletic/msoccer/news.html |date=September 26, 2009 }}</ref>
Sandoval also played two seasons with Atlanta FC of the National Premier Soccer League, including their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match against Charleston Battery in 2009.
===Professional=== Sandoval left college early and joined Puerto Rico Islanders on February 17, 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200127102735/http://www.prislandersfc.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163:martinez-nurse-y-sandoval-a-la-plantilla-2010-de-los-puerto-rico-islanders&catid=41:comunicados&Itemid=80 Martínez, Nurse y Sandoval a la Plantilla 2010 de los Puerto Rico Islanders]</ref> He made his professional debut on April 18, 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=924141 |title=CFU Club Championship 2010 |access-date=2010-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507155517/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=924141 |archive-date=2010-05-07 }}</ref> Puerto Rico loaned Sandoval to Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on March 31, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4175142 |access-date=March 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008031124/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4175142 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |title=Silverbacks Round out Roster with Four Signings - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News }}</ref> Puerto Rico ended Sandoval's loan to Atlanta on August 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=9&newsid=151 |title=Puerto Rico Recalls Striker Sandoval |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903104435/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=9 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 }}</ref>
Sandoval returned to Atlanta and joined the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves for the first part of the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://10soccer.com/sports-report/honduran-midfielder-junior-sandoval/ |title=Honduran Midfielder Junior Sandoval {{!}} 10soccer.com |website=10soccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724014454/http://10soccer.com/sports-report/honduran-midfielder-junior-sandoval/ |archive-date=2014-07-24}} </ref> After 4 games, he signed for Marathón in his native Honduras.
In January 2016, Sandoval signed with Jacksonville Armada FC of the NASL. Following the 2016, he signed to play the 2017 season for California United FC II.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/armada-fc-signs-honduran-midfielder-junior-sandoval/n-5089305|title=Armada FC Signs Honduran Midfielder Junior Sandoval|date=13 January 2016}}</ref>
After being released from the Las Vegas Lights following the 2020 USL Championship season, Sandoval returned to Georgia to play with United Premier Soccer League club Kalonji Pro-Profile.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/UPSLsoccer/status/1392245690563108865}}</ref>
==Honors==
===Puerto Rico Islanders=== *'''CFU Club Championship Winner (1):''' 2010
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.gpc.edu/~athletic/msoccer/bios.html#Junior_Sandoval Georgia Perimeter bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528022535/http://www.gpc.edu/~athletic/msoccer/bios.html#Junior_Sandoval |date=2010-05-28 }}
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