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Jose Villarreal (soccer) played for which team from 2012 to 2013?
Jose Villarreal ( soccer ) Jose Villarreal ( born September 10 , 1993 ) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Global . He has previously played for LA Galaxy and Orlando City in MLS , Cruz Azul in Liga MX and Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship . Club career . Youth career . Villarreal won the U.S . Soccer Development Academy U-17/18 championship with Pateadores during the 2010–2011 Development Academy season . Pateadores won the championship after defeating FC Dallas 2–1 with Villarreal scoring both goals . LA Galaxy . On December 22 , 2011 , Villarreal signed with LA Galaxy as a Homegrown Player . Aged 17 , he made his debut for LA Galaxy on July 15 , 2012 against Portland Timbers , coming on in the 90th minute , replacing Robbie Keane . Villarreal scored for LA Galaxy on July 18 , with a late long-range goal , to tie the game at 2–2 in only his second MLS match . On March 30 , 2013 , Villarreal scored a stoppage-time goal against Toronto FC to earn a 2–2 draw for LA Galaxy . Villarreal’s goal was named the No . 1 play of the day on SportsCenter . On December 20 , 2013 Villarreal moved to Mexican club Cruz Azul on loan from the LA Galaxy for a year with an option to buy after the loan for the Mexican side . However , Villarreal never made a first team roster for Cruz Azul and he terminated his loan early following the collapse of Cruz Azul Hidalgo , the clubs reserve team that competed in Ascenso MX with whom he played once . On March 6 , 2015 he scored the first goal of the MLS season in a 2–0 home win over the Chicago Fire . On July 1 , 2015 Villarreal scored the winner in the opening 10 minutes in the Fifth Round of the U.S . Open Cup against San Jose Earthquakes . Orlando City . On December 27 , 2017 , Villarreal was traded by LA Galaxy to Orlando City SC in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft . Villarreal made his Orlando City debut on June 2 , 2018 against New York City FC . On November 27 , 2018 , Villarreal had his contract option declined by the club having only made 3 substitute appearances for the Lions in MLS . Las Vegas Lights . On May 29 , 2019 , Villarreal signed for the Las Vegas Lights FC for the remainder of the 2019 USL Championship season . He made his Lights FC debut in the 69th minute of a U.S . Open Cup match against Orange County FC . Global F.C. . In January 2020 , Villarreal signed for Philippines Football League club Global F.C. . International career . Villarreal has been capped for the United States at under-18 , under-20 and under-23 level . He competed at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored 3 goals and was named to the All-Tournament Team . The team lost the final 3-1 after extra time to hosts and defending champions Mexico . He then represented the United States at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup . Personal life . Villarreal was born in Inglewood , California to immigrant Mexican parents . His younger brother Jaime ( born 1995 ) is also a professional soccer player . Honors . - LA Galaxy - MLS Cup ( 2 ) : 2012 , 2014