Junior Sandoval


Junior Josué Sandoval López is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Las Vegas Lights FC in the USL Championship.

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.
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. He made his professional debut on April 18, 2010, in a 2010 CFU Club Championship game against Haitian side Racing des Gonaïves. Puerto Rico loaned Sandoval to Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on March 31, 2011. Puerto Rico ended Sandoval's loan to Atlanta on August 12, 2011.
Sandoval returned to Atlanta and joined the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves for the first part of the 2012 season. 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.

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders