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Richard Ledezma (born September 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven.

Richard Ledezma

Personal information
Full name	Richard Ledezma[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-06) September 6, 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	PSV
Number	37
Youth career
2016–2018	Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Real Monarchs	5	(1)
2019–	Jong PSV	45	(7)
2020–	PSV	14	(1)
National team‡
2018–2019	United States U20	5	(0)
2019	United States U23	3	(2)
2020–	United States	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2020

Club career

Ledezma grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where he played youth soccer for Valparaiso United FC.[2] He made his professional debut for USL side Real Monarchs on April 11, 2018, as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–1 win over Seattle Sounders FC 2.[3] On June 4, he scored his first career goal for Real Monarchs, as part of a performance for which he was named to the USL Team of the Week.[4] On July 7, Ledezma was named the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Western Conference Player of the Year for the U-18/19 age group.[5]

On December 21, Ledezma left Salt Lake to sign for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a one-and-a-half year deal.[6] On October 27, 2019, after his strong play for Jong PSV, Ledezma made PSV's senior squad for the first time for an Eredivisie match with AZ Alkmaar. On November 1, 2020, Ledezma made his PSV debut in the 74th minute and recorded an assist in a 4–0 win over ADO Den Haag.

International career

Ledezma received his first international call-up from the United States under-19s in January 2018 and quickly advanced to the under-20 side.[7] He earned his first start for the United States under-20 side against the French under-21s, helping the United States to a 1–0 victory.[8]

On May 17, 2019, Ledezma revealed he was contacted by the Mexican Football Federation regarding switching to represent his ancestral Mexico. Ledezma did not close the door to representing either federation, but remained aligned with the United States for the time being.[9]

On June 4, 2019, in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Ledezma recorded an assist in the United States's 3–2 victory over France in the Round of 16, as his through-ball in the 25th minute split Boubacar Kamara and Dan-Axel Zagadou setting up Sebastian Soto for the finish.

He received his first call-up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[10] On November 16, Ledezma made his senior national team debut against Panama when he came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and created two assists for goals by Sebastian Soto.[11]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Ledezma is of Mexican descent.

Career statistics

Club

As of November 3, 2022[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Monarchs	2018	USL	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Jong PSV	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	25	4	—		—		—		25	4
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	9	2	—		—		—		9	2
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	7	1	—		—		—		7	1
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		45	7	—		—		—		45	7
PSV	2019–20	Eredivisie	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	3	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		6	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	5	1	1	0	—		—		6	1
	2022–23	Eredivisie	6	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	10	0
	Total		14	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	22	1
Career total			64	9	1	0	6	0	1	0	72	9

Honors

PSV

• KNVB Cup: 2021–22
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022[13]

References

External links

• Richard Ledezma at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Richard Ledezma

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[es] Richy Ledezma

Richard Ledezma (Phoenix, 6 de septiembre de 2000), conocido deportivamente como Richy Ledezma, es un futbolista estadounidense de origen mexicano que juega como Centrocampista y actualmente milita en el PSV Eindhoven de la Eredivisie.[1]

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[fr] Richard Ledezma

Richard Ledezma, né le 6 septembre 2000 à Phoenix en Arizona, est un joueur international américain de soccer qui joue au poste de milieu de terrain au PSV Eindhoven.

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[it] Richard Ledezma

Richard Ledezma (Phoenix, 6 settembre 2000) è un calciatore statunitense, centrocampista del PSV.

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[ru] Ледесма, Ричард

Ричард Ледесма (англ. Richard Ledezma; 6 сентября 2000, Финикс, Аризона, США) — американский футболист, атакующий полузащитник клуба ПСВ и сборной США.

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