Adam Saldana

Adam Saldana
Saldana with Los Angeles FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana
Date of birth (2002-02-07) February 7, 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, US
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2015–2018 Real So Cal
2018–2019 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 LA Galaxy II 25 (0)
2021–2022 LA Galaxy 19 (0)
2021–2022 → LA Galaxy II (loan) 17 (0)
2023 LA Galaxy II 23 (0)
2024 KFUM Oslo 2 (0)
2025 Los Angeles FC 2 (0)
2025 → Los Angeles FC 2 (loan) 12 (1)
International career‡
2017 United States U15 5 (0)
2017–2019 United States U17 17 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:10, January 4, 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 13, 2019

Adam Jesus Jr. Esparza-Saldana (born February 7, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Saldana made his professional debut in a 1–0 loss to Reno 1868 on September 15, 2018, coming on as a 31st-minute substitute for Andre Zanga.

On January 19, 2021, Saldana was signed to LA Galaxy's MLS roster.

On March 27, 2024, newly promoted Norwegian top-flight side KFUM Oslo announced that they had signed Saldana on a two-year contract.

On March 1, 2025, Saldana returned to the United States and signed with Los Angeles FC through 2025 and with club options for 2026 and 2027. At the end of the season, Saldana's contract option was declined.

International career

Born in the United States, Saldana who is of Mexican descent, represented the United States national under-17 team at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Personal life

Saldana is of Mexican descent and holds dual American and Mexican citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

As of October 5, 2025
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2018 United Soccer League20——20
2019 USL Championship 80——80
2020 USL Championship 150—10160
Total 250—10260
LA Galaxy 2021 Major League Soccer 180——180
2022 Major League Soccer 10——10
Total 190——190
LA Galaxy II (loan) 2021 USL Championship 2 0 — — 2 0
2022 USL Championship 15 0 — — 15 0
LA Galaxy II 2023 MLS Next Pro 23 0 — — 23 0
Total 40 0 — — 40 0
KFUM Oslo 2024 Eliteserien 2040—60
Los Angeles FC 2025 Major League Soccer 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Los Angeles FC II (loan) 2025 MLS Next Pro 12 1 1 0 — 13 1
Career total 100050301080
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in USL Cup Playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Adam Saldana". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ https://www.uslsoccer.com/reno1868fc-lagalaxyii-971693[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign 18-year-old midfielder Adam Saldana from LA Galaxy II | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. ↑ "Ekeberg er Adams nye paradis" (in Norwegian). KFUM Oslo. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "LAFC Signs Midfielder Adam Saldana". Los Angeles FC. March 1, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2026 Season". Los Angeles FC. November 26, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Todos los futbolistas mexicanos con doble nacionalidad que estarán en la MLS". OneFootball. January 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ Adam Saldana at Soccerway