Junior Flores

Junior Flores
Personal information
Full name	Herber Omar Mejia Flores
Date of birth	March 26, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2007 - 2010	LMVSC Hawks
2010–2011	Great Falls Rangers
2011–2013	IMG Academy
2013–2014	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	Borussia Dortmund II
International career‡
2011–2013	United States U17
2014	United States U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 30, 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 20, 2014

Herber Omar Mejia "Junior" Flores (born March 26, 1996) is an American soccer player who currently is a free agent.

Early life[edit]

Junior Flores was born in Los Angeles, California to Salvadoran parents, before moving to Manassas Park, Virginia when he was a child. He attended Manassas Park High School and, as a freshman, led the school to the Group A state title. During his youth, he played for the LMVSC Hawks, coached by Paul Ngend. He then went to the McLean Youth Soccer Club in McLean, Virginia. Before he was able to play for them, IMG Academy Bradenton invited Flores to join their program. After his performance in the 2011 Nike International Friendlies tournament, where the 15-year-old Flores had one assist vs. France, two assists vs. Brazil and scored the game-winning goal vs. Turkey,^[1] Flores received offers from many MLS clubs, as well as offers from abroad.^[2] Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool were among several European clubs interested in Flores, but ultimately, he signed with Borussia Dortmund in a four-year contract effective once Flores turned 18.^[3]

International[edit]

Flores has played for both the United States U17 and the United States U20 national teams.

References[edit]

^ Sciaretta, Brian (13 December 2011). "Junior Flores Shines for U.S. U-17 Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^ Goff, Steven. "Junior Flores signs with Borussia Dortmund". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^ Boehm, Charles. "Flores signs with Borussia Dortmund". soccerwire. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

External links[edit]

Junior Flores at Soccerway

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[1] Sciaretta, Brian (13 December 2011). "Junior Flores Shines for U.S. U-17 Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[2] Goff, Steven. "Junior Flores signs with Borussia Dortmund". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[3] Boehm, Charles. "Flores signs with Borussia Dortmund". soccerwire. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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