Nico Campuzano

Nicolás Campuzano Jiménez (born 29 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL League One side Lexington SC.

Early life
Campuzano began playing youth football with AD Delasalle in his hometown of Los Corrales de Buelna. Afterwards, he joined Club Basander, where he played for a season.

He then joined Racing de Santander, where he played for five years. He then joined Real Valladolid, while also playing with the Castilla y León U-16 team.

In July 2014, he joined the FC Barcelona youth system on a three-year contract. In February 2016, there were strong attempts by Roma to sign him, but they were rejected by Barcalona. In July 2016, he joined the Villarreal youth system.

College career
In April 2018, he committed to attend the University of Portland in the fall, where he would play for the men's soccer team. After only making two appearances in his freshman season, he became the starter in his sophomore season. In 2019, he was named to the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.

In 2020, he began attending the University of Pittsburgh, as a graduate student, playing for the men's soccer team. In September 2020, he was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week and in May 2021, was named the Pittsburgh Student-Athlete of the Week. At the end of his first season with Pittsburgh, he set single season records for wins and minutes played and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the South All-Region First Team, All-ACC First Team, and the All-ACC Tournament Team. In his second season with Pittsburgh, he was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, he received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors and was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate.

Club career
In September 2017, he joined UD Las Palmas, signing a one-year contract, with an option for an additional four years. On 14 October 2017, he made his senior debut with UD Las Palmas C in the fourth tier Tercera División.

In 2019, he played with the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in USL League Two.

In 2021, he played with Manhattan SC in USL League Two.

In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next Pro. He made 4 appearances for the team in 2022, recording 14 saves.

In December 2022, he signed with New England Revolution II in MLS Next Pro, ahead of the 2023 season. In March 2023, he joined the New England Revolution first team on a short-term loan deal. On June 23, 2023, he was substituted into a match against Toronto FC II as a forward after an injury, with the team out of remaining outfield player substitutes.

In January 2024, Campuzano joined USL League One club Lexington SC.

Personal life
Campuzano obtained American citizenship after attending college and married an American.