Anderson Andrés Julio Santos (born 31 May 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

Anderson Julio
Julio with Real Salt Lake in 2024
Personal information
Full name Anderson Andrés Julio Santos
Date of birth (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Pimampiro, Ecuador
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Real Salt Lake
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2009 Valle del Chota
2010–2015 L.D.U. Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 L.D.U. Quito 109 (23)
2020–2021 Atlético San Luis 20 (0)
2021– Real Salt Lake 94 (21)
International career
2023– Ecuador 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:57, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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He began his career with L.D.U. Quito in 2016.[3]

Real Salt Lake

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Julio was loaned to the Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on 12 March 2021.[4] He scored a brace in his debut for the club on 24 April 2021, in a 2-1 road win against Minnesota United.[5] San Luis and Real Salt Lake came to an agreement on a transfer and Julio joined the Major League Soccer side full time on 28 April 2022, signing a three-year deal.[6]

Career statistics

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As of December 15, 2019
Club Season League Continental Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
L.D.U. Quito 2016 14 2 14 2
2017 21 2 3 0 2 0 26 2
2018 45 12 6 1 51 13
2019 29 7 9 3 5 0 43 10
Total 109 23 18 4 5 0 2 0 134 27
Career total 109 23 18 4 5 0 2 0 134 27

International

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As of 20 June 2023[7]
Ecuador
Year Apps Goals
2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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LDU Quito

References

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  1. ^ FEF Player card
  2. ^ "Anderson Julio". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ Profile at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Real Salt Lake Signs Anderson Julio on Loan from San Luis | Real Salt Lake".
  5. ^ "Anderson Julio's brace helps Real Salt Lake to season-opening 2-1 win at Minnesota".
  6. ^ "RSL Secures Return of Dynamic Attacker Anderson Julio" (Press release). Real Salt Lake. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ^ Anderson Julio at National-Football-Teams.com