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Jersey Number 10
Javier Leija
- Position:
- MF/F
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Irving, Texas
- Prev School:
- Irving HS
- High School:
- Irving HS
2019 (Redshirt Junior):
- Played in and started 11 games, logging 549 minutes
- Tied for the team high with three assists for three total points
- Took 15 shots, landing eight on goal
2018 (Sophomore):
- Appeared in 12 games with three starts and logged 491 minutes
- Recorded two goals and two assists
- Tallied six total points on the season
- Took 12 corners, which ranked second on the team
- Landed five of 13 shots on goal
2017 (Redshirt Freshman):
- Sat out due to medical redshirt
2016 (Freshman):
- Played in 15 games with four starts
- Scored his first goal as a Bison against rival Belmont (9/13) in a 4-2 win
- Tallied an assist in his first game as a Bison against FAU (8/26)
- Three points tied for the most amongst Bison freshmen
- Took 14 corners, the fourth-most on the team
High School:
- Prepped at Irving High School under head coach Jackie Danford
- Led the Tigers to a Region III Championship and finished as a national finalist in 2012 and 2013
- Named MVP of IHS in 2012 after helping them to the National Top 11
- Attended U.S. Soccer Development Academy from 2013-16
Personal:
- Son of Margarito and Mario Leija
- Has three brothers - Hector, Esteban and Armando
- Chose Lipscomb over University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and St. Mary’s
- Favorite professional sports team is FC Barcelona
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