The San Jose Earthquakes have signed University of California product Nick Lima to a homegrown deal, the club announced Wednesday.
A 22-year-old defender, Lima has inked a multi-year deal with the Earthquakes after earning first team All-Pac-12 honors during his senior season at California.
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"From what I've seen of Nick, both at Cal and in training sessions with the first team, he’s capable of playing both sides of the field and likes to get forward and attack," Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear said in a news release. "He has a great competitive spirit and we're very excited to see him in preseason with us in the coming months and beyond."
Lima is the second homegrown player in Earthquakes history, following the signing of Tommy Thompson ahead of the 2014 season.