Jacob_Montes
Jacob Montes
Nicaraguan footballer (born 1998)
Jacob Christian Montes Hoff (born 20 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian Série A club Botafogo. Born and raised in the Lake Worth Beach, Florida[3][4][5] to a Nicaraguan father and an American mother, he caps for the Nicaragua national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Christian Montes Hoff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Lake Worth Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | FC Florida Prep Academy | ||
| 2016–2017 | Portland Timbers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Georgetown Hoyas | 73 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Portland Timbers 2 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Treasure Coast Tritons | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022 | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Botafogo | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nicaragua | 7 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023.[2] | |||
Portland Timbers
Montes began his career with the FC Florida Prep Academy, whose alumni include Julian Gressel and Niko Hämäläinen.[6] In October 2015, he trialled with English side Manchester United, and in February 2016, he spent a week with German club Borussia Dortmund.[7]
In 2016, he joined the Portland Timbers Academy.[8] Montes scored eight goals in 25 games for the Under-17/18 team and was subsequently signed to United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2.[9] He made his professional debut on March 25, 2017 as a 73rd minute substitute in a 2-1 loss to Real Monarchs.[10] Montes made a further seven appearances and was named the Timbers' 2017 Academy Player of the Year.[11]
Georgetown University
After one season with the Timbers, he opted to play college soccer at Georgetown University for four years. In 2019, he scored 11 goals as he captained the team to its first NCAA National Championship. With a further five assists, he was named Big East Conference Midfielder of the Year.[12] Montes rejected multiple contract offers from the Portland Timbers during his collegiate career.[13]
In March 2021, Montes completed a trial with an undisclosed Premier League team who had been tracking him for several months. A month later, he opted out of pre-season training and notified Major League Soccer that he did not intend to play professionally in the United States for the 2021 season.[13] On May 20, his MLS rights were made available to other clubs following the expiration of the Timbers' ownership, and later picked up by the New England Revolution.[14]
Crystal Palace
On May 25, it was announced that Montes would join Premier League side Crystal Palace on a one-year deal, subject to international clearance.[15] He completed the move without being eligible for a British work visa, meaning he would have to leave the club temporarily on loan.[16]
Belgian loans
On July 31, 2021, Belgian First Division B Waasland-Beveren announced that they had acquired Montes from Crystal Palace on loan for one year,[17] though this arrangement was ended in January 2022 and Montes joined another Belgian team, RWD Molenbeek, again on loan.[18]
On October 7, 2016, Montes made his under-19 international debut for the United States in a 4–0 friendly victory against Liga MX side Club Tijuana.[19] Montes is also eligible to play for Nicaragua through his paternal family.[16] In March 2021, he discussed a potential call-up to the Nicaragua national team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers later that month.[20]
Montes made his international debut for Nicaragua in a friendly match against Panama on June 10, 2023.[21]
- As of July 13, 2022
| Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portland Timbers 2 | 2017[22] | USL Championship | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Treasure Coast Tritons | 2018[23] | USL PDL | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019[23] | USL League Two | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Waasland-Beveren | 2021–22[24] | Belgian First Division B | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| RWD Molenbeek | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 30 | 1 | – | 30 | 1 | |||
International career
International goals
Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2023 | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua |  Barbados | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B | [25] |
| 2 | 13 October 2023 | Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados |  Montserrat | 3–0 | 3–0 | [26] | |
| 3 | 17 November 2023 | Barbados | 4–0 | 4–0 | [27] |
- Jacob Montes at Global Sports Archive
- Jacob Montes at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Montes Named Senior CLASS Award Candidate". guhoyas.com.
- "FC Florida Prep Academy Alumni". FC Florida Preparatory Academy. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Curreri, Gary (22 March 2016). "Benjamin's Jacob Montes: Palm Beach's 2016 3A-2A-1A Soccer Player of the Year". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Portland Timbers Academy players Marco Farfan, Jacob Montes named to U.S. U-19 roster for training camp". Portland Timbers. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Jacob Montes – Portland Timbers U-17/18". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Portland Timbers II 1–2 Real Monarchs". Soccerway. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Portland Timbers announce 2017 Club Awards". Portland Timbers. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Jacob Montes – Men's Soccer". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Goff, Steven (3 April 2021). "Georgetown Hoyas win again but lose two players to pros". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Georgetown midfielder Jacob Montes signs Premier League deal with Crystal Palace". SoccerWire. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "American midfielder Jacob Montes to join Palace". Crystal Palace. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Goff, Steven (25 May 2021). "Georgetown's Jacob Montes signs with Crystal Palace in Premier League". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- De Jonge, Martijn (31 July 2021). "Welkom op de Freethiel, Jacob Montes!". waasland-beveren.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Jacob Montes loan update". Crystal Palace F.C. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "U.S. U-19 MNT, Xolos exchange wins in training camp friendlies". SoccerWire. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Goff, Steven (6 March 2021). "Steven Goff – Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Football Live Score - Sofascore". Sofascore. 10 June 2023.
- "Jacob Montes". USL Championship. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Jacob Montes". USL League Two. Retrieved 26 May 2021.