Eric Gonzalez (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Noel Gonzalez | ||
| Date of birth | March 24, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Corona, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Chivas USA | ||
| 2010–2011 | LA Galaxy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | UC Riverside Highlanders | 70 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | SoCal SC | ||
| 2018 | Cal FC | ||
| 2019 | Las Vegas Lights | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Oakland Roots | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Temecula FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | United States U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 12, 2021 | |||
Eric Gonzalez (born March 24, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Temecula FC in the National Premier Soccer League.
Youth, amateur, and college career
[edit]Gonzalez attended Santiago High School in Corona, California. In 2011, he helped lead Corona to an undefeated season and the squad won the Big VIII League Title — a first for Santiago High School. In 2011 he was selected as Press Enterprise Player of the Year.[1]
Gonzalez's youth career includes playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA academies. In 2008–09, he made 24 appearances for the LA Galaxy U15/U16 squad and helped the club win the first USSDA U-16 Championship.[2] In 2009 he was part of the U17 US National team located in Bradenton, Florida.
Eric Gonzalez played four years of college soccer for the University of California, Riverside soccer team.[3] While at UCR Eric he played 70 matches (started 57) and obtained the third-most assists. In 2014 Eric helped win the first ever NCAA Big West Title.
In February 2021, Gonzalez joined National Premier Soccer League club Temecula FC.[4]
Professional
[edit]In January 2019, Gonzalez signed with Las Vegas Lights FC in the USL Championship.[5]
Gonzalez joined the Oakland Roots in July 2019.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Santiagos Gonzalez is soccer player of year". April 2, 2011.
- ^ "Galaxy Academy U-16's win Development Academy Championship | LA Galaxy".
- ^ "Eric Gonzalez - 2015 - Men's Soccer". UC Riverside Athletics.
- ^ @Temecula_FC (February 11, 2021). "BREAKING: Quails most anticipated arrival might just be this one. In what is surely one of the most high profile…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lights FC Announce Initial 2019 Season Roster Additions". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Oakland Roots Sign Trio: Ryan Masch, Ricardo Guerra, Eric Gonzalez". OaklandRootsSC.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Soccer players from California
- Sportspeople from Corona, California
- UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Cal FC players
- Oakland Roots SC players
- United Premier Soccer League players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- Temecula FC players
- 21st-century American sportsmen