In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alguera and the second or maternal family name is Mercado.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Damián Alguera Mercado | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019 | De Anza Force | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| 2020–2021 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 2021–2022 | Philadelphia Union | ||
| 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 2024– | Breakers FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | 4 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Union II | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | El Salvador U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | El Salvador | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 13 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:14, 27 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Edgar Damián Alguera Mercado (born 11 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, Alguera plays for the El Salvador national team.
Career
Alguera is a youth product of De Anza Force, and the academies of Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes. He signed with Philadelphia Union II in 2021.
In August 2024, Alguera began training with FC Martigues in France through a partnership between Martigues and Breakers FC.
International career
Born in the United States, Alguera is of Salvadoran descent. He represented the United States U15 in 2019. He debuted with the El Salvador national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Guatemala on 24 September 2021.
References
- "El portero salvadoreño-estadounidense Damián Alguera apunta al futuro del arco en la Selecta | Noticias de El Salvador". 3 March 2021.
- Union, Philadelphia. "Union II grinds out 2-1 win over Deportivo Cali". Philadelphia Union.
- "Announcing a Landmark Collaboration with France's Martigues F.C." Breakers-FC.com. Breakers FC. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- "U15s advance to Concacaf semifinals | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "El Salvador vs. Guatemala (0:2)". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links
- Damián Alguera at Soccerway
- Damián Alguera at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Soccer players from San Jose, California
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Philadelphia Union II players
- MLS Next Pro players
- De Anza Force players
- Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's soccer players
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