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Eric Gonzalez
Personal information
Full name Eric Noel Gonzalez
Date of birth (1994-03-24) March 24, 1994 (age 30)
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

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.

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. 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. 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.

Professional

In January 2019, Gonzalez signed with Las Vegas Lights FC in the USL Championship.

Gonzalez joined the Oakland Roots in July 2019.

References

  1. "Santiagos Gonzalez is soccer player of year". April 2, 2011.
  2. "Galaxy Academy U-16's win Development Academy Championship | LA Galaxy".
  3. "Eric Gonzalez - 2015 - Men's Soccer". UC Riverside Athletics.
  4. @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.
  5. "Lights FC Announce Initial 2019 Season Roster Additions". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  6. "Oakland Roots Sign Trio: Ryan Masch, Ricardo Guerra, Eric Gonzalez". OaklandRootsSC.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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