Eric Gonzalez (soccer)

Eric Gonzalez (born March 24, 1994) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Oakland Roots SC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Eric Gonzalez
Personal information
Full name Eric Noel Gonzalez
Date of birth (1994-03-24) March 24, 1994
Place of birth Corona, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
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)
National team
2009–2010 United States U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 31, 2019

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.[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.

Professional

In January 2019, Gonzalez signed with Las Vegas Lights FC in the USL Championship.[4]

Gonzalez joined the Oakland Roots in July 2019.[5]

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. "Lights FC Announce Initial 2019 Season Roster Additions". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
  5. "Oakland Roots Sign Trio: Ryan Masch, Ricardo Guerra, Eric Gonzalez". OaklandRootsSC.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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