Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 5, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Westminster, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2015 | LA Galaxy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2022 | LA Galaxy II | 65 | (0) |
2020–2022 | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Austin FC II | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Orange County SC | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | United States U18 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023 |
Eric Lopez (born March 5, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Lopez began playing with the LA Galaxy academy in 2012. [1]
Lopez signed with LA Galaxy II ahead of their 2015 season. [2] He was the youngest player ever to sign a United Soccer League contract. [3]
Lopez made his professional debut for LA Galaxy II as a 20th-minute substitute against Orange County Blues on August 20, 2016. [4] He then became the starting goalkeeper for Los Dos in the middle of the 2017 USL season.
On January 15, 2020, Lopez joined LA Galaxy's MLS roster. [5]
Lopez was released from Galaxy's main MLS roster following the 2021 season, but signed with Galaxy II on March 3, 2022. [6]
On January 10, 2023, Lopez was signed to a one year contract with the newly formed Austin FC II team. [7]
Born in the United States, Lopez is of Mexican descent. [8] He has played regularly with United States youth teams. He was the youngest player to be named to the United States under-17 final squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LA Galaxy II | 2015 | United Soccer League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2016 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2017 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2018 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2019 | USL Championship | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2022 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 67 | 0 | — | — | — | 67 | 0 | |||||
Austin FC II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 67 | 0 | — | — | — | 67 | 0 |