Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erik Dueñas | ||
Date of birth | October 18, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | Los Angeles FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020– | Los Angeles FC | 20 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2023– | Los Angeles FC 2 | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 |
Erik Dueñas (born October 18, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Dueñas began his career at the Los Angeles FC youth academy, being part of the club's inaugural under-12 side. [2] [3]
On July 8, 2020, Dueñas became one of the first three homegrown signings for Los Angeles FC, alongside fellow Mexican-American teammates Christian Torres and Tony Leone. [3]
Dueñas made his professional debut for Los Angeles FC on October 14, 2020, in a Major League Soccer match against Vancouver Whitecaps. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for Dejan Jakovic as Los Angeles FC were defeated 1–2. [4]
Born in the United States, Dueñas is of Mexican descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Mexico U17s in February 2021. [5]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Los Angeles FC | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2023 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2022 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
Los Angeles FC 2 | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||
Career total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 |