Eddie Livington Segura Martínez (born 2 February 1997) is a Colombian professional
footballer
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who last played as a
defender for
Major League Soccer
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club
Los Angeles FC
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.
Club career
Segura started his career with
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
History Early years
While there are several am ...
and made his senior debut in
Categoría Primera B
Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay (formerly ''Torneo Águila''), is the second-division football league in Colombia.
Format
DIMAYOR has applied a new form ...
as a 16-year-old on 5 May 2013, playing the whole match in a 4–2 win away at
Universitario Popayán
Universitario Popayán was a professional Colombian football team based in Popayán, that played in the Categoría Primera B from 2011 to 2019. They played their home games at the Ciro López stadium.
History
Universitario Popayán was founded ...
. In 2017, he joined
Atlético Huila and played his first match in
Categoría Primera A
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on 5 February 2017, in a 1–1 draw with
Patriotas Boyacá
Patriotas Boyacá, also known as Patriotas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the La Independencia stadium.
History
Patriotas was founded i ...
.
On 21 November 2018, Segura joined
MLS
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club
Los Angeles FC
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on a six month loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent. On 29 July 2019, Segura's move to Los Angeles was made permanent.
International career
In November 2019, Segura received his debut international call-up, with the
Colombia under-23 national team for a
friendly against Japan.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Los Angeles FC
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MLS Cup
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2022
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Supporters' Shield
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2019
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2022
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References
External links
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Colombian National Coach Trains with Under 20 Soccer Players
1997 births
Living people
Colombian men's footballers
Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Men's association football defenders
Sportspeople from Pereira, Colombia
Deportivo Pereira footballers
Atlético Huila footballers
Los Angeles FC players
Las Vegas Lights FC players
Categoría Primera B players
Categoría Primera A players
Major League Soccer players
USL Championship players
Los Angeles FC 2 players
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