Eric Santana Calvillo Ramirez (born 2 January 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

New York Cosmos

Calvillo signed with the

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on January 15, 2016. He made 21 appearances and scored 4 goals for the NASL side, and was with the team, when it won the Soccer Bowl 2016 and was the runner-up for the Soccer Bowl 2017. He was the runner-up for the 2017 NASL Young Player of the Year.

San Jose Earthquakes

On January 20, 2018, the

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signed Calvillo to a multiyear contract. He was then sent to San Jose's

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affiliate,

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, on a temporary loan basis, and made his first appearance as a starter in Reno's 3–4 loss to

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on March 17, 2018. Following the 2021 season, San Jose declined their contract option on Calvillo.

El Paso Locomotive

On January 11, 2022, Calvillo signed with

side,

. In the 2022 season, he made 31 appearances and scored 6 goals, including a direct free kick against Atlanta United II.

International career

Calvillo has appeared for the United States at the U-15, U-17, and U-19 levels. At the

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, he appeared on the 21-man roster, alongside

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, and captained the US squad at the 2016 U-19 Copa del Atlantico. He later chose to represent

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and has since made eight appearances at the senior level.

Personal life

Calvillo was born in the United States to a Mexican father and Salvadoran mother.

Statistics

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Honours

Orange County SC *

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

References

External links

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MLS profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvillo, Eric 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Palmdale, California Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's youth international footballers American men's soccer players Salvadoran people of Mexican descent American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent American sportspeople of Mexican descent Men's association football midfielders El Paso Locomotive FC players Major League Soccer players New York Cosmos (2010) players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Reno 1868 FC players San Jose Earthquakes players El Salvador men's international footballers 21st-century American sportsmen