Eric Lopez (born March 5, 1999) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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Career

Youth

Lopez began playing with the

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academy in 2012.

Professional

Lopez signed with

LA Galaxy II Ventura County FC is an American professional soccer team based in the Greater Los Angeles area town of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County, California, United States that plays in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league sy ...

ahead of their 2015 season. He was the youngest player ever to sign a

United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...

contract. Lopez made his professional debut for LA Galaxy II as a 20th-minute substitute against

Orange County Blues Orange County Soccer Club is an American association football, soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine, California, Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the Western Conference ( ...

on August 20, 2016. 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

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roster. Lopez was released from Galaxy's main MLS roster following the 2021 season, but signed with Galaxy II on March 3, 2022. On January 10, 2023, Lopez was signed to a one-year contract with the newly formed

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team.

International

Born in the United States, Lopez is of Mexican descent. 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

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Club

References

External links

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1999 births Living people American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Men's association football goalkeepers Homegrown Players (MLS) Sportspeople from Westminster, California Soccer players from Orange County, California United States men's youth international soccer players USL Championship players Austin FC II players MLS Next Pro players Orange County SC players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub