Erik Virgen (born November 18, 1999) is an American professional

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Tucson, Arizona, Virgen started his career in the youth set-up of

FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women’s team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...

. He then spent two years with the Real Salt Lake academy side before playing college soccer for the New Mexico Lobos in 2018. He also appeared for

when the club participated in the USL PDL, making three appearances in 2017. On May 18, 2019, Virgen signed his first professional contract with

in USL League One. The next month, on June 8, Virgen made his competitive debut for the club in a League One match against the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

. He started and played the whole match as the match ended 0–0. He then scored his first professional goal on August 24 in a league match against Orlando City B. He scored FC Tucson's third goal in the 69th-minute as the club won 3–1.

International

Virgen has been part of the United States U15 and United States U18 sides.

Career statistics

References

External links

USL League One Profile

New Mexico Lobos Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Virgen, Erik 1999 births Living people American men's soccer players Real Salt Lake players FC Tucson players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Tucson, Arizona USL League Two players USL League One players New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players