Ricky Lopez-Espin (born December 2, 1995) is an American former
soccer
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player.
Career
College
Lopez-Espin spent his entire college career at
Creighton University. He made a total of 74 appearances for the Bluejays and tallied 30 goals and 7 assists. During his senior year at Creighton, he was named USC First Team All-Great Lakes Region, Big East Conference Player of the Year, and First Team All-Big East Conference.
While at college, Lopez-Espin played for
Premier Development League
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sides
Lane United and
Tampa Bay Rowdies U23.
Professional
On January 19, 2018, Lopez-Espin was selected 33rd overall in the
2018 MLS SuperDraft
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by the
Real Salt Lake.
On March 24, he made his professional debut for Salt Lake's
USL affiliate club
Real Monarchs, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute in a 3–2 victory over
Tulsa Roughnecks.
Lopez-Espin was released by Salt Lake at the end of their 2018 season. On December 12, 2018, Lopez-Espin was selected by
Los Angeles FC
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in the MLS Waiver Draft.
On March 21, 2019, Lopez-Espin signed for
Lansing Ignite. On June 26, 2019, Lopez and
Lansing mutually terminated his contract.
Lopez-Espin spent a single season in
USL League One with
Fort Lauderdale CF during their 2020 season.
References
External links
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Creighton Bluejays bio*
1995 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Men's association football forwards
Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players
Inter Miami CF II players
Lane United FC players
Lansing Ignite FC players
Major League Soccer players
Real Monarchs players
Real Salt Lake draft picks
Real Salt Lake players
Soccer players from Miami
Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 players
USL Championship players
USL League One players
USL League Two players
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