1. Eriq Anthony Zavaleta was born on August 2,1992 and is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.
17 Facts About Eriq Zavaleta
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Eriq Zavaleta scored 25 goals and nine assists as a freshman and twenty goals and ten assists as a senior.
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Eriq Zavaleta spent his youth career with FC Pride, Real Salt Lake, and Chivas USA, and was part of Columbus Crew's USL Super-20 championship team in 2011.
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On February 7,2011, Eriq Zavaleta signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Indiana University.
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Eriq Zavaleta went on to be named College Soccer News All-Freshman first team, NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team selection, Soccer America All-Freshman first team and Chicagoland Soccer News Player of the Year.
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Eriq Zavaleta led the team to their eighth national title.
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Eriq Zavaleta went on to be named Big Ten All-Tournament team, NSCAA third-team All-American, College Soccer News first-team All-American and the College Cup All-Tournament team.
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On January 5,2013, it was announced by agent Ron Waxman that Eriq Zavaleta had signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, making him eligible for the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
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On March 10,2022, Eriq Zavaleta signed a one-year deal with LA Galaxy.
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Eriq Zavaleta made his debut on April 19,2022, against the San Diego Loyal SC in the US Open Cup.
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Eriq Zavaleta later made his MLS debut against Real Salt Lake on April 30,2022.
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In February 2023, the Galaxy announced Eriq Zavaleta had signed a new two-year deal to remain with the club.
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Eriq Zavaleta is eligible to play for both the United States national team and El Salvador.
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The next month on May 26, Eriq Zavaleta was called up to El Salvador ahead of their 2022 FIFA world Cup qualification matches.
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Eriq Zavaleta has one sister, Alexa and one brother, Casey.
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Eriq Zavaleta's father played professionally in the United States and was a member of the El Salvador national team.
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Eriq Zavaleta is the nephew of former MLS and US national team defender, and his current coach at LA Galaxy and former coach at Toronto FC, Greg Vanney.