Carlos Uriel Merancio Valdez (born 14 September 1998) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for Spokane Velocity in USL League One.

Career

Merancio played with the youth team of Monarcas Morelia, appearing for their second-team Monarcas Morelia Premier in 2018. Merancio joined

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 ...

ahead of their inaugural season in the new USL League One. On 11 January 2021, Merancio joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic. Merancio rejoined

for the 2022 season on December 20, 2021. Carlos was the goalkeeper coach for Arizona Mens Soccer, the soccer team at the University of Arizona. Carlos has his own goalkeeper academy in Tucson called "Tophand goalkeeping academy". On 3 February 2023, Merancio signed with USL Championship side

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

. On 5 January 2024, Merancio joined USL League One club

Spokane Velocity FC Spokane Velocity FC is an American professional soccer team based in Spokane, Washington, competing in USL League One. History In March 2021, United Soccer League announced a proposal to build a 5,000-seat stadium in downtown Spokane to ser ...

in its inaugural season.

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* * 1998 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States FC Tucson players Hartford Athletic players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican men's footballers USL League One players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers from Hermosillo Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Spokane Velocity players Monarcas Morelia Premier players {{mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub