Eduardo "Pollo" Cortes (born 31 August 1993) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a

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for the Mesquite Outlaws in the

Major Arena Soccer League The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. MASL players ...

Career

Youth & College

Cortes played with the

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the le ...

academy for three seasons, before going to play

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at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis in 2012. At IUPUI, Cortes made 61 appearances for the Jags. While at college, Cortes appeared for

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially affiliated to the Uni ...

side

Indy Eleven NPSL Indy Eleven NPSL is an American soccer team based in Westfield, Indiana. The team plays in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Region. The team plays ...

in 2014.

Professional

Cortes joined

United Soccer League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

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Saint Louis FC Saint Louis FC was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in May 2014, and competed in the USL Championship. The team played their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the World Wid ...

in March 2016, where he stayed for the entire season, but was released without making an appearance for the club. On September 15, 2017, Cortes joined

MLS Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

side

as their third-choice goalkeeper. Cortes played with amateur side

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in 2018, and National Premier Soccer League side Fort Worth Vaqueros in 2019, before signing with

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...

North Texas SC North Texas Soccer Club is a professional soccer club playing in the MLS Next Pro, a third division league of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. While the senior club ...

, an affiliate of FC Dallas. Cortes was named to the

's 2019–2020 All-Rookie Team for his performance with the Mesquite Outlaws.

References

External links

Profile at IUPUI Athletics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cortes, Eduardo 1993 births Living people Mexican footballers Men's association football goalkeepers IUPUI Jaguars men's soccer players Saint Louis FC players FC Dallas players North Texas SC players Soccer players from Dallas National Premier Soccer League players USL League One players People from Zapopan, Jalisco Major Arena Soccer League players St. Louis Ambush (2013–) players San Diego Sockers (2009) players