Eric Lopez (born March 5, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for

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club

Orange County SC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games ...

Career

Youth

Lopez began playing with the LA Galaxy academy in 2012.

Professional

Lopez signed with

LA Galaxy II LA Galaxy II is an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, United States founded in 2014. It is the reserve team of the LA Galaxy. The team competes in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United Sta ...

ahead of their 2015 season. He was the youngest player ever to sign a

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 ...

contract. Lopez made his professional debut for LA Galaxy II as a 20th-minute substitute against

Orange County Blues Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games ...

on August 20, 2016. He then became the starting goalkeeper for ''Los Dos'' in the middle of the 2017 USL season. On January 15, 2020, Lopez joined LA Galaxy's

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roster. Lopez was released from Galaxy's main MLS roster following the 2021 season, but signed with Galaxy II on March 3, 2022. On January 10, 2023, Lopez was signed to a one year contract with the newly formed Austin FC II team.

International

Born in the United States, Lopez is of Mexican descent. He has played regularly with United States youth teams. He was the youngest player to be named to the United States under-17 final squad for the

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015. Host selection The following four countries bid to host the tournament: * * * * Venues Along with proposin ...

Club

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Eric Lopez
at LA Galaxy 1999 births Living people American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Men's association football goalkeepers Homegrown Players (MLS) Sportspeople from Westminster, California Soccer players from Orange County, California United States men's youth international soccer players USL Championship players Austin FC II players MLS Next Pro players Orange County SC players {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub