Luis Gonzalez (born September 24, 1989 in

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) is an American soccer player who last played for

Los Angeles 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 ...

in USL Professional Division.

Career

Gonzalez played

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between 2008 and 2009, before transferring to

Cal Poly Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the ''name'' section of this article for more infor ...

for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Gonzalez was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American while with the Broncos and made the All-CCAA First Team both seasons. In 2011, he took home the CCAA Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Year award. The California-native totaled 26 goals and 14 assists during his time at Cal Poly Pomona. In addition, he had five goals and four assists for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

outfit

Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay Chill Soccer Club is a Canadian soccer team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2000, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at Chapples Park S ...

in 2010 and 2011, helping the Canadian side to the Heartland and Central Conference title last season. Gonzalez signed his first professional contract with USL Professional Division club

on January 19, 2012.

References

External links

CPP profile
1989 births Living people American soccer players Thunder Bay Chill players Orange County SC players USL League Two players USL Championship players Men's association football forwards {{US-footy-forward-stub