Milo Garvanian (born January 17, 2000) is an American

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player who currently plays for Chattanooga FC in MLS Next Pro.

Career

Youth

Garvanian was born in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

and played with the Rio Rapids SC and played two games for USL PDL side Albuquerque Sol in 2016, but later moved to Denver, Colorado, where he attended George Washington High School. While at high school, Garvanian played club soccer with the Colorado Rapids academy. In 2017, Garvanian played with the side's U16 team, scoring two goals in 16 regular season games, and also appeared eight times for the U18 team and six times with the USL PDL side

Colorado Rapids U-23 Colorado Rapids U–23 were an American soccer team based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado, United States. Originally founded in 2000 as part of the development system for the Colorado Rapids, the team played in the Premier Develo ...

. During this season, he captained the U16 side and helped them to reach the 2017 National Semi-Finals in the Academy Playoffs, earning him a nomination to the Academy Central Conference Best XI .

College and amateur

In 2018, Garvanian committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to play college soccer. In five seasons with the Tar Heels, he made 86 appearances, scoring ten goals and tallying eleven assists. In his final season, Garvanian was named United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team and All-ACC Second Team. During the 2022 season, Garvanian joined USL League Two side South Georgia Tormenta 2, but never made a first-team appearance. In the same season, he appeared three times with League Two's Tennessee SC.

Professional

On December 22, 2022, Garvanian was selected 54th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by

CF Montréal CF Montréal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact (french: Impact de Montréal, links=no), ...

. However, he didn't sign with the club. On April 4, 2023, it was announced Garvanian had signed with USL Championship side New Mexico United on a one-year contract.

Personal life

Born in the United States, Garvanian is of Armenian descent.

References

External links

NC Tar Heels bio
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