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Eriq Zavaleta Biography, Career, Education and Life

TFIGLOBAL News Desk by TFIGLOBAL News Desk
February 25, 2022
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Eriq Zavaleta biography

Eriq Anthony Zavaleta Vanney (born August 2, 1992) is a former Major League Soccer center-back who most recently played for Toronto FC. He is a member of the El Salvador national team and was born in the United States. In this article we are going to talk about biography and career of soccer player Eriq Zavaleta and about his college too so read this article till end to know some info about him.

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Youth and college

Eriq Zavaleta attended Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana, for his freshman and senior years of high school soccer. As a rookie, he had 25 goals and nine assists, and as a senior, he had twenty goals and ten assists. He also played for FC Pride, Real Salt Lake, and Chivas USA in his youth, and was a member of the Columbus Crew’s USL Super-20 championship team in 2011.

Zavaleta signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Indiana University on February 7, 2011. Zavaleta started 22 games as a freshman for the Hoosiers in 2011, leading the team with 10 goals and five assists while also leading the team in points with 25. He was named All-Freshman first team by College Soccer News, NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team by NSCAA, Soccer America All-Freshman first team by Soccer America, and Chicagoland Soccer News Player of the Year by Chicagoland Soccer News.

Eriq Zavaleta started all 24 games in his second season and led the team with 40 points, including 18 goals and four assists. He was the team’s sixth national champion. One of his four assists came against No. 3 Georgetown in the 2012 College Cup final, when he set up teammate Nikita Kotlov for the game-winning goal.

He was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team, the NSCAA third-team All-American, the College Soccer News first-team All-American, and the College Cup All-Tournament team after that. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Indiana University. Now you will get know about Eriq Zavaleta short biography and career.

Eriq Zavaleta short biography

Carlos and Kristi Zavaleta have a kid named Zavaleta. Alexa is his sister, while Casey is his brother. His father was a professional soccer player in the United States who also represented El Salvador at the national level. He is also the nephew of Greg Vanney, a former MLS and US national team defender, as well as his former coach at Toronto FC.

Seattle Sounders FC

Zavaleta signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer on January 5, 2013, making him eligible for the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, according to agent Ron Waxman.

Seattle Sounders FC chose Zavaleta 10th overall on January 17 and promptly added him to their roster. On March 23, 2013, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes.

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Chivas USA

Chivas USA announced on February 28, 2014 that they had signed Eriq Zavaleta to their squad on a one-year loan from Seattle Sounders FC.

In 2014, he took over as center defender for Bobby Burling, who had knee surgery and was unable to play.
Toronto FC

Toronto FC announced on January 26, 2015 that they had transferred their 2016 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick to Seattle in exchange for Zavaleta. Zavaleta scored his first goal for Toronto in a 2–1 loss to his previous club, the Seattle Sounders, on September 5, 2015.

In 2016, he was loaned to Toronto FC II for a short time.

Zavaleta re-signed with Toronto FC on February 23, 2021.

His contract option was turned down at the end of the season.

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International Career biography of Eriq Zavaleta

In 2008–09, Eriq Zavaleta was a member of the United States Soccer Residency programme, making 23 appearances for the US U-17 national team, including three in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Zavaleta spent most of his time with the under-17s as a defender.

He is eligible to play for both the United States and El Salvador national teams.

Zavaleta was cleared by FIFA to represent El Salvador in April 2021, according to reports. Zavaleta was called up to El Salvador the next month, on May 26, ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. On June 5, 2021, he made his El Salvador debut in a 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification triumph over the United States Virgin Islands.

On June 8, 2021, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 2022 World Cup qualification triumph over Antigua and Barbuda. After the team’s captain was substituted out, he was awarded the captain’s armband to wear in his third match on June 16. We hope that this Eriq Zavaleta biography article helped you to know about your favorite athlete.

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