Erik Dueñas (born October 18, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erik Dueñas | ||
Date of birth | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | Los Angeles FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Los Angeles FC | 2 | (0) |
2021– | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022 |
Born in Los Angeles, California, Dueñas began his career at the Los Angeles FC youth academy, being part of the club's inaugural under-12 side.[2][3]
On July 8, 2020, Dueñas became one of the first three homegrown signings for Los Angeles FC, alongside fellow Mexican-American teammates Christian Torres and Tony Leone.[3]
Dueñas made his professional debut for Los Angeles FC on October 14, 2020 in a Major League Soccer match against Vancouver Whitecaps. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for Dejan Jakovic as Los Angeles FC were defeated 1–2.[4]
Born in the United States, Dueñas is of Mexican descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Mexico U17s in February 2021.[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Los Angeles FC | 2020 | MLS | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 2021 | USL | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2022 | USL | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Career total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Los Angeles FC – current squad | |
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