Marvin Iraheta

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Marvin Iraheta
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Personal information
Full name Marvin Iraheta
Date of birth (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Sensuntepeque, El Salvador
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alianza
Number 10, 6
Youth career
2010–2011 New York Cosmos U-23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Chivas USA 13 (0)
2014 Alianza 7 (0)
International career
2008–2009 El Salvador U17 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 21, 2013

Marvin Iraheta (born May 31, 1992) is a Salvadoran international professional football player who plays for 1st division Salvadorian club Alianza FC.

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Career

Youth

Marvin Iraheta spent all of his early life in El Salvador before coming to the United States. Upon coming to the United States he established himself as one of the top young football talents in the United States. In less than three years in the US he was recognized with U-17/U-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Player of the Year honors for 2009 and 2010. [1] In 2010, he joined the New York Cosmos Academy and played for the Under-23 side and their first team. [2] Marvin Iraheta has played for the El Salvador U17 [3] and the United States U18. [4]

NY Cosmos vs Manchester United

At age 18, Marvin Iraheta played for the NY Cosmos, alongside many of the world's best players like Fabio Cannavaro, Brad Friedel, Robbie Keane, and Patrick Vieira, in the Paul Scholes Tribute Match against Manchester United on August 5, 2011. His inclusion in the match was based on a recommendation by former Manchester United player Eric Cantona and Pelé who is the honorary president of the NY Cosmos. [5] Marvin Iraheta wore the captain's armband for the NY Cosmos and marked Manchester United players Paul Scholes and Nani during the game that was held in front of 75,000 spectators at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. [6]

Professional

At age 19, on January 24, 2012, Marvin Iraheta was signed by Major League Soccer team Chivas USA to a professional contract. Upon signing Marvin Iraheta, coach Robin Fraser talked about his new signing saying: “He's a kid who was the Development Academy's Player of the Year a couple years back, certainly highly sought-after, well-recognized for his achievements. He's a no-nonsense, hard-working midfielder, a battler and a true competitor.” [7] Due to a pre-season torn ACL, he missed most of his first season to injury. He made his debut at the start of the 2013 MLS season against the Columbus Crew.

Having suffered through four coaching changes at Chivas USA he was released following the 2013 season and continued to train with the Chivas U-23 team. [8]

In May 2014, he signed with 1st division Salvadoran team Alianza FC, which is one of the biggest and most successful teams in El Salvador and the first Salvadorian team to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Personal

Iraheta holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Chivas USA make good local talent pledge
  2. ↑ Iraheta with the Cosmos
  3. ↑ Marvin Iraheta with El Salvador U-17 National Team
  4. ↑ "Marvin Iraheta with US U-18 Team". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  5. ↑ Marvin Iraheta interview
  6. ↑ Marvin Iraheta captains NY Cosmos vs Manchester United in Paul Scholes Tribute Match
  7. ↑ Chivas sign Iraheta Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Causan baja diez jugadores en Chivas USA | Chivas USA Part Ways with 10 Players | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  9. ↑ "Chivas USA make good on local talent pledge in Iraheta | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
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