Edgar Espinoza

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Edgar Espinoza
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-27) 27 May 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Compton Tartars
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Los Angeles Misioneros 25 (0)
2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 16 (0)
2015 Cal FC
2016 Shirak 0 (0)
2016 Tulsa Roughnecks 11 (0)
2017 Golden State Force 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2020

Edgar Espinoza (born May 27, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.

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Career

Early career

Espinoza started his collegiate career with Compton College before transferring to Kansas Wesleyan University where he played for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. [1] He then signed for the Los Angeles Misioneros of the USL Premier Development League. [1]

Atlanta Silverbacks

On March 6, 2014 it was announced that Espinoza had signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League. [2] He made his professional debut for the side on April 13, 2014 against the New York Cosmos. He started and played 74 minutes as the Silverbacks lost 4–0. [3] On February 13, 2015 it was announce that Edgar had left the Silverbacks. [4]

Tulsa Roughnecks

Espinoza signed for Tulsa Roughnecks on 28 July 2016, having previously been with FC Shirak in Armenia. [5]

Career statistics

As of March 23, 2016 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupUS Open Cup CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlanta Silverbacks 2014 NASL 160——00——160
Career total160000000160

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References

  1. 1 2 "PRESS RELEASE: Defender Edgar Espinoza signs with the Atlanta Silverbacks of NASL". LA Misioneros FC. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "SILVERBACKS SIGN THREE MORE TO 2014 NASL ROSTER". North American Soccer League. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NY Cosmos vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Goodbye Edgar - Silverbacks Supporters Alliance Twitter".
  5. ↑ "Edgar Espinoza". tulsaroughnecksfc.com. Tulsa Roughnecks. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Edgar Espinoza at Soccerway
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