Erik Hurtado

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Erik Hurtado
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Hurtado playing with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Personal information
Full name Erik Hurtado
Date of birth (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2007–2009 Westside Metros
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Santa Clara Broncos 77 (33)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Portland Timbers U23s 18 (14)
2013–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 105 (12)
2015 → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Mjøndalen (loan) 11 (1)
2016 → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Sporting Kansas City 28 (7)
2019 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2021 CF Montréal 7 (0)
2021–2022 Columbus Crew 24 (3)
2022 → Columbus Crew 2 (loan) 1 (1)
2023 San Antonio FC 2 (0)
2023 D.C. United 7 (0)
International career
2008 United States U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:58, January 6, 2024 (UTC)

Erik Hurtado (born November 15, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward.

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Club career

Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Hurtado moved with his mother to her hometown of Gresham, Oregon when he was six. [1] He began playing club soccer in nearby Beaverton before moving with his family to Cuernavaca in Mexico. [1] During his time in Mexico, Hurtado was invited to train with the youth academy at Liga MX side UNAM. He soon moved back to Beaverton and continued playing for his club side. [1] During high-school, Hurtado played for both his high school team, the Westview Wildcats, and club side, Westside Metros. [1]

In 2009, Hurtado moved to California and enrolled at Santa Clara University and played college soccer for the Santa Clara Broncos. [2] He played four seasons for the Broncos, being named as the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in his senior year. [2] He scored a total of 33 goals during his time with the Broncos. [2]

While playing for the Santa Clara Broncos, Hurtado would spend the summer months playing for the Portland Timbers U23s of the Premier Development League. [2] During the 2011 season, Hurtado was joint top scorer in the team with 8 goals. [3] He returned to the Timbers U23s for the 2012 season. [3]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

After his senior year at Santa Clara, Hurtado attended the MLS Combine. [2] He was rated as the seventh best forward option in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and projected to be drafted late in the first round or early second round. [2] On January 17, 2013, Hurtado was selected with the 5th overall pick by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [4] He made his professional debut for the club on March 2, 2013, against Toronto FC. He came on as a 76th-minute substitute for Daigo Kobayashi as Vancouver won 1–0. [5] Hurtado ended his first professional season with no goals from 15 appearances, four being starts. [6]

Hurtado scored his first professional goal for the Whitecaps on May 10, 2014, against the Columbus Crew. His 37th-minute goal was the only one in a 1–0 victory. [7] That goal was the first in a run of five matches in a row in which Hurtado managed to find the back of the net. He scored on May 14 against Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship before finding the net against the Seattle Sounders FC on May 24. [8] [9] He then scored in a 4–3 victory over his hometown Portland Timbers on June 1 before finishing his scoring run against the Philadelphia Union on June 7 in a 3–3 draw. [10] [11]

Hurtado then ended the 2014 season with one goal each in two matches against FC Dallas on September 13 and October 29. [12] [13]

On August 7, 2015, Hurtado was loaned out to Norwegian Tippeligaen side Mjøndalen for the rest of the 2015 season. [14] He made his debut for the club on August 13 in the Norwegian Cup against Rosenborg. [15] The next season, he returned to Vancouver having scored two goals in 24 matches. [6]

Sporting Kansas City

On December 14, 2018, Hurtado was traded to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for their second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and their first-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. [16] He made his debut for Kansas City on February 21, 2019, in the CONCACAF Champions League against Toluca. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Krisztián Németh as Sporting won 3–0. [17] He scored his first goal for the club on August 4 against the Seattle Sounders FC. His 58th-minute goal was the third in a 3–2 victory. [18]

On December 9, 2020, Hurtado was released by Sporting Kansas City following the 2020 season but was reported to be in discussions with the club regarding his future. [19] On February 15, 2021, Hurtado announced that he had left the club. [20]

CF Montréal

On February 16, 2021, Hurtado joined CF Montréal on a one-year deal, with an option for another. [21] He made his debut on April 14 against Toronto FC, coming on as a substitute in the 4–2 victory. [22]

Columbus Crew

On July 8, 2021, Hurtado was traded to the Columbus Crew in exchange for $200,000 in General Allocation Money. [23] According to CF Montréal sporting director, Olivier Renard, the trade had to be made since Hurtado was not vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus would not be allowed to enter Canada when the rest of the team were allowed to return. [23] Hurtado made his Crew debut the next day in a 2–2 away draw against FC Cincinnati. [24] Following the 2021 season, Columbus declined their contract option on Hurtado. [25] However, Hurtado and Columbus came to terms on a new deal on February 3, 2022. [26]

Hurtado scored his first goal for the club on May 7, 2022, in a 2–2 tie with the New England Revolution. [27]

San Antonio FC

On April 12, 2023, Hurtado joined USL Championship side San Antonio FC on a 25-day contract. [28]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2021 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers U23s 2011 USL PDL 118——————118
201276——————76
Total1814——————1814
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2013 Major League Soccer 150——20——170
2014 305——21——326
2015 90001010110
2016 242——4042324
2017 1530000——153
2018 122——31——153
Total10512001225212216
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)2015 United Soccer League 20——————20
Mjøndalen (loan)2015 Tippeligaen 111——10——121
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)2016 United Soccer League 20——————20
Sporting Kansas City 2019 Major League Soccer 132——0030162
2020 15520————175
Total287200030337
CF Montréal 2021 Major League Soccer 70——00——70
Columbus Crew 2021 Major League Soccer 70——00——70
2022 0000100010
Columbus Crew 2 (loan)2022 MLS Next Pro 1100——11
Career total17634201328219938

Honors

Columbus Crew

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  8. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Toronto FC". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC". Soccerway.
  10. ↑ "Portland Timbers 3–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Soccerway.
  11. ↑ "Philadelphia Union 3–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Soccerway.
  12. ↑ "FC Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Soccerway.
  13. ↑ "FC Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2)". Soccerway.
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  15. ↑ "Rosenborg 4–0 Mjøndalen". Soccerway.
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