Erik Virgen

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Erik Virgen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-18) November 18, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sandy, Utah, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
FC Tucson
2015–2017 Real Salt Lake
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 New Mexico Lobos 17 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 FC Tucson 3 (0)
2019–2020 FC Tucson 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 19, 2021

Erik Virgen (born November 18, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Virgen was born in Sandy, Utah, where he began playing soccer at age five, and moved to Tucson, Arizona, when he was 11. [1] He joined the youth set-up of FC Tucson. [2] Virgen then spent two years with the Real Salt Lake academy side before playing college soccer for the New Mexico Lobos in 2018. [2] He also appeared for FC Tucson when the club participated in the USL PDL, making three appearances in 2017. [3]

On May 18, 2019, Virgen signed his first professional contract with FC Tucson in USL League One. [2] The next month, on June 8, Virgen made his competitive debut for the club in a League One match against the Richmond Kickers. He started and played the whole match as the match ended 0–0. [4] He then scored his first professional goal on August 24 in a league match against Orlando City B. He scored FC Tucson's third goal in the 69th-minute as the club won 3–1. [5]

International

Virgen has been part of the United States U15 and United States U18 sides. [2]

Career statistics

As of October 17, 2019 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tucson 2017 PDL 3000——30
FC Tucson 2019 USL League One 16100——161
Career total1910000191

References

  1. ↑ Gonzalez, Norma (August 23, 2019). "Erik Virgen turned pro when his college program was eliminated; now, he's one of FC Tucson's bright spots". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tucson Native Erik Virgen Joins FC Tucson for the 2019 Season". FC Tucson. May 18, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Erik Virgen USL PDL". USL League Two.
  4. ↑ "FC Tucson 0-0 Richmond Kickers". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "FC Tucson 3-1 Orlando City B". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ Erik Virgen at Soccerway