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 300030
FC Tucson 2019 USL League One 16100161
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