Ricky Lopez-Espin

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Ricky Lopez-Espin
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-02) December 2, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Creighton Bluejays 74 (30)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Lane United 4 (0)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 2 (1)
2018 Real Salt Lake 1 (0)
2018Real Monarchs (loan) 8 (0)
2019 Lansing Ignite 8 (3)
2020 Fort Lauderdale CF 16 (7)
Total39(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricky Lopez-Espin (born December 2, 1995) is an American former soccer player.

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Career

College

Lopez-Espin spent his entire college career at Creighton University. He made a total of 74 appearances for the Bluejays and tallied 30 goals and 7 assists. [1] During his senior year at Creighton, he was named USC First Team All-Great Lakes Region, Big East Conference Player of the Year, and First Team All-Big East Conference.

While at college, Lopez-Espin played for Premier Development League sides Lane United and Tampa Bay Rowdies U23. [2]

Professional

On January 19, 2018, Lopez-Espin was selected 33rd overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the Real Salt Lake. [3]

On March 24, he made his professional debut for Salt Lake's USL affiliate club Real Monarchs, appearing as an 85th-minute substitute in a 3–2 victory over Tulsa Roughnecks. [4]

Lopez-Espin was released by Salt Lake at the end of their 2018 season. [5] On December 12, 2018, Lopez-Espin was selected by Los Angeles FC in the MLS Waiver Draft. [6]

On March 21, 2019, Lopez-Espin signed for Lansing Ignite. On June 26, 2019, Lopez and Lansing mutually terminated his contract. [7]

Lopez-Espin spent a single season in USL League One with Fort Lauderdale CF during their 2020 season. [8]

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References

  1. "Ricky Lopez-Espin - 2017". gocreighton.com.
  2. "Ricky Lopez-Espin". USL PDL.
  3. "Real Salt Lake selects Creighton University forward Ricky Lopez-Espin | Real Salt Lake".
  4. "2018 - Tulsa Roughnecks FC vs Real Monarchs SLC - uslsoccer.com". www.uslsoccer.com.
  5. "Real Salt Lake declines option on longtime defender Tony Beltran | MLSsoccer.com".
  6. "Marco Ureña among four players selected in 2018 Waiver Draft | MLSsoccer.com".
  7. "LIFC, Lopez-Espin Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Lansing Ignite. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  8. "2021 Season Preview: Fort Lauderdale CF". April 13, 2021.