Edgar Damián Alguera Mercado (born 11 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, Alguera plays for the El Salvador national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Damián Alguera Mercado | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019 | De Anza Force | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| 2020–2021 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 2021–2022 | Philadelphia Union | ||
| 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 2024– | Breakers FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | 4 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Union II | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | El Salvador U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | El Salvador | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 13 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:14, 27 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editAlguera is a youth product of De Anza Force, and the academies of Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes.[1] He signed with Philadelphia Union II in 2021.[2]
In August 2024, Alguera began training with FC Martigues in France through a partnership between Martigues and Breakers FC.[3]
International career
editBorn in the United States, Alguera is of Salvadoran descent. He represented the United States U15 in 2019.[4] He debuted with the El Salvador national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Guatemala on 24 September 2021.[5]
References
edit- ^ "El portero salvadoreño-estadounidense Damián Alguera apunta al futuro del arco en la Selecta | Noticias de El Salvador". 3 March 2021.
- ^ Union, Philadelphia. "Union II grinds out 2-1 win over Deportivo Cali". Philadelphia Union.
- ^ "Announcing a Landmark Collaboration with France's Martigues F.C." Breakers-FC.com. Breakers FC. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "U15s advance to Concacaf semifinals | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "El Salvador vs. Guatemala (0:2)". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links
edit- Damián Alguera at Soccerway
- Damián Alguera at National-Football-Teams.com
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