Eddy Berumen

Edward "Eddy" Dominic Berumen (born May 19, 2001) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles FC 2 in the MLS Next Pro.

Eddy Berumen
Personal information
Full name Edward Dominic Berumen
Date of birth (2001-05-19) May 19, 2001
Place of birth Modesto, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC 2
Youth career
2009–2011 Lobos FC
2011–2016 Modesto Ajax United
2016–2019 Sacramento Republic
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 UC Irvine Anteaters 35 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Sacramento Republic 0 (0)
2024 Las Vegas Lights 3 (0)
2024– Los Angeles FC 2 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2, 2024

Career

Youth and college

Berumen played a single year of high school soccer at Modesto High School, spending most his youth career playing club. He had a five-year spell at NorCal Premier side Ajax United,[1] following a two-year stint with Lobos FC, before joining the Sacramento Republic in 2016.[2] In 2019, he signed a USL Academy contract with Sacramento, allowing him to play for the first team, but retain his college eligibility.[3][4]

In 2019, Berumen attended the University of California, Irvine to play college soccer. He went on to make 35 appearances over four seasons with the club, scoring a single goal and adding three assists. He was named Big West All-Freshman Team in his first season with the Anteaters.[2]

Berumen was eligible for selection in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, but went undrafted.[5]

Professional

On March 8, 2024, Berumen signed his first professional contract, joining USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights.[6]

References
  1. "US Club Soccer id2 National Selection Argentina Tour [Video Journal 2]".
  2. "Eddy Berumen – Men's Soccer". UCI Athletics.
  3. "SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC SIGNS YOUTH PLAYERS TO USL ACADEMY CONTRACTS • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. March 26, 2019.
  4. "Edward Berumen | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. "MLS SuperDraft 2023 eligible players | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. "Las Vegas Lights FC adds five additional players ahead of 2024 season kick-off tomorrow".


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