Eric Avila
Avila with a fan
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eric Humberto Avila | ||
| Date of birth | November 24, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Phoenix Rising FC | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | La Costa Canyon High School | ||
| 2004–2005 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| 2005 | Chivas USA | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 66 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Ventura County Fusion | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | FC Dallas | 63 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Toronto FC | 33 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Chivas USA | 57 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Santos Laguna | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Orlando City (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 30 | (4) |
| 2017– | Phoenix Rising FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | United States U17 | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | United States U20 | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:25, 28 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:25, 29 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Eric Humberto Avila (born November 24, 1987) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Phoenix Rising FC of the United Soccer League.
Avila was born on November 24, 1987, in San Diego, California, to Julio and Maria Avila. Avila was raised in the Carlsbad and Encinitas area and started playing soccer with an American Youth Soccer Organization team. He later played club soccer for the San Diego Crusaders and La Jolla Nomads. With the Nomads, he helped the team to the 2002 US Club Soccer national championship.
He attended La Costa Canyon High School for two years and played for their boys soccer program. He was named the CIF San Diego Section's Avocado League MVP as a sophomore for the Mavericks. He finished his last two years of high school with the United States U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. Upon his return to California, Avila was briefly a member of Chivas USA's U-19 club.
Prior to enrolling in college, Avila was ranked as the 2nd best midfielder and 6th best prospect overall in the class of 2005 by StudentSportsSoccer.com. Avila was recruited with a scholarship to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara by head coach Tim Vom Steeg. Avila was the marquee signing in a class that contained future professionals Chris Pontius, Alfonso Motagalvan, and Ryan Kenny.
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