After 09 years a Salvadoran will once again wear the shirt of the LA Galaxy, after announcing the signing of defender Eriq Zavaleta, for one year with the The whole of the city of Los Angeles, in addition, was presented with an image alluding to pupusas, being one of the typical dishes of El Salvador.
Zavaleta, from 29 years old, came from Toronto FC d where he was one of the most outstanding players and formed part of the triplet. His arrival at the Los Angeles Galaxy team is due to a request from coach Greg Vanney, who directed him after his time at the Canadian team of the MLS .
“Eriq is an experienced defender who brings more leadership and champion mentality to our defensive line. We welcome him to the team and are happy to add him to the group,” said Greg Vanney, current Galaxy manager.
Zavaleta arrived in MLS in 2013, joining Sounders FC. A year later he was signed by Chivas USA and in 2015, was transferred to Toronto FC, where he played for seven consecutive seasons, recording two goals and one assist in 118 games played and 11 of them from Playoff.
His signing took place in a free transaction, after having finished his contract with the Toronto FC team and his bond will be until the end of the Season 2022, with the option to extend your stay to 2022 and join the list of salvadorans who passed through the LA Galaxy, after Mauricio Cienfuegos , Marvin Quijano and Óscar Sorto.
His time in ‘La Selecta’ is new
Although defender Eriq Zavaleta has been present in the last cycle of Qualifiers with El Salvador, his pace has been very outstanding where he consolidated himself as one of the starting players. On the other hand, he has played 15 games played and in all of them he started from the beginning, until the last commitment of the Octagonal Final against Canada.