Eric Calvillo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Santana Calvillo Ramirez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Palmdale, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Paso Locomotive | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real So Cal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | New York Cosmos | 19 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Orange County SC (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2022– | El Paso Locomotive | 120 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | United States U17 | 36 | (0) |
| 2016 | United States U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | El Salvador U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | El Salvador | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:59, 26 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2022 | |||
Eric Santana Calvillo Ramirez (born 2 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.
Club career
[edit]New York Cosmos
[edit]Calvillo signed with the New York Cosmos on January 15, 2016.[1] He made 21 appearances and scored 4 goals for the NASL side, and was with the team, when it won the Soccer Bowl 2016 and was the runner-up for the Soccer Bowl 2017.[2] He was the runner-up for the 2017 NASL Young Player of the Year.[3]
San Jose Earthquakes
[edit]On January 20, 2018, the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS signed Calvillo to a multiyear contract.[4][5] He was then sent to San Jose's USL affiliate, Reno 1868, on a temporary loan basis, and made his first appearance as a starter in Reno's 3–4 loss to Swope Park Rangers on March 17, 2018.[6] Following the 2021 season, San Jose declined their contract option on Calvillo.[7]
El Paso Locomotive
[edit]On January 11, 2022, Calvillo signed with USL Championship side, El Paso Locomotive.[8] In the 2022 season, he made 31 appearances and scored 6 goals, including a direct free kick against Atlanta United II.[9]
International career
[edit]Calvillo has appeared for the United States at the U-15, U-17, and U-19 levels. At the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he appeared on the 21-man roster, alongside Christian Pulisic, and captained the US squad at the 2016 U-19 Copa del Atlantico.[10] He later chose to represent El Salvador and has since made eight appearances at the senior level.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Calvillo was born in the United States to a Mexican father and Salvadoran mother.[12]
Statistics
[edit]- As of 25 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | National Cup[a] | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| New York Cosmos | 2016 | NASL | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 18 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 21 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2018 | MLS | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Reno 1868 (loan) | 2018 | USL | 11 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2019 | USLC | 9 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Orange County SC (loan) | 2021 | 29 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |||
| El Paso Locomotive FC | 2022 | USLC | 31 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 33 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Total | 120 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 127 | 15 | ||
| Career Total | 202 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 225 | 22 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup
Honours
[edit]Orange County SC
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cosmos Sign US U-17 International Eric Calvillo". nycosmos.com. New York Cosmos. January 15, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ↑ "USA – E. Calvillo". Soccerway. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ↑ Martin Gallegos (January 24, 2018). "Eric Calvillo comes to Earthquakes after impressing the world". The Mercury News. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ↑ @SJEarthquakes (January 20, 2018). "BREAKING: #Quakes74 sign 20-year-old United States Youth National Team midfielder Eric Calvillo:…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Gallegos, Martin (January 24, 2018). "Eric Calvillo comes to Earthquakes after impressing the world". The Mercury News. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Reno 1868 FC vs Swope Park Rangers". United Soccer League. March 17, 2018. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "NEWS: Earthquakes announce roster moves ahead of 2022 MLS Season | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes.
- ↑ "El Salvador International Eric Calvillo Joins Locomotive FC". January 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Calvillo's stoppage time free kick leads Locomotive to 2-2 draw against Atlanta United 2". KTSM 9 News. July 3, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Eric Calvillo". San Jose Earthquakes. January 20, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Es un hecho: Eric Calvillo jugará para la selección de El Salvador". Fútbol Centroamérica (in European Spanish). January 6, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Eric Calvillo: Me fui con la selección que me dio el 'amor' que buscaba; OCSC inicia en playoffs de la USL". Los Angeles Times en Español. November 6, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Eric Calvillo at Soccerway.com
- Eric Calvillo at WorldFootball.net
- Eric Calvillo at Soccerbase.com
- Eric Calvillo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Eric Calvillo at FBref.com
- Eric Calvillo at Kicker (in German)
- Eric Calvillo at Major League Soccer
- MLS profile
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Palmdale, California
- Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
- El Salvador men's youth international footballers
- American men's soccer players
- Salvadoran people of Mexican descent
- American people of Salvadoran descent
- Sportspeople of Salvadoran descent
- American people of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- El Paso Locomotive FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- New York Cosmos (2010) players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Reno 1868 FC players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- 21st-century American sportsmen