Erik Rengifo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Rengifo Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | November 8, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Woodhaven, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Molloy Lions | ||
| 2008–2010 | Hofstra Pride | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Brooklyn Knights | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Long Island Academy | ||
| 2010 | Brooklyn Knights | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | F.C. New York | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 10, 2011 | |||
Erik Rengifo (born November 8, 1989, in Woodhaven, New York) is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Rengifo attended Beach Channel High School, leading his team to the PSAL quarterfinals in back-to-back seasons in 2005 and 2006, and played club soccer for Blau-Weiss Gottschee, before beginning his college soccer career at Molloy College in 2007. He transferred to Hofstra University prior to his junior season in 2008, and spent three years with the Pride.
During his college years he also had two stints with Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League, in 2008[1] and 2010,[2] as well as a season playing for the Long Island Academy team in the National Premier Soccer League.
Professional
[edit]Rengifo signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he was signed by F.C. New York of the USL Professional Division. He made his professional debut on May 30, 2011, in a 2–1 win over the Rochester Rhinos.[3]
International
[edit]Rengifo, who has Colombian ancestry, has youth international caps for the United States, having played for the USA Under-18 team in the World Championships in Osaka, Japan in 2007.
References
[edit]- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
External links
[edit]- 1989 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Hofstra Pride men's soccer players
- Brooklyn Knights players
- F.C. New York players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- Men's association football defenders
- People from Woodhaven, Queens
- Soccer players from Queens, New York
- Molloy Lions men's soccer players