Erik Mozzo

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Erik Mozzo
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
US Ivry
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Saint Leo Lions 14 (0)
2010–2011 Clemson Tigers 1 (0)
2012–2013 Lubbock Christian Chapparrals 29 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Southern West Virginia King's Warriors 23 (0)
2013–2014 Adler Weidhausen 1919
2015–2016 Dallas City FC
2017–2018 TSV Sonnefeld
2018 VfL Frohnlach 1 (0)
2018–2019 FC Versailles 78 4 (0)
2019–2021 FC Chalon
2021–2022 US Ivry
International career
2015– US Virgin Islands 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2018

Erik Mozzo (born 25 December 1990) is a US Virgin Islands soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the US Virgin Islands national soccer team.

College career[edit]

Mozzo began his collegiate career at St. Leo University in Florida, where he appeared in 14 matches in 2009.[1] He then transferred to Clemson. Mozzo redshirted his first year and then made only one appearance in 2011, recording 8 saves in a loss to Charlotte. Following the 2011 season, he transferred again, this time to Lubbock Christian University, where he made 29 appearances over the course of two seasons.[2]

Club career[edit]

Mozzo played for the Southern West Virginia King's Warriors of the USL PDL for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He made 23 league appearances for the club over that time.[3] For the 2013/14 season, he signed with German club FC Adler Weidhausen. Following the season, he left the club and returned to the United States to sign for Dallas City FC of the NPSL.[4][5] In 2016, he was also a reserve goalkeeper for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.[6]

In 2017 Mozzo left Dallas and signed for German club TSV Sonnefeld of the Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest.[7][8] In 2018 he signed for VfL Frohnlach of the Landesliga Bayern-Nordost.[9]

Following the 2018 season Mozzo left Germany and signed for FC Versailles 78 of the French Championnat National 3. He made four league appearances during the season.[10] In October 2019 he made the switch to another French club, FC Chalon.[11]

International career[edit]

Mozzo made his senior international debut on March 22, 2015, in a 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Barbados.[12]

International statistics[edit]

As of match played March 21, 2021[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
United States Virgin Islands 2015 2 0
2016 4 0
2017 0 0
2018 1 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
Total 8 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2010 Clemson Media Guide". Clemson Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Erik Mozzo - 2013 Men's Soccer - Lubbock Christian University". lcuchaps.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Erik Mozzo Soccerstats". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2014/15 Abgaenge" (in German). fussballn.de. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Dallas City FC". Dallas City FC. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "FC Dallas vs. Montreal Impact" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "TSV Sonnefeld holt Verstärkung von den Jungferninseln" (in German). infranken.de. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ "TSV Sonnefeld verpflichtet neuen Torwart" (in German). np-coburg.de. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ^ "VfL Frohnlach ist in Bayreuth viel zu harmlos" (in German). infranken.de. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Erik Mozzo Versailles profile". foot-national.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  11. ^ Collin, Xavier. "Erik Mozzo, le gardien globe trotter de Chalon" (in French). lejsl.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Erik Mozzo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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