Víctor Ulloa (footballer, born 1992)

Víctor Ulloa (born March 4, 1992) is a Mexican football midfielder who currently plays for Inter Miami. He began his career in the FC Dallas academy, and was signed to the Major League Soccer pro team as a homegrown player in 2010. He made his debut for Dallas in 2011, and played there for eight years before being traded to FC Cincinnati.[1]

Víctor Ulloa
Ulloa with FC Cincinnati in 2019
Personal information
Full name Víctor Ulloa
Date of birth (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992
Place of birth Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Inter Miami
Number 13
Youth career
2009–2011 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 FC Dallas 144 (5)
2019 FC Cincinnati 26 (1)
2020– Inter Miami 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 7, 2019

Early life

Víctor Ulloa was born on March 4, 1992 in Chihuahua, Mexico to Guillermina and Evaristo Ulloa. He has a younger sister, Anahi, and a younger brother Ivan, both of whom are more than ten years younger than him. Ulloa grew up in Wylie, Texas.[2]

Career
Ulloa playing for FC Dallas in 2017

On July 30, 2010, Ulloa was signed by FC Dallas as a homegrown player along with Moises Hernandez and Ruben Luna. However, he wasn't eligible to play for the first team until the 2011 season.[3] On October 23, 2011, Ulloa made his professional debut in Dallas' 4–2 loss in their final regular season match of 2011 on the road against the San Jose Earthquakes.[4] He did not appear in any MLS games the next two seasons. After being released by the club following the 2013 season, Ulloa re-joined the club after impressing new head coach Óscar Pareja (who was also his coach in the FC Dallas Academy) during training camp for the 2014 season. During the season, he established himself as a regular starter at defensive midfielder.

On December 12, 2018, MLS expansion side FC Cincinnati announced that they had signed Ulloa in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money, with another $100,000 to be paid if Ulloa met certain performance metrics.[5]

On 11 November 2019, Inter Miami acquired Ulloa from FC Cincinnati in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money, and a 2020 MLS SuperDraft third-round selection. The club's also exchanged places in the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[6]

Honors

FC Dallas

References
  1. "Victor Ulloa". MLS. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  2. "Victor Ulloa". FCDallas.com. FC Dallas. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. "FCD signs three Development Academy players to MLS contracts". FC Dallas. FCD press services. July 30, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas 10-23-2011 – Recap". MLSsoccer.com. October 22, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  5. "Cincinnati Acquires Homegrown Midfielder from FC Dallas". FCCincinnati.com. FC Cincinnati. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  6. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/11/inter-miami-add-victor-ulloa-growing-roster-fc-cincinnati


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