| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Molina | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Sonsonate, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Miami FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Barca Residency Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 19 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Las Vegas Lights | 44 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Indy Eleven | 17 | (3) |
| 2024– | Miami FC | 26 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021– | El Salvador | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 31 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:41, 13 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Roberto Molina (born 28 January 2001) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL Championship club Miami FC and the El Salvador national team.
Career
Youth
Molina played with the USSDA Barca Residency academy for 3 years prior to attending college.
College
In 2019, Molina attended the University of California, Irvine to play college soccer. In his freshman season, Molina made 19 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 3 assists for the Anteaters. There was no 2020 season in the Big West Conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professional
On 5 April 2021, Molina was announced as a signing for USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights, opting to pursue a professional career and leaving college early. Molina made his professional debut on 5 May 2021, starting in a 5–0 loss to LA Galaxy II.
On January 11, 2022, Molina was selected 45th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids.
On May 18, 2023, Molina signed with USL Championship club Indy Eleven. The club announced that Molina would return for the 2024 USL Championship season on January 12, 2024.
Molina was transferred to USL Championship club Miami FC as part of a swap deal on April 11, 2024.
Personal
Molina was born in El Salvador, and raised in both Sonsonate and North Hollywood, California.
References
- "Barca Academy". grsa.ussoccerda.com.
- ^ "Roberto Molina - Men's Soccer". UCI Athletics.
- "LIGHTS FC ANNOUNCE INITIAL SET OF PLAYER SIGNINGS FOR 2021 SEASON". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
- "LA Galaxy II vs. Las Vegas Lights FC - May 5, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- "Rapids make trade then take three players in 2022 MLS Superdraft". 11 January 2022.
- "Eleven Adds to Attack with Signing of Roberto Molina".
- "Forward Roberto Molina Returns for the Boys in Blue in 2024". Indy Eleven. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- "Miami FC Announces the Trade of Ben Ofeimu and Ben Mines to Indy Eleven". Miami FC. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
External links
- Roberto Molina at Soccerway
- UC Irvine bio
| Miami FC – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Sonsonate Department
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Colorado Rapids draft picks
- Indy Eleven players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- People from North Hollywood, Los Angeles
- Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers
- Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer players
- USL Championship players