Manny Guzmán

Emanuel "Manny" Guzmán (born July 7, 1986) is a Mexican-American footballer currently playing for Venados de Mérida in the Ascenso MX division.

This article is about the Mexican-American footballer. For the American politician, see Manny Guzman Jr.
Manny Guzmán
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Guzmán Pérez[1]
Date of birth (1986-07-07) July 7, 1986
Place of birth Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Venados
Number 6
Youth career
2005 Los Angeles Harbor Seahawks
2006–2008 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Bakersfield Brigade 20 (1)
2009–2010 Ventura County Fusion 21 (0)
2011–2012 Wilmington Hammerheads 43 (4)
2012 → Charleston Battery (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 Ventura County Fusion 11 (0)
2014– Venados 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2015

Career

College and Amateur

Guzman grew up in Lakewood, California, and attended West High School in Torrance, California. He played one year of college soccer at Los Angeles Harbor College in 2005, scoring 10 goals and 11 assists,[2] before transferring to California State University, Bakersfield in 2006.[3]

During his college career and beyond, Guzman played with USL Premier Development League clubs Bakersfield Brigade,[4] and Ventura County Fusion from 2009 through to 2010,[5] and was part of the Fusion team which won the 2009 USL PDL national championship.

Professional

Guzman signed his first professional contract in March 2011, joining USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads.[6] He made his professional debut on April 17, 2011, in Wilmington's first game of the 2011 season, a 1–0 win over the Rochester Rhinos.[7]

References
  1. 34 Emanuel Guzman. Archived 2015-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. Venados FC. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "Buy Property in Cyprus – Info Sport Inc".
  3. "Manny Guzman - GoRunners.com—Official Web Site of the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners". www.gorunners.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11.
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  5. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  6. "Wilmington Hammerheads". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  7. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19.
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