He arrived in February of this year at the San Jose Earthquakes of the United States from FC Augsburg of Germany and within a short time Ecuadorian midfielder Carlos Gruezo was noted for his level.

The Mexican press highlights what the midfielder who was with Ecuador in Qatar 2022 did and remembers the tricolors who played or are playing soccer in the United States.

“Ecuador and Major League Soccer have a wonderful two-way relationship. The players from this South American country give their maximum in their clubs, and the league is strengthened with elements whose market is now in high demand in Europe and other parts of the world,” reads the portal’s note. TUESDAY.

“Since 1996, when American professional soccer saw the birth of MLS, Ecuador has been present. Striker Eduardo Hurtado led the way when he became one of the first South American stars to join soccer in the United States with the LA Galaxy, later moving on to the MetroStars and New England Revolution and since then a total of 39 more MLS tricolores have arrived and left are trail, but there is a man who made it possible for the Ecuadorian tradition to continue in the USA, Carlos Gruezo”, he added.

The note recalled the passage the midfielder had in 2016 for FC Dallas, and insists on emphasizing the level he presented.

“The 27-year-old midfielder who currently defends the San Jose Earthquakes jersey has become a light, a pillar of the Ecuadorian legacy in the league,” he said.

“He arrived at FC Dallas in 2016 from VfB Stuttgart and in that campaign was the only representative of his country in the MLS, and thanks to his performances with the Texans, he made other clubs interested in competing for his compatriots, and not for anything since 2016, in total 19 of his ‘countrymen’ have signed for North American teams,” the site added.

In addition, it looks at his career as a soccer player and the fact that he signed a contract with an MLS club for three seasons.

“After three years with FC Dallas, Gruezo signed for FC Augsburg in Germany, and after 69 appearances with the Teutonic team, on January 31, 2023, “Carlitos” was announced as a new signing for the next three years of the San Jose Earthquakes, a club that shouldered the role of reclaiming the leadership role he once knew he would have in Major League Soccer,” he insisted on the website.

“Due to his career and experience, he has played more than 280 games at club level, 101 in MLS, Carlos Gruezo is the natural leader of the current Ecuadorian legion in Major League Soccer because of his career in the highest level competition like the Bundesliga and because in recent years became a regular call-up in Tricolor, with which he defended his jersey for nine years in 47 games”, he added.

Ecuadorians in MLS

Gruezo and eight other Ecuadorians will compete for the 2023 MLS Cup title, José Cifuentes and Diego Palacios (defending champions with LAFC), Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake), Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), Marco Angulo (FC Cincinnati), Xavier Arreaga (will play his fifth season with the Seattle Sounders), Leonardo Campana (designated player and figure of Inter Miami) and Gustavo Vallecilla (Colorado Rapids). (D)