Christopher Bermudez

Christopher Bermudez
Bermudez with FC Motown and the NPSL East Region trophy in 2024
Personal information
Full name Christopher Bermudez
Date of birth (1999-06-11) June 11, 1999 (age 25)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Motown
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2017 New York Red Bulls
2017–2019 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Greenville Triumph 22 (2)
2020 Real Monarchs 3 (0)
2021 New Amsterdam 13 (3)
2022 Chattanooga FC 9 (0)
2023 Des Moines Menace 0 (0)
2023– FC Motown
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 20, 2024

Christopher Bermudez is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).

Early life

Christopher Bermudez is from Union City, New Jersey.[1]

Career

He was part of the youth academy at New York Red Bulls from 2015 to 2017[1] and played at Union City High School.[2] He then joined the youth set-up of Mexican Liga MX club Pachuca for two years before signing a professional contract with USL League One side Greenville Triumph.[1]

Bermudez made his competitive debut for Greenville Triumph on March 29, 2019, in their opening League One match against Tormenta. He played 81-minutes as Greenville were defeated 1–0.[3] He then scored his first professional goal on August 28 in a league match against Forward Madison. His 42nd-minute goal was the only goal in a 1–0 victory for Greenville Triumph.[4] Bermudez then scored the lone goal in Greenville Triumph's 1–0 victory over Lansing Ignite, leading the club to the 2019 USL League One Championship.[5]

On January 16, 2020, Bermudez moved to Real Monarchs in the USL Championship.[6] His option was declined by Real Monarchs following the 2020 season.[7]

In 2021, Bermudez signed with National Independent Soccer Association side New Amsterdam FC. He made his first appearance on May 14 as a second-half substitute against Stumptown AC.[8] He scored his first goal with the team on June 16 against San Diego 1904 FC in a 4–1 win (New Amsterdam's first as a professional team).[citation needed]

Bermudez signed with Chattanooga FC on April 29, 2022.[9]

In 2023, Bermudez appeared with USL League Two side Des Moines Menace during the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.[10] He played in both of the team's tournament games but did not sign with Des Moines for the regular season. He went on to play for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League. His goal against Philadelphia Union Development Squad on June 14 was nominated for NPSL Goal of the Season.[11]

Career statistics

As of June 20, 2024[12][13]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greenville Triumph 2019 USL League One 22 2 1 0 — — 2[a] 1 24 3
Real Monarchs 2020 USL Championship 3 0 — — — — 0 0 3 0
New Amsterdam FC 2020–2021 National Independent Soccer Association 5 1 — — — — 0 0 5 1
Fall 2021 National Independent Soccer Association 8 2 — — — — — — 8 2
Total 13 3 — — 0 0 13 3
Chattanooga FC 2022 National Independent Soccer Association 9 0 0 0 — — 0 0 9 0
Des Moines Menace 2023 USL League Two 0 0 2 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Career total 47 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 52 5
  1. ^ Appearance in USL League One Playoffs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Greenville Triumph Adds Two Midfielders". greenvilletriumph.com. Greenville Triumph SC. February 7, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Boys soccer: Chris Bermudez leaves Red Bulls Academy to play for Union City", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 23, 2016, updated August 23, 2019. Accessed January 10, 2022. "After graduating 16 seniors from last year's 16-5-1 squad, things weren't looking good for Union City early in the summer. Then coach Bill Shapiro received the news that Chris Bermudez would be playing high school soccer for the Soaring Eagles after competing on the Academy circuit for Red Bulls Academy."
  3. ^ "Tormenta 1-0 Greenville Triumph". soccerway.com. Perform Group. March 29, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Forward Madison 0-1 Greenville Triumph". soccerway.com. Perform Group. August 28, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lansing Ignite 0-1 Greenville Triumph". soccerway.com. Perform Group. October 13, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Real Monarchs Signs Midfielder Chris Bermudez". rsl.com. Real Monarchs. January 16, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Real Monarchs Re-Sign Veteran Defender James Moberg | Real Salt Lake".
  8. ^ "Match Center | National Independent Soccer Association". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "CFC adds midfielder with Liga MX and USL Championship experience". ChattanoogaFC.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. ^ Murray, Nicholas (24 March 2023). "The top 5 League Two stories from the 2023 Open Cup First Round". USL League Two. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  11. ^ "2023 Goal of the Season". National Premier Soccer League. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  12. ^ Christopher Bermudez at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Player Details - National Independent Soccer Association". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.