Eric Puerto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puerto and the second or maternal family name is Huerta.

Eric Puerto
Puerto playing for Deportivo La Coruña in 2024
Personal information
Full name Eric Puerto Huerta
Date of birth (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Estepa, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 13
Youth career
Peloteros Sierra Sur
2018 Séneca
2019–2021 Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Córdoba B 6 (0)
2021–2024 Antequera 44 (0)
2024– Deportivo La Coruña 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Eric Puerto Huerta (born 28 October 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Career

Born in Estepa, Seville, Andalusia, Puerto represented EF Peloteros Sierra Sur, Séneca CF and Córdoba CF as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 12 January 2020, starting in a 2–0 Tercera División away win over UD Los Barrios.[2]

On 21 July 2021, after finishing his formation, Puerto signed for Segunda División RFEF side Antequera CF.[3] After spending his first season as a backup,[4] he subsequently became a starter and helped the club in their promotion to Primera Federación in his second year.[5]

On 9 January 2024, Puerto signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the third division.[6] He spent the remainder of the campaign as a backup to Germán Parreño as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.

Honours

Deportivo La Coruña

References

  1. ^ "Eric Puerto, un ex del Córdoba CF que ficha por el Deportivo de La Coruña" [Eric Puerto, a former Córdoba CF man who signs for Deportivo de La Coruña] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Victoria del Córdoba B ante Los Barrios como punto de inflexión para lograr la salvación (0–2)" [Victory of Córdoba B against Los Barrios as a turning point to achieve salvation (0–2)] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "El Antequera aprieta el acelerador en el mercado e incorpora a Caturla y Eric Puerto" [Antequera push forward in the market and sign Caturla and Eric Puerto] (in Spanish). SportDirect Radio. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Eric Puerto: "Iván Moreno y yo hemos crecido a un nivel muy grande esta temporada"" [Eric Puerto: "Iván Moreno and I have grown at a very high level this season"] (in Spanish). Andalucía Centro. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Eric Puerto, mejor portero del grupo 2 de Primera Federación" [Eric Puerto, best goalkeeper of the group 2 of the Primera Federación] (in Spanish). El Rincón Andaluz. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "El Dépor refuerza la portería con la llegada de Eric Puerto" [Dépor bolster the goal with the arrival of Eric Puerto] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.