IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County SC has agreed terms with goalkeeper and Orange County native, Carlos López Cortéz
"Carlos has worked tremendously hard this preseason and has earned this opportunity and contract,” said OCSC Head Coach, Braeden Cloutier. “He’s another young Goalkeeper along with Aaron and I’m very excited to work with him and watch his development."
López, from Santa Ana, CA, returns to the United States and Orange County for the 2019 season. López has spent the last six years with the Mexican 1st division Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente.
IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County SC has agreed terms with goalkeeper and Orange County native, Carlos López Cortéz
“Carlos has worked tremendously hard this preseason and has earned this opportunity and contract,” said OCSC Head Coach, Braeden Cloutier. “He’s another young Goalkeeper along with Aaron and I’m very excited to work with him and watch his development.”
López, from Santa Ana, CA, returns to the United States and Orange County for the 2019 season. López has spent the last six years with the Mexican 1st division Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente.
"After playing all my professional career in Mexico it is very compelling to return home to continue my professional career with OCSC in the USL Championship,” said López. “I’m very excited about what OCSC has acomplished and I’m looking forward to the 2019 season.”
López, 22, was born in Santa Ana and currently lives in Corona, CA. He left Orange County prior to high school to sign a professional contract with Tijuana.
“We are excited to add Carlos, a very promising and talented Goalkeeper to our team,” said OCSC General Manager, Oliver Wyss. “Carlos was recommended to us through our relationship with Tijuana Xolos and we are looking forward to bringing him back home to Orange County.”
Per club policy, terms of player contracts with Orange County SC will not be released.
“After playing all my professional career in Mexico it is very compelling to return home to continue my professional career with OCSC in the USL Championship,” said López. “I’m very excited about what OCSC has acomplished and I’m looking forward to the 2019 season.”
López, 22, was born in Santa Ana and currently lives in Corona, CA. He left Orange County prior to high school to sign a professional contract with Tijuana.
“We are excited to add Carlos, a very promising and talented Goalkeeper to our team,” said OCSC General Manager, Oliver Wyss. “Carlos was recommended to us through our relationship with Tijuana Xolos and we are looking forward to bringing him back home to Orange County.”
Per club policy, terms of player contracts with Orange County SC will not be released.
ABOUT CARLOS LÓPEZ CORTÉZ
López, came up in the Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente Academy and made his professional debut at keeper for the Xolos in 2016. López played last season on loan to the 2nd Division side, Dorados de Sinaloa.
ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SOCCER CLUB
Orange County Soccer Club is Orange County’s only professional soccer team that is part of the United Soccer League (USL), the fastest growing Division II professional soccer league in the world. The USL is comprised of 34 teams across the United States. The team plays its home games at the Orange County Great Park’s Championship Soccer Stadium, located in Irvine, CA. Nestled in the heart of the Great Park, Championship Soccer Stadium has a capacity of over 5,000 for Orange County SC matches. Orange County SC was one of 12 founding members of the USL during its inaugural 2011 season. The preceding club, Orange County Blues, won the 2015 Western Conference Regular Season Championship and reached the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the USL Playoffs in back-to-back seasons. Team owner and Chief Investment Officer of LARO Properties, James Keston, purchased and re-branded the team in 2017. Keston, who actively oversees all operations of the team, is dedicated to providing a pathway to professional soccer and a world-class soccer organization that focuses on the fans, players and youth clubs of Orange County.
For more information about Orange County Soccer Club, and to experience professional soccer in the OC, visit: https://www.orangecountysoccer.com. For more information about the United Soccer League, visit: http://www.uslsoccer.com.
ABOUT CARLOS LÓPEZ CORTÉZ
López, came up in the Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente Academy and made his professional debut at keeper for the Xolos in 2016. López played last season on loan to the 2nd Division side, Dorados de Sinaloa.
ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SOCCER CLUB
Orange County Soccer Club is Orange County’s only professional soccer team that is part of the United Soccer League (USL), the fastest growing Division II professional soccer league in the world. The USL is comprised of 34 teams across the United States. The team plays its home games at the Orange County Great Park’s Championship Soccer Stadium, located in Irvine, CA. Nestled in the heart of the Great Park, Championship Soccer Stadium has a capacity of over 5,000 for Orange County SC matches. Orange County SC was one of 12 founding members of the USL during its inaugural 2011 season. The preceding club, Orange County Blues, won the 2015 Western Conference Regular Season Championship and reached the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the USL Playoffs in back-to-back seasons. Team owner and Chief Investment Officer of LARO Properties, James Keston, purchased and re-branded the team in 2017. Keston, who actively oversees all operations of the team, is dedicated to providing a pathway to professional soccer and a world-class soccer organization that focuses on the fans, players and youth clubs of Orange County.
For more information about Orange County Soccer Club, and to experience professional soccer in the OC, visit: https://www.orangecountysoccer.com. For more information about the United Soccer League, visit: http://www.uslsoccer.com.