Omar Ontiveros
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 15, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Pharr, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Santos Laguna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | CS Grevenmacher | 21 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 26 | (2) |
2019–2020 | LA Galaxy II | 33 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2020 |
Omar Ontiveros (born May 15, 1995) is an American soccer player who most recently played for LA Galaxy II of the USL Championship.
Career
[edit]Ontiveros joined the under-20 side of Liga MX club Santos Laguna in November 2014,[1] before heading to Luxembourg to play for side CS Grevenmacher.
Ontiveros signed with United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on May 5, 2017.[2]
On March 8, 2019, he signed with the LA Galaxy II.[3]
Controversy
[edit]On September 25, 2020, Ontiveros was initially suspended by the USL Championship for seven games after using a racial slur and receiving a red card in a league game against San Diego Loyal, he was eventually removed from the team.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sub 20 Deja Escapar Ventaja". clubsantos.mx. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "RGV FC Toros sign defender Omar Ontiveros". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Omar Ontiveros". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "USL Championship Statement – LA Galaxy II". 25 September 2020.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II part ways with Omar Ontiveros after use of racial slur in game vs. san Diego Loyal | MLSSoccer.com".
External links
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Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- CS Grevenmacher players
- Ventura County FC players
- People from Pharr, Texas
- Sportspeople from Hidalgo County, Texas
- Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
- Soccer players from Texas
- USL Championship players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg
- Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg
- American soccer defender stubs