Christopher Bermudez

{{short description|American professional soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christopher Bermudez

| image = File:Christopher Bermudez 2024.png

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| caption = Bermudez with FC Motown and the NPSL East Region trophy in 2024

| fullname = Christopher Bermudez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|11|mf=y}}

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| height = {{height|m=1.72}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = FC Motown

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = 2015–2017

| youthclubs1 = New York Red Bulls

| youthyears2 = 2017–2019

| youthclubs2 = Pachuca

| years1 = 2019

| clubs1 = Greenville Triumph

| caps1 = 22

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = Real Monarchs

| caps2 = 3

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = New Amsterdam

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = Chattanooga FC

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023

| clubs5 = Des Moines Menace

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = FC Motown

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| club-update = June 20, 2024

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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.{{cite news |title=Greenville Triumph Adds Two Midfielders |url=https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/993022 |accessdate=October 17, 2019 |website=greenvilletriumph.com |publisher=Greenville Triumph SC |date=February 7, 2019}}

Career

He was part of the youth academy at New York Red Bulls from 2015 to 2017 and played at Union City High School.[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/boys-soccer-chris-bermudez-leaves-red-bulls-academy-to-play-for-union-city/ "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." 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.

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.{{cite web |title=Tormenta 1-0 Greenville Triumph |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/30/united-states/usl-league-one/tormenta/greenville-triumph/2945937/ |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Group |date=March 29, 2019|accessdate=May 30, 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=Forward Madison 0-1 Greenville Triumph |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/29/united-states/usl-league-one/forward-madison/greenville-triumph/2946885/ |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Group |date=August 28, 2019|accessdate=May 30, 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=Lansing Ignite 0-1 Greenville Triumph |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/10/13/united-states/usl-league-one/lansing-ignite/greenville-triumph/3177838/ |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Group |date=October 13, 2019 |accessdate=May 30, 2020}}

On January 16, 2020, Bermudez moved to Real Monarchs in the USL Championship.{{cite web |title=Real Monarchs Signs Midfielder Chris Bermudez |url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/01/16/real-monarchs-signs-midfielder-chris-bermudez |website=rsl.com |publisher=Real Monarchs |date=January 16, 2020 |accessdate=May 30, 2020}} His option was declined by Real Monarchs following the 2020 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/12/01/real-monarchs-re-sign-veteran-defender-james-moberg-0|title = Real Monarchs Re-Sign Veteran Defender James Moberg | Real Salt Lake}}

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.{{cite web |title=Match Center {{!}} National Independent Soccer Association |url=https://www.nisaofficial.com/match-center/206/nafc-vs-sac |website=www.nisaofficial.com |access-date=11 July 2021}} 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|date=January 2022}}

Bermudez signed with Chattanooga FC on April 29, 2022.{{cite web |title=CFC adds midfielder with Liga MX and USL Championship experience |url=https://www.chattanoogafc.com/news_article/show/1223118 |website=ChattanoogaFC.com |access-date=29 April 2022}}

In 2023, Bermudez appeared with USL League Two side Des Moines Menace during the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Nicholas |title=The top 5 League Two stories from the 2023 Open Cup First Round |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1266222 |website=USL League Two |access-date=20 July 2024 |language=en-us |date=24 March 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=2023 Goal of the Season |url=https://www.npsl.com/goal-of-the-season/ |website=National Premier Soccer League |access-date=20 July 2024 |date=17 July 2019}}

Career statistics

{{updated|June 20, 2024}}{{soccerway|christopher-bermudez/500913}}{{cite web |title=Player Details - National Independent Soccer Association |url=https://www.nisaofficial.com/roster/chris-bermudez- |website=www.nisaofficial.com |access-date=11 July 2021}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="1"\|Greenville Triumph \|2019 \|USL League One	22	2	1	0	—	—	2{{efn\|Appearance in USL League One Playoffs}}	1	24	3
Real Monarchs \|2020 \|USL Championship	3	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	3	0
rowspan="3"\|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
colspan=2\|Total !13\|\|3\|\|colspan=2\|—\|\|colspan=2\|—	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
colspan="3"\|Career total !47	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	52	5