Eric Calvillo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eric Calvillo

| image =

| fullname = Eric Santana Calvillo Ramirez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Palmdale, California, United States

| height = 5ft 7in

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = El Paso Locomotive

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Real So Cal

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = New York Cosmos

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2018–2021

| clubs2 = San Jose Earthquakes

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = → Reno 1868 (loan)

| caps3 = 20

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = → Orange County SC (loan)

| caps4 = 25

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2022–

| clubs5 = El Paso Locomotive

| caps5 = 104

| goals5 = 13

| nationalyears1 = 2013–2015

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

| nationalcaps1 = 36

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = United States U19

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021

| nationalteam3 = El Salvador U23

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2021–

| nationalteam4 = El Salvador

| nationalcaps4 = 8

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 12:13, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 8 June 2022

}}

Eric Santana Calvillo Ramirez (born 2 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

=New York Cosmos=

Calvillo signed with the New York Cosmos on January 15, 2016.{{cite web|title=Cosmos Sign US U-17 International Eric Calvillo|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2016/01/15/club-signs-us-u-17-international-eric-calvillo|website=nycosmos.com|publisher=New York Cosmos|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=March 19, 2020}} He made 21 appearances and scored 4 goals for the NASL side, and was with the team, when it won the Soccer Bowl 2016 and was the runner-up for the Soccer Bowl 2017.{{cite web|title=USA – E. Calvillo|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/eric-calvillo/425086/|publisher=Soccerway|date=January 20, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018}} He was the runner-up for the 2017 NASL Young Player of the Year.{{cite web|title=Eric Calvillo comes to Earthquakes after impressing the world|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/24/eric-calvillo-comes-to-earthquakes-after-impressing-the-world/|publisher=The Mercury News|author=Martin Gallegos|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2018}}

=San Jose Earthquakes=

On January 20, 2018, the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS signed Calvillo to a multiyear contract.{{cite tweet|number=954760722650562560|user=SJEarthquakes|title=BREAKING: #Quakes74 sign 20-year-old United States Youth National Team midfielder Eric Calvillo:… |date=January 20, 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Gallegos|first1=Martin|title=Eric Calvillo comes to Earthquakes after impressing the world|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/24/eric-calvillo-comes-to-earthquakes-after-impressing-the-world/|access-date=January 24, 2018|work=The Mercury News|date=January 24, 2018}} He was then sent to San Jose's USL affiliate, Reno 1868, on a temporary loan basis, and made his first appearance as a starter in Reno's 3–4 loss to Swope Park Rangers on March 17, 2018.{{cite web|title=Reno 1868 FC vs Swope Park Rangers|url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/reno1868fc-swopeparkrangers-971230|publisher=United Soccer League|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084548/https://www.uslsoccer.com/reno1868fc-swopeparkrangers-971230|archive-date=March 19, 2018|url-status=dead}} Following the 2021 season, San Jose declined their contract option on Calvillo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/news-earthquakes-announce-roster-moves-ahead-of-2022-mls-season|title=NEWS: Earthquakes announce roster moves ahead of 2022 MLS Season | San Jose Earthquakes|website=sjearthquakes}}

=El Paso Locomotive=

On January 11, 2022, Calvillo signed with USL Championship side, El Paso Locomotive.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1202605|title=El Salvador International Eric Calvillo Joins Locomotive FC|date=January 11, 2022}} In the 2022 season, he made 31 appearances and scored 6 goals, including a direct free kick against Atlanta United II.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-03 |title=Calvillo's stoppage time free kick leads Locomotive to 2-2 draw against Atlanta United 2 |url=https://www.ktsm.com/sports/locomotive-fc-soccer/calvillos-stoppage-time-free-kick-leads-locomotive-to-2-2-draw-against-atlanta-united-2/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=KTSM 9 News |language=en-US}}

International career

Calvillo has appeared for the United States at the U-15, U-17, and U-19 levels. At the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he appeared on the 21-man roster, alongside Christian Pulisic, and captained the US squad at the 2016 U-19 Copa del Atlantico.{{cite web|title=Eric Calvillo|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/eric-calvillo|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|date=January 20, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719053622/https://www.sjearthquakes.com/eric-calvillo|url-status=dead}} He later chose to represent El Salvador and has since made eight appearances at the senior level.{{Cite web |title=Es un hecho: Eric Calvillo jugará para la selección de El Salvador |url=https://futbolcentroamerica.com/noticias/Es-un-hecho-Eric-Calvillo-jugara-para-la-seleccion-de-El-Salvador-20210107-0002.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Fútbol Centroamérica |date=January 6, 2021 |language=es-ES}}

Personal life

Calvillo was born in the United States to a Mexican father and Salvadoran mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/espanol/deportes/articulo/2021-11-05/eric-calvillo-seleccion-playoffs-usl|title=Eric Calvillo: Me fui con la selección que me dio el 'amor' que buscaba; OCSC inicia en playoffs de la USL|date=November 6, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times en Español}}

Statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club	rowspan="2"\|Season	colspan="3"\|League	colspan="2"\|League Cup	colspan="2"\|National Cup{{efn\|Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup}}	colspan="2"\|Totals
class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center"
League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="2"\|New York Cosmos	2016	rowspan="2"\|NASL	3	1	colspan=2\|–	0	0	3	1
2017 \|18	3	colspan=2\|–	1	0	19	3
colspan="3"\|Total	21	4	colspan="2"\|–	1	0	22	4
rowspan="3"\|San Jose Earthquakes	2018	rowspan="3"\|MLS	3	0	colspan=2\|–	0	0	3	0
2019 \|2	0	colspan=2\|–	0	0	2	0
2020 \|7	0	colspan=2\|–	0	0	7	0
colspan="3"\|Total	12	0	colspan="2"
!0	0	12	0
rowspan="3"\|Reno 1868 (loan) \|2018 \|USL \|11	1	colspan=2\|–	0	0	11	1
2019 \|rowspan=3\|USLC \|9	0	colspan=2\|–	2	0	11	0
2020 \|1	0	colspan=2\|–	0	0	1	0
Orange County SC (loan) \|2021 \|29	2	colspan=2\|–	0	0	29	2
colspan="3"\|Total	50	3	colspan="2"
!2	0	52	3
rowspan="4"\|El Paso Locomotive FC \|2022 \|rowspan="4"\|USLC \|31	6	colspan=2\|–	1	1	32	7
2023 \|31	3	1	0	0	0	32	3
2024 \|33	3	colspan=2\|–	1	0	34	3
2025 \|9	1	0	0	4	0	13	1
colspan="3"\|Total	104	13	1	0	6	1	111	14
colspan="3"\|Career Total	186	20	1	0	9	1	209	21