Miguel Berry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Berry | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Diego SC[2] | |||
| –2016 | San Diego Surf SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | San Diego Toreros | 72 | (38) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Seattle Sounders U-23 | 9 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Orange County SC U-23 | 16 | (7) |
| 2020–2022 | Columbus Crew | 34 | (10) |
| 2020 | → San Diego Loyal (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2021 | → San Diego Loyal (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2022 | D.C. United | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Atlanta United | 27 | (1) |
| 2024– | LA Galaxy | 24 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2024 | |||
Miguel Berry (born 16 September 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Youth and amateur career
[edit]Berry was born in Barcelona, Spain to American parents. They moved back to the United States when Berry was eight-years old and Berry grew up in Poway, California, attending Poway High School.[3][4] Berry also played with Development Academy side San Diego Surf until 2016, having also previously played for San Diego SC.[5]
In 2016, Berry went to play college soccer at the University of San Diego. He played with the Toreros for four years, making 72 appearances, scoring 38 goals and tallying 16 assists. In his senior year, Berry was named the WCC Co-Player of the Year and he was a semifinalist for the MAC National Player of the Year award. He'd previously been named WCC All-Freshman Team in his freshman year, was named to the All-WCC First Team and All-Far West Region Second Team in his sophomore year and earned All-WCC First Team and USC All-Far West Region Second Team honors in his junior season.[6]
While at college, Berry also played in the USL League Two for both Seattle Sounders U-23[7] and Orange County SC U-23.[8][9]
Professional career
[edit]Columbus Crew
[edit]On 9 January 2020, Berry was selected 7th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.[10] He officially joined the club on 27 February 2020.[11] After having made no appearances for the team during the first half of the season, and with a lack of future opportunities due to the cancellation of the U.S. Open Cup,[12] Berry was loaned to San Diego Loyal of the USL Championship.[13] Though Berry failed to make any appearances in his first season with the Crew, he was part of the squad that won the 2020 MLS Cup.[14]
On 14 December 2020, the Crew announced that they had exercised the option to retain Berry for the 2021 season.[15]
During the beginning of the 2021 season, Berry appeared in just one league game, playing only one minute. Seeing no opportunity on the horizon, Berry asked to be loaned back to the San Diego Loyal to get some playing time.[16] The Columbus Crew recalled Berry in early July, due to starting striker Gyasi Zardes being called up to the Gold Cup. Berry went on to make 18 appearances, scoring 8 goals at a rate of 1 goal every 105 minutes.[17]
Loan to San Diego Loyal
[edit]On 28 August 2020, Berry was loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal for the remainder of the 2020 season.[18] He made his debut the following day, starting in a 0–0 draw with Orange County SC.[19] Berry played in all seven matches that he was available for the Loyal, scoring three goals.[20] Notably, Berry was a part of the team that both forfeited and walked off the field for matches against Los Angeles Galaxy II and Phoenix Rising respectively, due to unpunished racist and homophobic slurs directed at teammates.[21] These moves were widely applauded, however, they cost the team a spot in the 2020 playoffs.[21]
On 28 May 2021, Berry re-joined the club on loan for the 2021 season.[22] However, he was recalled early in July by Columbus.[23]
D.C. United
[edit]On July 18, 2022, Berry was traded to D.C. United for $225,000 in General Allocation Money spread across 2 years; with an additional $100,000 able to be earned if Berry meets certain performance-based incentives.[24][25]
LA Galaxy
[edit]On January 16, 2024, Berry was signed by LA Galaxy on a two-year contract with a club option for 2026.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]| Clubs | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | —[a] | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 18 | 8 | —[b] | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | ||
| San Diego Loyal (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 7 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Career totals | 48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 16 | ||
- ^ The 2020 U.S. Open Cup was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ The 2021 U.S. Open Cup was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ Includes 2 appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League and 1 appearance in 2021 Campeones Cup
Honours
[edit]Columbus Crew
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miguel Berry". D.C. United. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (10 October 2019). "Miguel Berry's Barcelona roots help power USD to 8-1-1 record in men's soccer". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Miguel Berry | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Berry's Barcelona roots help power USD to 8-1-1 record in men's soccer". San Diego Union-Tribune. 10 October 2019.
- ^ "San Diego Surf". surf.ussoccerda.com.
- ^ "Miguel Berry - Men's Soccer". University of San Diego Athletics.
- ^ "Eastside FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Miguel Berry -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Orange County SC U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Miguel Berry - F". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Orange County SC U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Berry Drafted 7th Overall by Columbus Crew". University of San Diego Athletics.
- ^ "SIGNED | Columbus Crew SC signs 2020 MLS SuperDraft selection, forward Miguel Berry | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Pat (28 August 2020). "Crew sending rookie Miguel Berry on loan". Massive Report. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Americans at home: from saved to MLS Cup Champions - the Crew kept beating the odds". www.msn.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "RELEASE | Core of 2020 MLS Cup-winning Columbus Crew SC roster to return in 2021 | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "The Columbus Dispatch". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Myers, Jacob. "No longer just trying to survive in MLS, Miguel Berry looks ahead to an encore 2022 season". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Loyal, San Diego (28 August 2020). "SD Loyal Acquires Berry on Loan from MLS side, Columbus Crew". San Diego Loyal SC.
- ^ "Orange County SC vs. San Diego Loyal SC - August 29, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ "Spain - Miguel Berry - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Collin Martin, Landon Donovan and San Diego Loyal take a stand after anti-gay slur. Will soccer follow suit?". ESPN.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "SD LOYAL SIGNS MLS MIDFIELDER MIGUEL IBARRA AND TWO MLS PLAYERS ON LOAN". sdloyal.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Myers, Jacob (1 July 2021). "Columbus Crew: Gyasi Zardes called up to U.S. men's national team for CONCACAF Gold Cup". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ mlssoccer. "Official: DC United acquire Miguel Berry from Columbus Crew | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "D.C. United set to acquire forward Miguel Berry from Columbus Crew". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "LA Galaxy Sign Forward Miguel Berry". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. Retrieved 16 January 2024.