Damián Alguera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alguera and the second or maternal family name is Mercado.

Edgar Damián Alguera Mercado (born 11 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, Alguera plays for the El Salvador national team.

Damián Alguera

Personal information
Full name	Edgar Damián Alguera Mercado
Date of birth	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	San Jose, California, United States
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2019	De Anza Force
2019–2020	Sporting Kansas City
2020–2021	San Jose Earthquakes
2021–2022	Philadelphia Union
2023	San Jose Earthquakes
2024–	Breakers FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners	4	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Philadelphia Union II	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	United States U15	7	(0)
2022	El Salvador U20	4	(0)
2021–	El Salvador	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:38, 13 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:14, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Career

Alguera is a youth product of De Anza Force, and the academies of Sporting Kansas City and San Jose Earthquakes.^[1] He signed with Philadelphia Union II in 2021.^[2]

In August 2024, Alguera began training with FC Martigues in France through a partnership between Martigues and Breakers FC.^[3]

International career

Born in the United States, Alguera is of Salvadoran descent. He represented the United States U15 in 2019.^[4] He debuted with the El Salvador national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Guatemala on 24 September 2021.^[5]