Miguel Berry

Miguel Berry (born 16 September 1997) is a Spanish-American footballer player who plays for MLS side Columbus Crew.

Miguel Berry
Personal information
Full name Miguel Berry
Date of birth (1997-09-16) September 16, 1997
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2016 San Diego Surf
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– Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2020 → San Diego Loyal (loan) 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2020

Youth and amateur career

Berry was born in Barcelona in 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.[1][2] Berry also played with USSDA academy side San Diego Surf until 2016.[3]

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.[4]

While at college, Berry also played in the USL League Two for both Seattle Sounders U-23[5] and Orange County SC U-23.[6][7]

Professional career

Columbus Crew

On 9 January 2020, Berry was selected 7th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.[8] He officially joined the club on February 27, 2020.[9] 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,[10] Berry was loaned to San Diego Loyal of the USL Championship.[11] 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.[12]

On December 14, 2020, the Crew announced that they had exercised the option to retain Berry for the 2021 season.[13]

Loan to the San Diego Loyal

On 28 August 2020, Berry was loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal for the remainder of the 2020 season.[14] He made his debut the following day, starting in a 0–0 draw with Orange County SC.[15] Berry played in all seven matches that he was available for the Loyal, scoring three goals.[16] 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.[17] These moves were widely applauded, however, they cost the team a spot in the 2020 playoffs.[17]

Career statistics
Clubs Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Columbus Crew 2020 Major League Soccer 0 0 —[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0
San Diego Loyal (loan) 2020 USL Championship 7 3 —[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 7 3
Career total 7 3 0 0 0 0 7 3

Honors

Columbus Crew

Notes
  1. The 2020 U.S. Open Cup was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. The 2020 U.S. Open Cup was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References
  1. "Miguel Berry | Columbus Crew SC".
  2. "Miguel Berry's Barcelona roots help power USD to 8-1-1 record in men's soccer". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 10, 2019.
  3. "San Diego Surf". surf.ussoccerda.com.
  4. "Miguel Berry - Men's Soccer". University of San Diego Athletics.
  5. "Eastside FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Miguel Berry -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. "Orange County SC U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Miguel Berry - F". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. "Orange County SC U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. "Berry Drafted 7th Overall by Columbus Crew". University of San Diego Athletics.
  9. "SIGNED | Columbus Crew SC signs 2020 MLS SuperDraft selection, forward Miguel Berry | Columbus Crew SC".
  10. "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  11. Murphy, Pat (2020-08-28). "Crew sending rookie Miguel Berry on loan". Massive Report. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  12. "Americans at home: from saved to MLS Cup Champions - the Crew kept beating the odds". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  13. https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2020/12/14/release-core-2020-mls-cup-winning-columbus-crew-sc-roster-return-2021
  14. Loyal, San Diego (August 28, 2020). "SD Loyal Acquires Berry on Loan from MLS side, Columbus Crew". San Diego Loyal SC.
  15. "Orange County SC vs. San Diego Loyal SC - August 29, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  16. "Spain - Miguel Berry - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  17. "Collin Martin, Landon Donovan and San Diego Loyal take a stand after anti-gay slur. Will soccer follow suit?". ESPN.com. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
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