Toronto FC defender Eriq Zavaleta looks into playing for El Salvador
Toronto FC defender Eriq Zavaleta is looking into playing internationally for El Salvador.
The 24-year-old from Indiana, whose father Carlos represented the Central American country currently ranked 114th in the world, has spoken to the El Salvador coach and says they are interested in his services.
“It’s something I told him I’m willing to explore,” Zavaleta said after practice Saturday. “I don’t currently have an El Salvadorean passport but that process has begun … They have made it clear there is a camp in March and that they want to bring me into that camp if the paperwork is done.”
Zavaleta was part of U.S. Soccer’s under-17 residency program and played in the 2009 U-17 World Cup. He was also part of the American under-20 team pool.