Michael Hoyos
Encyclopedia
Michael Ryan Hoyos is an American-Argentine
football midfielder
who currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata
in the Primera División Argentina
. Hoyos is considered an Argentine per FIFA rules for national team eligibility.
in Santa Margarita, California
where he played soccer. He played club soccer with Irvine Strikers, coached by Don Ebert
. He moved to Argentina together with his mother at age fifteen, and soon had a successful trial with Estudiantes de La Plata
and was placed into the club's youth system.
. He scored on a solo run from midfield, earning a spot on the first team bench. On January 29, 2010, he made his league debut as a substitute against Arsenal de Sarandí
.
and Argentina
national teams expressed interest in having Hoyos attend their Under-20 camps http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=blog&entry=72, Hoyos was part of the sparring roster that practiced with the Argentine national team during the South Africa
2010 FIFA World Cup
http://www.goal.com/es-us/news/2202/argentina/2010/02/19/1798135/argentina-designan-sparrings-para-la-selecci%C3%B3n http://www.majorleaguesoccer.com/espanol/news/article/funes-mori-y-hoyos-invitados-la-fiesta-en-sud%C3%A1frica, and was called for the Argentina Under-20. In his international debut (27 July 2010 against Uruguay, in Asunción), he scored the winning goal http://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/dirige-Checho_0_305969535.html. Hoyos also scored against Uruguay in the 2011 edition of the South American Under-20 tournament http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?Id=P7964dCUuH0=.
. Hoyos, who holds dual USA-Argentine citizenship, is the second USA player to play in the Argentine top league
, after Renato Corsi
, who played for Argentinos Juniors
and other teams in the 1980s. His younger brother, Kevin, is also American and currently plays in the Estudiantes youth system as a striker.
On April 4, 2011, Hoyos was involved in a car accident when his car struck a tree at the González roundabout in the outskirts of La Plata. After a few days in intensive care, Hoyos was released April 19 and started undergoing physical therapy to rejoin the team http://www.cronica.com.ar/diario/2011/04/04/2523-michael-hoyos-internado-tras-accidente-automovilistico.html.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
in the Primera División Argentina
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
. Hoyos is considered an Argentine per FIFA rules for national team eligibility.
Youth
Hoyos attended Santa Margarita Catholic High SchoolSanta Margarita Catholic High School
Santa Margarita Catholic High School is a coeducational college preparatory Roman Catholic high school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States. SMCHS was opened in the fall of 1987 under the direction of the Bishop of Orange...
in Santa Margarita, California
Santa Margarita, California
Santa Margarita is a census-designated place located in San Luis Obispo County, California. It was founded in 1897 near Cuesta Peak and San Luis Obispo along State Route 58. The town's name comes from the Mexican Alta California land grant. It is home to the Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia...
where he played soccer. He played club soccer with Irvine Strikers, coached by Don Ebert
Don Ebert
Don Ebert is a retired U.S. soccer forward who spent most of his career with two indoor clubs, the St. Louis Steamers and the Los Angeles Lazers.-Youth:Ebert attended Rosary High School Missouri...
. He moved to Argentina together with his mother at age fifteen, and soon had a successful trial with Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
and was placed into the club's youth system.
Estudiantes
Hoyos debuted with the first team in a January 2010 non-official match against Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
. He scored on a solo run from midfield, earning a spot on the first team bench. On January 29, 2010, he made his league debut as a substitute against Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina....
.
International
After managers for both the USAUnited States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
and Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
national teams expressed interest in having Hoyos attend their Under-20 camps http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=blog&entry=72, Hoyos was part of the sparring roster that practiced with the Argentine national team during the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
http://www.goal.com/es-us/news/2202/argentina/2010/02/19/1798135/argentina-designan-sparrings-para-la-selecci%C3%B3n http://www.majorleaguesoccer.com/espanol/news/article/funes-mori-y-hoyos-invitados-la-fiesta-en-sud%C3%A1frica, and was called for the Argentina Under-20. In his international debut (27 July 2010 against Uruguay, in Asunción), he scored the winning goal http://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/dirige-Checho_0_305969535.html. Hoyos also scored against Uruguay in the 2011 edition of the South American Under-20 tournament http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?Id=P7964dCUuH0=.
Personal
His parents were from Don Torcuato in Buenos Aires provinceBuenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
. Hoyos, who holds dual USA-Argentine citizenship, is the second USA player to play in the Argentine top league
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
, after Renato Corsi
Renato Corsi
Renato Corsi is a retired American-Argentine footballer. He was the first American to play in the Primera División Argentina....
, who played for Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
and other teams in the 1980s. His younger brother, Kevin, is also American and currently plays in the Estudiantes youth system as a striker.
On April 4, 2011, Hoyos was involved in a car accident when his car struck a tree at the González roundabout in the outskirts of La Plata. After a few days in intensive care, Hoyos was released April 19 and started undergoing physical therapy to rejoin the team http://www.cronica.com.ar/diario/2011/04/04/2523-michael-hoyos-internado-tras-accidente-automovilistico.html.
Honours
Estudiantes- Argentine Primera División (1): 2010 Apertura2010–11 Argentine Primera División seasonThe 2010–11 Primera División season was the eighty-second season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —the Apertura and Clausura— over the course of the season, which started on August 6, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2011, one...
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
- Inferiores Platenses