Personal information | |||
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Full name | Xavier William Valdez Derrig[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Harlem, New York, United States | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2019 | Manhattan SC | ||
2019–2020 | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | ||
2020–2022 | Houston Dynamo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Houston Dynamo 2 | 37 | (0) |
2022– | Houston Dynamo | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Dominican Republic U20 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Dominican Republic | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 24 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:12, 24 August 2023 (UTC) |
Xavier William Valdez Derrig (born 23 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Houston Dynamo. Born in the United States, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.
Born in New York City, Valdez began his youth career with Manhattan SC where he played as a winger, and after a growth spurt was switched to a goalkeeper.[2] He moved to Minnesota as a sophomore in high school, and joined Shattuck-Saint Mary's where he continued playing football. After a couple of seasons there, he joined the youth academy at Houston Dynamo in July 2020.[3] On 27 February 2022, he signed a homegrown contract with Houston Dynamo.[4]
Valdez was born in the United States to a Dominican father and American mother.[2] In April 2022, he was called up to a training camp for the United States U20s.[5] He played for the Dominican Republic U20s at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where the team finished in second place.[6] He was also called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7] He made his debut with the senior Dominican Republic national team in a friendly 5–0 loss to Chile on 17 June 2023.[8]