The new soccer player Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, the Spanish midfielder Riqui Puigmade his debut in the North American championship corresponding to week 26 of the 2022 season in the Western Conference confrontation between the Los Angeles team and the Seattle Sounders.
In the match held at the Dignity Health Sports Park this Friday, August 19, the Blaugrana youth squad entered the field of play at minute 62, substituting for Victor Vazquez. another former player trained at La Masia.
The 23-year-old, signed on August 4 from LaLiga, completed 25 of 26 passes (96% pass accuracy) and added a chance created.
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At the moment the playmaker has not scored, but the coach greg vaney he saw signs of what his new attacking centerpiece will bring to the playoffs, having signed through the end of 2025.
“I think it was dynamic, he was moving the ball,” Vanney said. “He’s moving around the field, getting a sense of his teammates, getting a sense of the league, the group. But you can see how smart and quick he is. is, and you can go from one line to another and go to the next”
– Greg Vanny.
Puig is the latest figure to make his North American soccer debut this summer, joining Lorenzo Insigne Y Federico Bernardeschi in Toronto F.C., Gareth Bale Y Giorgio Chiellini in LAFC, Hector Herrera in Houston Dynamo F.C.among others.
However, the Spaniard arrives with a different profile and age, before he arrived in the United States, Puig had made 57 appearances in all competitions for the Barcafighting to earn a first-team spot at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
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