ACQUIRED
Acquired on November 21, 2018 from Colombian side Atlético Huila on a six-month loan with a purchase option. Acquired on a permanent basis on July 29, 2019.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
_MLS Team of the Week: 2020, Weeks 1, 21
*MLS Supporters’ Shield Winner: _2019
MLS Team of the Week: 2019, Week 18
PROFESSIONAL
2020 (Los Angeles Football Club):
Started 21 of 22 matches played, led team with 1,886 minutes.
* Scored two goals.
* Earned MLS Team of the Week honors for weeks 1, 21.
2019 (Los Angeles Football Club):
- Started 33 of 34 total MLS regular season matches, adding one goal in a total of 2,995’ minutes played.
- Led LAFC in regular season minutes played with 2,995’.
- Made LAFC and MLS debut in 2-1 win vs. Sporting Kansas City on March 3.
- Got married to his girlfriend of three years the morning of the 4-2 win vs. the Montreal Impact on May 24.
- Started and played 90’ minutes in both MLS Cup Playoff matches, adding one assist in the 5 - 3 Western Conference Semifinal win against the LA Galaxy on October 24.
- Started all three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches, logging 270’ minutes played.
2017 - 2018 (Atlético Huila, Categoría Primera A):
- In his two years with the club, Segura saw action in 80 contests across all competitions, tallying two goals in 7,121 minutes.
- In 2018, captained Atlético Huila to a fourth-place regular season finish in the Torneo Apertura and a trip to the semifinals after appearing in every league and postseason match.
2013 – 2016 (Deportivo Pereira, Categoría Primera B):
- Appeared in 53 matches across all competitions, adding one goal in 4,095 minutes played.
- Made his senior debut as a 16-year-old on May 5, 2013, playing the full 90’ in a 4-2 win away to Universitario Popayán.
INTERNATIONAL
- Received his first international call-up for the Colombian U23 team on November 17, 2019, for a friendly 2-0 victory over Japan.
- Started four 2020 CONMEBOL pre-Olympic qualifying matches for the Colombian U23 team.
PERSONAL
- Favorite food is lentejas con chorizo.
- Favorite video games are Fortnite and FIFA.
- Favorite movies growing up were the Harry Potter series.
- Follow Eddie on Instagram and Twitter @eddiesegura02.
