Luis Argudo

Argudo made his professional debut just two days later, replacing Pedro Santos in the 77th minute of a season-opening victory against Toronto FC.

He missed three matches in April due to a MCL sprain but returned to the pitch on May 9 to earn his first start of the season in a victory over Philadelphia Union.

Luis Alejandro Argudo (born December 13, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms.

He previously appeared at the semi-professional level for Carolina Dynamo, played professionally with Columbus Crew SC, Inter Miami, Norrby IF, and Pittsburgh Riverhounds, and spent time on loan with Hartford Athletic.

Argudo was born in New York City and attended Francis Lewis High School in Queens.

Argudo made his debut for new head coach Chris Little and Elon on August 29, 2014, starting against Stetson in the John Rennie/Nike Classic.

He appeared 18 times as a freshman, starting 10 matches and tallying a goal and an assist.

His first collegiate goal came on October 11, the third tally of a 5–0 victory over Northeastern.

As a sophomore, Argudo appeared 21 times for an Elon team that was Colonial Athletic Association co-regular season champions and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for just the fourth time in the school's history.

Although he did not score, he provided two assists during the season and started both NCAA Tournament matches.

After two seasons, 39 games, and one goal for the Phoenix, Argudo transferred to Wake Forest.

He played two collegiate seasons at Elon University before transferring and playing his final two seasons at Wake Forest University, finishing as national runner-up with the Demon Deacons in 2016.

He also appeared during the collegiate off-season with Carolina Dynamo.

Argudo debuted for the Demon Deacons on August 26, 2016, coming off the bench in a 1–0 defeat against Saint Louis.

He worked his way into the starting lineup by September, tallying an assist against NC State in his first start for Wake Forest.

Argudo scored for the first time in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, helping his team defeat Coastal Carolina 2–0.

He tallied one goal in 25 appearances on the season as the Demon Deacons fell to Stanford in the national championship game.

As a senior, Argudo had his best collegiate season: eight goals and six assists in 23 matches.

He scored five times in the season's first four games, scored the game-winning goal against Elon on October 17, and converted during the penalty shootout in the ACC Tournament championship game.

Argudo was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Third Team following the season; he concluded his two seasons at Wake Forest with nine goals in 48 appearances.

Before his senior season at Wake Forest, Argudo appeared for Premier Development League club Carolina Dynamo.

He made his debut on May 25, 2017 in a 2–0 defeat against North Carolina FC U23.

He found his scoring touch in the back half of the season, with goals on June 17 against Wilmington Hammerheads and on July 13 against Tobacco Road FC.

Argudo finished with two goals from 10 appearances in his lone season with Carolina.

Columbus Crew SC drafted Argudo in the third round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft; he eventually signed for the club almost two months later.

Initially, Argudo was not selected to take part in the 2018 MLS Combine; however, he was added to the Combine roster just two days before the event began after an injury to Drew Skundrich.

On January 21, Columbus Crew SC drafted Argudo with the 67th overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

After taking part in the team's preseason camp, he officially signed with Columbus on March 1.

Argudo went on to appear 21 times across all competitions in his rookie season, including two appearances in the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs.

The club picked up his contract option on December 9, 2018.

After two seasons with the Crew, including his first professional goal, Argudo was selected by Inter Miami in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.

He made just one appearance for Miami, then moved overseas the following year to join Swedish club Norrby IF.

A native of the United States, Argudo is also eligible to play for the Colombian or Ecuadorian national teams through his parental heritage.

Born in New York City, Argudo attended Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows, Queens.

He was a four-year varsity soccer player for the Patriots, finishing his prep career with 13 goals and 20 assists.

At club level, he played for Albertson SC under Paul Riley.

He also played for New York Ecuador in the NYC Futsal League.

Argudo was set to play college soccer at St. John's out of high school, but did not qualify academically.

After taking classes at a community college for a semester, he instead committed to Elon, one of five members of the last recruiting class for head coach Darren Powell before his resignation.

After making just one appearance in Columbus through the first two months of the season, Argudo was sent on loan to USL Championship club Hartford Athletic on April 11, 2019.