Player Details

Name

Eddie Segura

Height

5' 10"

Weight

154 lbs

Date of Birth

2.2.1997 (29)

Birthplace

Pereira, Colombia

Position

Defender

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary
  • MLS Cup Champion (2022) 

  • MLS Cup Runner-Up (2023) 

  • 2X Supporters’ Shield Winner (2019, 2022)  

  • 2X MLS Western Conference champion (2022, 2023) 

  • Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion (2024) 

  • 2X Concacaf Champions Runner-Up (2020, 2023)  

  • Leagues Cup Runner-Up (2024)

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2025 (Los Angeles Football Club) 

  • started 28 of 31 matches in MLS regular season with 2,490 minutes played (most minutes among LAFC centerbacks) 

  • scored one goal and recorded two assists  

  • appeared in three MLS Cup Playoff matches, logging 300 minutes  

  • made three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, logging 270 minutes  

  • appeared in two Leagues Cup matches (180 minutes) 

  • became LAFC’s longest-tenured active player with 143 appearances

2024 (Los Angeles Football Club) 

  • appeared in 27 MLS regular-season matches (12 starts) with 1,338 minutes played and one assist 

  • made his 100th career MLS appearance on 7/13/24 vs. Columbus Crew 

  • played 67 minutes in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final victory over Sporting KC 

  • logged 697 minutes played in U.S. Open Cup play

2023 (Los Angeles Football Club) 

  • re-signed with LAFC through the 2024 season, with options through 2026 

  • did not appear on the field for LAFC in 2023 due to injury[Text Wrapping Break]

2022 (Los Angeles Football Club)  

  • reached 100 appearances across all competitions for LAFC on 10/10/22 (Western Conference quarterfinal win over Galaxy) 

  • made 14 regular season appearances (eight starts) logging 827 minutes played 

  • returned to play after a 12-month absence, replacing Jesus Murillo in the 87th minute vs. FC Dallas on 6/30/22 at BMO Stadium 

  • became one of four players to capture both the 2019 and 2022 Supporters’ Shields with LAFC (Carlos Vela, Latif Blessing, Diego Palacios)

2021 (Los Angeles Football Club)

  • appeared in 15 games (14 starts), tallying 1,285 minutes  

  • named to MLS Team of the Week twice (Week 11, Week 12) 

  • suffered season-ending knee injury August 2021  

  • had his streak of 71 straight MLS regular-season appearances come to an end on 7/28/21  

  • recorded an assist and made a highlight reel goal-line clearance in the 72nd minute in a 1-0 win vs. RSL on 7/3/21

2020 (Los Angeles Football Club) 

  • played in all matches for second straight year, led team in minutes played for second straight year (1,886 minutes) 

  • scored two goals: 3/8/21 vs. PHI and 10/28/21 vs. HOU 

  • earned MLS Team of the Week honors twice (Week 1, Week 21)

2019 (Los Angeles Football Club) 

  • acquired on a permanent basis on 7/29/19 following the expiration of his loan 

  • started 33 of 34 MLS regular season matches, scoring one goal in 2,995 minutes played; led LAFC in regular-season minutes 

  • started and played all 90 minutes in both MLS Cup Playoff matches, adding one assist 10/24/19 vs. GAL in 5-3 Western Conference Semifinal win 

  • named to MLS Team of The Week (Week 18)  

  • anchored an LAFC backline that led the league in goals against and goals against average 

  • made LAFC and MLS debut on 3/3/19 vs. SKC in 2-1 win    

  • started all three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches, logging 270 minutes

2017-18 (Atlético Huila, Categoría Primera A) 

  • in his two years with Atlético Huila, Segura saw action in 80 contests across all competitions, tallying two goals in 7,121 minutes  

  • 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   

  • loaned to LAFC 11/21/18 on a six-month loan with a purchase option

2013-16 (Deportivo Pereira, Categoría Primera B)   

  • appeared in 53 matches across all competitions, scoring one goal in 4,095 minutes played 

  • made his senior debut as a 16-year-old on 5/5/13, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4-2 win at Universitario Popayán

INTERNATIONAL   

  • received his first international call-up for the Colombian U-23 team 11/17/19 for a 2-0 friendly victory over Japan  

  • started four 2020 CONMEBOL pre-Olympic qualifying matches for Colombian U-23s

PERSONAL    

  • married his then-girlfriend of three years the morning of LAFC’s 4-2 win vs. the Montreal Impact on 5/24/19 

  • has a son and a daughter 

  • favorite food is lentejas con chorizo  

  • favorite video games are Fortnite and FIFA     

  • favorite movies growing up were the Harry Potter series

SOCIAL MEDIA    

X: @eddiesegura02

Instagram:  @eddiesegura02