Defender

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 3/4/1999
Hometown: Palmdale, California  
Pronunciation: keh-SAH-dah

BIOGRAPHY

Signed ahead of the 2025 season.

Appeared in 23 overall matches in 2025 (17 starts) before suffering leg injury.

Posted 34 tackles for Locomotive in 2025.

Began his professional career with Los Angeles FC before going on to field for Las Vegas Lights FC and Memphis 901 FC.

Played DI collegiate soccer at the University of California, Irvine, bagging eight goals and nine assists. 

PREVIOUS CLUBS: Memphis 901 FC (2024), Las Vegas Lights FC (2022; 2021, loan), Los Angeles FC (2021)

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 8/25/1992 (33)
Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico  
Pronunciation: or-TEEZ

BIOGRAPHY

Signed for El Paso midway through the 2024 season from Liga MX sister club FC Juárez. 

2025 USL Championship Midseason Defender of the Year finalist.

Appeared in 24 total matches (22 starts) before season-ending leg injury in 2025.

Ranked third in clearances (69), second in tackles (38) in 2025.

2022 Concacaf Champions League Finalist and Tournament Best XI with Pumas UNAM. 

Liga MX champion with Club León in 2013 and 2014. 

Made an appearance for the Mexican National Team in 2022 against Guatemala.

PREVIOUS CLUBS: FC Juárez (2024-), Pumas UNAM (2021-23), Pumas Tabasco (2021, loan), Leones Negros (2019-21; 2017, loan), Correcaminos (2018-19), Zacatecas (2015-17), León (2012-14), Tepic (2011-12)

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 4/29/2009 (17)
Hometown: El Paso, Texas  
Pronunciation: HOH-ban

BIOGRAPHY

Locomotive’s youngest signing at 15 years old (December 2024), fourth Academy product to go pro. 

First player to go through entire Locomotive pathway, starting in Locomotive’s grassroots soccer programs and working his way through team’s Club Soccer, Academy and USL Academy U-20 team, which he cracked into at 14 years old. 

Made professional debut against Las Vegas Lights FC (8/2/25).

Earned his first USL Academy contract at 14. 

Helped the U-20 Locos clinch consecutive USL Academy Finals berths in 2023 and 2024, as well as a runner-up finish at the 2024 Dallas Cup. 

2024 USL Academy Final All-Second Team selection.

PREVIOUS CLUBS: El Paso Locomotive FC Academy (2023-24)

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 10/16/1995 (31)
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Pronunciation: DEE-az

BIOGRAPHY

Signed in 2025 for his second stint with the club (first played with Locomotive between 2019-20).

Appeared in 33 overall matches in 2025 tallying two goals and two assists.

Established himself as on the USL Championship’s premier right-backs with Oakland Roots SC, where he left as the club’s all-time appearance leader (116). 

NPSL Regional Semifinalist with Laredo Heat.

Played at Yavapai Junior College (2014-15), earning NSCAA and NJCAA All-Region Team honors before trasferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2016-17).

2013-14 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

PREVIOUS CLUBS: Oakland Roots SC (2021-24), Laredo Heat (2018)

Position: Defender
Date of Birth: 11/04/1996 (29)
Hometown: Lake Elsinore, California
Pronunciation: roo-EES

Signed with El Paso midway through the 2024 season from USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.

Led Locomotive in intercpetions (41) and tackles (56) in 2025.

Scored latest goal in ELP history (90’+8′) to secure 3-3 draw at Phoenix Rising FC (8/30/25).

Tied for most appearances across all competitions in 2025 (37).

2019 West Coast Championship Finalist with Los Angeles Force (NISA).

PREVIOUS CLUBS: Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (2020-21; 2024), Rio Grande Valley FC (2022-23), Los Angeles Force (2019), FC Golden State Force (2017; 2019), Orange County SC U23 (2018)