USL Academy Contract Player
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 06/03/2010 (16)
Hometown:El Paso, Texas
Michael Perez
Midfielder
Xzavier Rede
USL Academy Contract Player
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 02/16/2009 (17)
Hometown:El Paso, Texas
Abdiel Guzman
USL Academy Contract Player
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 10/07/2008 (18)
Hometown:El Paso, Texas
Diego Alvidrez
USL Academy Contract Player
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 10/21/2008 (18)
Hometown:El Paso, Texas
Alex Mendez
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 9/06/2000 (25)
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Carl Sainté
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 8/09/2002 (23)
Hometown: Grand Goave, Haiti
Pronunciation: SAWN-tay
BIOGRAPHY
Signed in December 2025 from MLS side FC Dallas.
Played in 28 matches for Phoenix Rising FC last season.
Posted a duel success rate of 63% and a tackle success rate of 68%.
Featured in two matches for FC Dallas in 2024.
Previous USL experience with New Mexico United.
Made his professional debut in 2020 for Violette Athletic Club where he helped them win Ligue Haïtienne that season.
Appeared in 24 matches for Haitian national team and helped squad reach first World Cup since 1974.
Expected to play with Les Grenadiers in 2026 World Cup.
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Phoenix Rising FC (2025, loan), FC Dallas (2024-25), North Texas SC (2022-24), New Mexico United (2021-22), Violette AC (2020-21)
Daniel Gomez
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 5/7/2000 (25)
Hometown: Panteca, California
BIOGRAPHY
Signed with El Paso for the 2026 season from Oakland Roots SC.
Led Oakland in appearances last season (29) while adding a goal, three assists and 16 chances created.
Appeared in 88 matches for Oakland across three seasons tallying a goal and seven assists.
Became the first player promoted from Project 510 to sign a professional first team contract with Oakland.
Member of 2021 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team at CSU Stanislaus.
Began collegiate career at San Joaquin Delta College where he was named the Big 8 Most Valuable Midfielder.
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Oakland Roots SC (2023-25), Project 510 (2022)
Kofi Twumasi
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 8/30/1996 (29)
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana
Pronunciation: Twu-mah-see
BIOGRAPHY
Signed ahead of 2025 season.
Started final 18 matches of 2025 season at center back for Los Locos.
Led team in blocked shots (15), ranked second in clearances (83) in 2025.
2024 USL Eastern Conference champion with Rhode Island FC.
Capatained Atlanta United 2 (MLS Next Pro) in 2023.
Had stints abroad in Romanian top-flight and German fourth tier.
Ghanian-American dual national.
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Rhode Island FC (2024), Atlanta United 2 (2023), VfB Homberg (2021-22), Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (2019-21), Universitatea Cluj (2018-19, loan), Viitorul Constanta (2017-19)
Gabriel Torres
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 8/1/1996 (29)
Hometown: Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil
Pronunciation: TOR-ez
BIOGRAPHY
Signed in 2025 via transfer from Phoenix Rising FC.
Set club single season record with 11 assists across all competitions in 2025, tied regular season record (7).
Led team in goal contributions (17) and fouls won (95) in 2025.
Tied for most appearances across all competitions in 2025 (37).
Earned seven TOTW honors and one POTW selection in 2025.
A 2023 USL Championship winner with Phoenix.
Played collegiate soccer with the University of the District of Columbia, scoring 34 goals and assisting 21.
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Phoenix Rising FC (2022-24), FC Tulsa (2022), Hartford Athletic (2020-21), Chattanooga FC (2019)
Robert Coronado
Position: Midfield
Date of Birth: 08/03/1996 (29)
Hometown: La Habra, California
Pronunciation: kohr-oh-NAH-doh
BIOGRAPHY
Signed with El Paso midway through 2024 from USL League One side Central Valley Fuego FC.
Appeared in 35 total matches (21 starts) in 2025.
Scored lone goal last season against Colorado Springs (4/13/25).
Second-most appearances in RGV history (91).
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Central Valley Fuego FC (2024), Rio Grande Valley FC (2019-20; 2022-23), Oklahoma City Energy FC (2021), Orange County SC U23 (2018), FC Golden State Force (2016)