Eric Puerto

Eric Puerto
Puerto playing for Deportivo La Coruña in 2024
Personal information
Full name Eric Puerto Huerta
Date of birth (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Estepa, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Penafiel
(on loan from Deportivo A Coruña)
Number 13
Youth career
Peloteros Sierra Sur
2018 Séneca
2019–2021 Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Córdoba B 6 (0)
2021–2024 Antequera 44 (0)
2024– Deportivo A Coruña 1 (0)
2025 → Marbella (loan) 15 (0)
2026– → Penafiel (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Eric Puerto Huerta (born 28 October 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Portuguese club F.C. Penafiel, on loan from Deportivo de A Coruña.

Career

Born in Estepa, Seville, Andalusia, Puerto represented Peloteros Sierra Sur, Séneca and Córdoba as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 12 January 2020, starting in a 2–0 Tercera División away win over Los Barrios.

On 21 July 2021, after finishing his formation, Puerto signed for Segunda División RFEF side Antequera. After spending his first season as a backup, he subsequently became a starter and helped the club in their promotion to Primera Federación in his second year.

On 9 January 2024, Puerto signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the third division. He spent the remainder of the campaign as a backup to Germán Parreño as the club achieved promotion to the Segunda División.

Demoted to third-choice after the arrival of Helton Leite, Puerto was loaned to third division side Marbella FC on 22 January 2025. Back to Dépor in July, he was again a third-choice behind Germán and Álvaro Fernández as they achieved another promotion.

On 1 September 2026, after falling further down the pecking order after the arrival of Leo Román, Puerto was loaned to Liga Portugal 2 side F.C. Penafiel.

Honours

Deportivo La Coruña

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Puerto, un ex del Córdoba CF que ficha por el Deportivo de La Coruña" [Eric Puerto, a former Córdoba CF man who signs for Deportivo de La Coruña] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Victoria del Córdoba B ante Los Barrios como punto de inflexión para lograr la salvación (0–2)" [Victory of Córdoba B against Los Barrios as a turning point to achieve salvation (0–2)] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "El Antequera aprieta el acelerador en el mercado e incorpora a Caturla y Eric Puerto" [Antequera push forward in the market and sign Caturla and Eric Puerto] (in Spanish). SportDirect Radio. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Eric Puerto: "Iván Moreno y yo hemos crecido a un nivel muy grande esta temporada"" [Eric Puerto: "Iván Moreno and I have grown at a very high level this season"] (in Spanish). Andalucía Centro. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Eric Puerto, mejor portero del grupo 2 de Primera Federación" [Eric Puerto, best goalkeeper of the group 2 of the Primera Federación] (in Spanish). El Rincón Andaluz. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "El Dépor refuerza la portería con la llegada de Eric Puerto" [Dépor bolster the goal with the arrival of Eric Puerto] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eric Puerto jugará cedido hasta final de temporada en el Marbella FC" [Eric Puerto will play on loan until the end of the season at Marbella FC] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Eric Puerto, cedido al FC Penafiel" [Eric Puerto, loaned to FC Penafiel] (in Spanish). Deportivo A Coruña. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.