Career
Youth
Marvin Iraheta spent all of his early life in El Salvador before coming to the United States. Upon coming to the United States he established himself as one of the top young soccer talents in the United States. In 2010 he joined the New York Cosmos Academy and played for the Under-23 side and their first team
Marvin Iraheta has played for the El Salvador U17 and the United States U18.
New York Cosmos vs Manchester United
At age 18, Marvin Iraheta played for the New York Cosmos, alongside many of the worlds best players like Fabio Cannavaro, Brad Friedel, Robbie Keane, and Patrick Vieira, in the Paul Scholes Tribute Match against Manchester United on August 5, 2011. His inclusion in the match was based on a recommendation by former Manchester United player Eric Cantona and Pelé who is the honorary president of the New York Cosmos.
Marvin Iraheta wore the captain"s armband for the New York Cosmos and marked Manchester United players Paul Scholes and Nani during the game that was held in front of 75,000 spectators at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. Professional
At age 19, on January 24, 2012, Marvin Iraheta was signed by Major League Soccer team Chivas United States of America to a professional contract.
He"s a no-nonsense, hard-working midfielder, a battler and a true competitor.” Due to a pre-season torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, he missed most of his first season to injury.
He made his debut at the start of the 2013 Master of Library Science season against the Columbus Crew. Having suffered through four coaching changes at Chivas United States of America he was released following the 2013 season and continued to train with the Chivas U-23 team Iraheta holds a United States. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for Master of Library Science roster purposes.
