Richard Ledezma


Richard Ledezma is an American soccer player who plays for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven as a midfielder.

Club career

Ledezma made his professional debut for USL side Real Monarchs on April 11, 2018 as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–1 win over Seattle Sounders FC 2. On June 4, he scored his first career goal for Real Monarchs, as part of a performance for which he was named to the USL Team of the Week. On July 7, Ledezma was named the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Western Conference Player of the Year for the U-18/19 age group.
On December 21, 2018, Ledezma left Salt Lake to sign for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a one-and-a-half year deal. On October 27, 2019, after his strong play for Jong PSV, Ledezma made PSV's senior squad for the first time for an Eredivisie match with AZ Alkmaar.

International career

Ledezma was born and raised in the United States and is of Mexican descent. Ledezma received his first United States youth national team callup to the U-19s in January 2018, but quickly moved up to the United States under-20 side. He earned his first U.S. U-20 start against France U-20, helping the U.S. to a 1–0 victory.
On May 17, 2019, Ledezma revealed he was contacted by the Mexican Football Federation regarding switching to represent his ancestral Mexico. Ledezma did not close the door to representing either federation, but remained aligned with the United States for the time being.
On June 4, 2019, in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Ledezma recorded an assist in the USA's 3–2 victory over France in the Round of 16, as his through-ball in the 25th minute split Boubacar Kamara and Dan-Axel Zagadou setting up Sebastian Soto for the finish.