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Maikel Chang
Chang with Charleston Battery in 2016
Personal information
Full name Maikel Chang Ramirez
Date of birth (1991-04-18) April 18, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Real Salt Lake
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Industriales ? (?)
2010–2012 Ciudad de la Habana ? (?)
2013–2017 Charleston Battery 110 (14)
2018–2019 Real Monarchs 67 (17)
2020– Real Salt Lake 106 (5)
International career
2012 Cuba 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2012

Maikel Chang Ramírez (born April 18, 1991) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

Club career

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Born in Havana, Chang played for local clubs Industriales and Ciudad de la Habana, before leaving the country and joining Charleston Battery in 2013.[2] He moved to USL side Real Monarchs for the 2018 season.[3]

Maikel Chang became the first player in the league's modern era to reach 30 career assists. Chang arrived at the Monarchs after four seasons with the Charleston Battery where he played 7,981 minutes and scored 15 goals in 109 matches played.

Additionally, Chang scored 15 goals – two of them in the final playoffs – and assisted his teammates eight times.

On 18 November 2019, the Cuban reached the title of champion after defeating Louisville City in the grand final.

On 21 November 2019, Chang moved up to MLS with Real Salt Lake.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 1 June 2023[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charleston Battery 2013 USL Pro 6 0 0 0 6 0
2014 USL Pro 18 2 0 0 1[a] 0 19 2
2015 United Soccer League 26 3 2 0 2[b] 0 30 3
2016 United Soccer League 29 5 1 0 2[c] 0 32 5
2017 United Soccer League 31 4 3 0 34 4
Totals 110 14 6 0 5 0 121 14
Real Monarchs 2018 United Soccer League 32 4 0 0 1[d] 0 33 4
2019 USL Championship 34 13 0 0 4[e] 2 38 15
Totals 67 17 0 0 5 2 71 19
Real Salt Lake 2020 Major League Soccer 17 1 0 0 2[f] 0 19 1
2021 Major League Soccer 28 2 0 0 2[g] 0 30 2
2022 Major League Soccer 33 2 1 0 1[h] 0 35 2
2023 Major League Soccer 10 0 3 2 13 2
Totals 88 5 4 2 5 0 97 7
Career totals 264 36 10 2 15 2 289 40
  1. ^ Appearance in the 2014 USL Pro Play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the 2015 USL Play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the 2016 USL Play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in the 2018 USL Play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in the 2019 USL Championship Play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in the MLS is Back
  7. ^ Appearances in the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs
  8. ^ Appearance in the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs

International career

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He made his international debut for Cuba in a February 2012 friendly match against Jamaica and has earned a total of three caps, scoring no goals.

He defected to the United States in October 2012 having traveled to Toronto with the Cuba national team to face Canada in a World Cup qualifying game.[6]

Honours

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Real Monarchs

References

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  1. ^ "Maikel Chang". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Spotlight: Maikel "El Chino" Chang". charlestonbattery.com. Charleston Battery. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Real Monarchs Sign Three for 2018 USL Season". rslsoapbox.com. RSL Soap Box. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "USL Championship's All-Time Assists Leader Becomes Ninth Player to Sign with RSL from Monarchs". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ^ Maikel Chang at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "CONCACAF qualifying spots up for grabs". ESPNstar. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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