Player Details

Name

Anderson Julio

Pronunciation

WHO-lee-oh

Height

5' 9"

Weight

154 lbs

Date of Birth

5.31.1996 (29)

Birthplace

Pimampiro, Ecuador

Position

Forward

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

PROFESSIONAL

  • Signed new contract with club options for the 2025 and 2026 season with Real Salt Lake on April 28, 2022; traded to FC Dallas on Dec. 23, 2024. 

  • 17 starts in 25 appearances, with six goals and one assist in 2025 his first season at Dallas. 

  • Spent two seasons with Real Salt Lake, where he made 129 appearances across all competitions, and scored 28 goals and recorded nine assists.

  • Set a career-high nine goals in 2024 with RSL. 

  • Prior to MLS, he played for Liga MX side Atlético San Luis from 2020-21, making 20 appearances for the team from San Luis Potosí.

  • Led the club to its 11th Serie A title and a Copa Ecuador trophy.

  • Product of Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito’s youth academy. Made senior team debut in 2016.

NATIONAL TEAM

  • Represents Ecuador and made his senior national team debut on June 21, 2023, in a 3-1 win against Costa Rica.

PERSONAL

  • One of two Ecuadorians (Patrickson Delgado) on the team

  • Julio’s hometown Pimampiro, Ecuador is an hour away from Delgado’s hometown Ibarra