El Paso Locomotive FC Sign Forward Beto Avila

February 18, 2025

El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed forward Roberto “Beto” Avila for 2025. Avila, 24, arrives in El Paso with prior MLS and USL Championship experience, most recently playing for Sporting Kansas City II in MLS Next Pro where he scored nine goals and assisted three in 26 matches throughout the 2024 season Between 2022-23, Avila fielded for Houston Dynamo II in 19 matches to combine for seven goals and seven assists. His performances for Dynamo II eventually earned him a contract for the Dynamo first team, making Avila the first MLS Next Pro to MLS signing in Dynamo history. Avila would go on to make eight appearances for Houston’s senior side before going out on loan with Charleston Battery in 2023, scoring three goals and bagging an assist in 26 matches on the Battery’s path to winning the USL Eastern Conference Championship.