Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Maikel Chang Ramírez was born April 18, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

Born in Havana, Chang played for local clubs Industriales and Ciudad de la Habana, before escaping the country and joining Charleston Battery in 2013. He moved to USL side Real Monarchs for the 2018 season. 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. 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 Cuban national team to face Canada in a World Cup qualifying game.