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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Salles and the second or paternal family name is de Alencar.
Mauricio Salles
Salles with the Rochester Rhinos in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Salles de Alencar
Date of birth (1978-03-01) 1 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Utica City FC (indoor)
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Vitória
1998–1999 Atlético Paranaense
2000–2001 Botafogo
2002–2003 Olmedo
2004–2005 Puerto Rico Islanders 51 (25)
2006 Montreal Impact 26 (9)
2007 Atlanta Silverbacks 0 (0)
2007 Omiya Ardija 8 (1)
2008–2009 Rochester Rhinos 34 (5)
2009–2010 Kazma
2010–2011 Itabuna
2011–2015 Rochester Lancers (indoor) 87 (119)
2012 Charlotte Eagles 22 (3)
2013 VSI Tampa Bay FC 23 (10)
2015–2017 Ontario Fury (indoor) 29 (39)
2017 Soles de Sonora (indoor) 15 (16)
2017–2018 Florida Tropics SC (indoor) 20 (19)
2018– Utica City FC (indoor) 20 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2020

Mauricio Salles de Alencar (born 1 March 1978) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Utica City of the Major Arena Soccer League. On 20 January 2010, he was ranked 25th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.[1]

Career

South America

Salles turned professional in 1997, and has played with Brazilian sides Vitória, Atlético Paranaense and Botafogo, as well as in Ecuador for Olmedo.

North America

Salles began his professional career in the United States in 2004 with the Puerto Rico Islanders where he is all time highest goal scorer. He later left for the Montreal Impact in 2006, and then to the Atlanta Silverbacks in January 2007.[2] That same season he moved to Japan with Omiya Ardija, where he scored one goal in eight appearances,[3] before returning to the United States with the Rochester Rhinos in 2008.

In February 2015, the Rochester Lancers named team captain Salles as Team MVP for the 2014–15 season.[4] In March 2015, the Major Arena Soccer League named Salles to the 2014-15 MASL All-League Second Team.[5]

Asia

Salles signed for Kazma in the Kuwaiti Premier League in the summer of 2009.

References

  1. ^ "USL-1 Top 25 of the Decade". USLsoccer.com. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Major Trade Brings Pair of Proven Goal Scorers to Atlanta Silverbacks". Atlanta Silverbacks. 11 January 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Player profile". World Soccer Stats. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  4. ^ DiVeronica, Jeff (27 February 2015). "Salles as MVP highlights Lancers team awards". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY: Gannett. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "MASL Announces 2014/15 All-League Teams". Major Arena Soccer League. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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