Mauricio Salles
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauricio Salles de Alencar | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1978 | ||
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 (born 1 March 1978) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Utica City FC 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
- ^ "USL-1 Top 25 of the Decade". USLsoccer.com. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Player profile". World Soccer Stats. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ DiVeronica, Jeff (27 February 2015). "Salles as MVP highlights Lancers team awards". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY: Gannett. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Mauricio Salles at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Player profile at Rochester Lancers
- Player profile at MASL
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Silverbacks players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico
- Brazilian footballers
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Charlotte Eagles players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football forwards
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Omiya Ardija players
- J1 League players
- Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Rochester Rhinos players
- USL First Division players
- Expatriate footballers in Kuwait
- USL Championship players
- VSI Tampa Bay FC players
- Florida Tropics SC players
- Major Arena Soccer League players
- Utica City FC players
- Ontario Fury players