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Shea Salinas
Personal information
Full name Robert O'Shea Salinas
Date of birth (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Lubbock, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Winger, Full back
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 6
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Furman Paladins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 DFW Tornados 14 (3)
2007 Carolina Dynamo 13 (7)
2008–2009 San Jose Earthquakes 46 (2)
2008 → Charleston Battery (loan) 1 (0)
2010 Philadelphia Union 17 (1)
2010 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 1 (0)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 (1)
2012– San Jose Earthquakes 246 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 4, 2020

Robert O'Shea "Shea" Salinas (born June 24, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays winger for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth and college

After attending Grapevine High School[citation needed] in Grapevine, Texas, Salinas played college soccer at Furman University, where he was named to the NSCAA All-America Third Team and the NSCAA All-South Region First Team in 2007, and the NSCAA All-South Region Third Team in 2006, as well as receiving First Team All Southern Conference honors in both 2007 and 2006. During his days at Furman University, Salinas was a brother in the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. During his college years, Salinas played with both the DFW Tornados and Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Salinas was drafted 15th overall by the expansion San Jose Earthquakes in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. He made his MLS debut in the Quakes' season opener against Los Angeles Galaxy on April 3, 2008. He scored his first Quakes goal during a 3-2 loss against Kansas City Wizards on October 18, 2008. He also spent part of the 2008 season on loan with Charleston Battery in the USL First Division. He also holds the career assist record for the San Jose Earthquakes.

Salinas was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on November 25, 2009.[1]

On November 24, 2010, Salinas was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft.[2] Salinas scored his first goal in a Whitecaps jersey on August 27, in a game against the Houston Dynamo.

On November 30, 2011, Salinas was sent from the Vancouver Whitecaps to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for allocation money.[3]

Career statistics

As of December 4, 2020[4]
Club Season League Cup League cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Jose
2008 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 2
2009 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Total 46 2 0 0 0 0 46 2
Philadelphia
2010 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Vancouver
2011 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
San Jose
2012 19 1 0 0 2[a] 0 21 1
2013 28 2 0 0 0 0 28 2
2014 31 1 0 0 0 0 31 1
2015 34 3 0 0 0 0 34 3
2016 33 1 1[b] 0 0 0 33 1
2017 25 1 4 1 1[c] 0 30 1
2018 25 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2019 28 6 0 0 0 0 28 6
2020 23 2 0 0 1 0 24 2
Total 246 17 5 1 4 0 255 18
Career total 335 21 5 1 4 0 344 22
  1. ^ Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
  • Interview from Vancouver era
    Interview from Vancouver era
  • Playing at Avaya
    Playing at Avaya
  • Ready for a throw-in
    Ready for a throw-in

References

  1. ^ Union select 10 players in expansion draft Archived November 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Iain McLetchieWednesday, November 24, 2010 (November 24, 2010). "Whitecaps Add to Depth in MLS Expansion Draft". Teamradio.ca. Retrieved July 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Quakes reacquire Salinas from 'Caps, re-sign Lenhart". MLSsoccer.com. November 30, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "S. SALINAS". Soccerway. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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