Cordell Cato
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cordell Cato | ||
Date of birth | July 15, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Defence Force | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | San Juan Jabloteh | ||
2011 | Defence Force | ||
2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | (0) |
2013–2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | 111 | (7) |
2018 | Charlotte Independence | 24 | (8) |
2019–2020 | Oklahoma City Energy | 42 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 4, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 22, 2017 |
Cordell Cato (born July 15, 1992) is a Trinidadian footballer who last played for Oklahoma City Energy FC in the USL Championship.
Career[]
On January 17, 2012 it was announced that Cato had signed with Seattle Sounders.[1][2] After making 8 competitive appearances in one season, the Sounders declined to pick up a contract option on Cato.[3]
Cato's MLS rights were traded to the San Jose Earthquakes on March 1, 2013.[4] Cato's time with the Earthquakes came to an end when his contract expired on December 31, 2017.[5] After his release by San Jose, he trialed with the Earthquakes' arch-rivals LA Galaxy, but ultimately was not signed.[6]
On March 9, 2018, Cato signed with USL side Charlotte Independence for the 2018 season.[7] He left Charlotte at the end of their 2018 season.[8]
On January 9, 2019, Cato joined USL side OKC Energy.[9]
International[]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.[10]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 June 2015 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Guatemala | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
2. | 5 October 2016 | Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
Personal life[]
Cato is currently married to Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team member .[11]
References[]
- ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2017268474[dead link]
- ^ Clark, Dave (January 18, 2012). "Cordell Cato Officially Signs With Seattle Sounders - Sounder At Heart". Sounderatheart.com. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ http://seattletimes.com/html/sounders/2019899608_sounders14.html[bare URL]
- ^ "Cordell Cato". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2018 MLS Season | San Jose Earthquakes".
- ^ "Three things we learned from the LA Galaxy's 3-1 preseason win over Fresno FC | LA Galaxy".
- ^ Thomas, James (March 9, 2018). "Trinidad & Tobago International, MLS Veteran Joins Independence".
- ^ "Independence Announce Initial Roster Moves for 2019". December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Energy FC Sign Trinidad and Tobago Star, MLS Veteran Cordell Cato". January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Cato, Cordell". National Football Teams. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes' Cordell Cato rapidly improving his chances to stick with the team". The Mercury News. September 7, 2013.
External links[]
- Cordell Cato at Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders FC profile
- Cordell Cato at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- 2014 Caribbean Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Association football forwards
- Association football wingers
- Charlotte Independence players
- Defence Force F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Living people
- Major League Soccer players
- OKC Energy FC players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Trinidad and Tobago footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago international footballers
- USL Championship players
- Trinidad and Tobago football biography stubs