Samuel Salter

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Samuel Salter
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2016 Montreal Impact
2016–2017 Étoiles de l'Est
2018–2019 ASPTT Dijon
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Dawson Blues 9 (9)
2019 Cal State Northridge Matadors 16 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 CS St-Hubert 12 (4)
2020 Blainville 8 (8)
2021– HFX Wanderers FC 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 28, 2021

Samuel Salter (born August 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for HFX Wanderers.

Career[]

Early career[]

Salter played in the Montreal Impact Academy from 2013 until 2016.[1] In high school, he attended the ecole secondaire Antoine de Saint-Exupery where he was coached by Sandro Grande.[1] After graduating high school, he attended Dawson College in Quebec, in 2017, where he was the CCAA - ACSC Men's Soccer All-Canadian for the 2017, the RSEQ Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year and led the conference in scoring with nine goals in nine games.[1][2] He played for the Quebec provincial team, helping them to win a national bronze in 2017.[3]

In 2018, he played for CS St-Hubert in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[4] After the season, he moved to France to join ASPTT Dijon in France's top U19 league.[1][4] He also had a two-week trial with the U19 team of RC Lens.[1]

In 2019, he decided to attend California State University, Northridge in the United States, playing for the Matadors soccer team, where he was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.[5]

In 2020, he returned to the PLSQ, playing with AS Blainville, helping them to the league title and finishing as the league's leading scorer, including two hat-tricks in back-to-back games.[6]

HFX Wanderers[]

On February 10, 2021, Salter signed a one-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023 with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[7][8] He scored his first professional goal on July 17, 2021 against Cavalry FC.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on July 17, 2021[10]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS St-Hubert 2018[11] PLSQ 12 4 — — 0 0 12 4
AS Blainville 2020[11] PLSQ 8 8 — — — 8 8
HFX Wanderers 2021 CPL 5 1 0 0 0 0 — 5 1
Career total 25 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 13

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Samuel Salter". College Prospects of America.
  2. ^ "Samuel Salter". Dawson College.
  3. ^ Jacques, John (February 10, 2021). "Wanderers Bring In Rookie Forward Samuel Salter". Nothern Tribune.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Samuel Salter a rejoint sa nouvelle équipe en France !" [Samuel Salter has joined his new team in France!]. Just eSoccer (in French). July 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Samuel Salter". Cal State Northridge Matadors.
  6. ^ Chenoix, Eric (September 9, 2020). "Blainville au top, Ottawa dans la foulée" [Blainville on top, Ottawa on the heels]. Viau Park (in French).
  7. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 10, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC add Canadian forward Samuel Salter for 2021 season". Canadian Premier League.
  8. ^ Lawrence, Dylan (February 20, 2021). "HFX Wanderers newcomer Samuel Salter looks to make a splash in CPL". Canadian Premier League.
  9. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (July 17, 2021). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC 2-1 HFX Wanderers FC". Canadian Premier League.
  10. ^ Samuel Salter at Soccerway
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
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