Marcus Caldeira
Canadian soccer player
Marcus Caldeira Date of birth
(2004-10-14 ) October 14, 2004 (age 19) Place of birth
Mississauga, Ontario , Canada Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Position(s)
Forward
Mississauga Falcons
Erin Mills SC
Sigma FC Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2022–
West Virginia Mountaineers
42
(17) Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2021–2022
Forge FC
3
(0) 2021–2022
→ Sigma FC (loan)
23
(5) 2023
Sigma FC
12
(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2, 2023
Marcus Caldeira (born October 14, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player.
Early life
Caldeira played youth soccer with Mississauga Falcons and Erin Mills SC,[ 1] later joining Sigma FC .[ 2]
College career
In 2022, he committed to attend West Virginia University to play for the men's soccer team .[ 1] [ 3] He scored his first goals on October 7, 2022, against the Old Dominion Monarchs .[ 4] In his freshman season, he tied for the team lead in goals with five, also adding four assists.[ 5]
He began his sophomore season by scoring eight goals in the first seven games of the season.[ 6] [ 7] In September 2023, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.[ 8] On October 18, 2023, he scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] The performance earned him NCAA Player of the Week honours.[ 12] At the end of the season he was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team,[ 13] All-Southeast Region First Team,[ 14] a Second-Team All-American,[ 15] College Soccer News First-Team All-American,[ 16] [ 17] CSC First-Team Academic All-American,[ 18] and CSC Academic All-District.[ 3]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft , he became the first player in school history to be selected in the first round.[ 19] However, rather than to turn professional, he opted to return to West Virginia for the 2024 season.[ 20]
Club career
On July 30, 2021, he signed a developmental contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League .[ 21] In April 2022, he signed a second developmental contract with Forge.[ 22] [ 23] He spent most of 2021 and 2022 playing with Forge's affiliate club Sigma FC in League1 Ontario .[ 24] [ 25] He continued with Sigma in 2023.[ 26] In 2023, he was named the L1O Young Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-Star.[ 27] [ 28]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft , he was selected in the first round (20th overall) by Minnesota United FC .[ 29]
Career statistics
As of match played July 26, 2023 [ 30]
References
^ a b Mitchin, Joe (June 8, 2022). "Stratford Completes 2022 Class" . West Virginia Mountaineers .
^ Jacques, John (July 30, 2021). "Forge Recruits Two More Sigma Teenagers" . Northern Tribune .
^ a b "Marcus Caldeira WVU profile" . West Virginia Mountaineers .
^ Coniglio, Sam (October 8, 2022). "WVU earns first Sun Belt win over ODU with goal bonanza" . WBOY-TV .
^ Decker, Ryan (August 29, 2023). "Caldeira showing why he is the 'focal point' for WVU's offensive attack" . WBOY-TV .
^ Redfern, Kevin (December 5, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira's scoring drought magnified ahead of College Cup" . WBOY-TV .
^ Davidson, Neil (December 18, 2023). "Canadian forward Marcus Caldeira looks forward to taking next step in MLS SuperDraft" . CP24 .
^ Grossman, Adam (September 12, 2023). "Caldeira, Hernando sweep Sun Belt weekly honors" . WBOY-TV .
^ Hamilton, Jonathan (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick pushes WVU past No. 1 Marshall" . The Daily Athenaeum .
^ Griffith, Michael (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick helps West Virginia hand top-ranked Marshall 1st loss" . The Dominion Post .
^ Carey, Greg (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick helps No. 5 West Virginia hand top-ranked Marshall first loss, 5-2" . West Virginia MetroNews .
^ Farrell, Nick (October 19, 2023). "Caldeira named NCAA Player of the Week" . WBOY-TV .
^ Grossman, Adam (November 3, 2023). "Five Mountaineers Earn All-Sun Belt Honors" . West Virginia Mountaineers .
^ Grossman, Adam (December 5, 2023). "Five Mountaineers Earn All-Region Status" . West Virginia Mountaineers .
^ Grossman, Adam (December 8, 2023). "Caldeira, Tsukada Named United Soccer Coaches All-Americans" . West Virginia Mountaineers .
^ Grossman]], Adam (December 19, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira, Yutaro Tsukada collect national honors" . WBOY-TV .
^ Wratchford, Mark (December 19, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira and Yutaro Tsukada earn national accolades" . Blue Gold Sports .
^ Grossman, Adam (December 19, 2023). "Caldeia Named Academic All-American" . West Virginia Mountaineers .
^ Decker, Ryan (December 19, 2023). "All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC" . WBOY-TV .
^ Blain, Luke (January 9, 2024). "Marcus Caldeira announces return to WVU Men's Soccer" . The Daily Athenaeum .
^ "Forge FC Signs Two Young Local Players to Development Contracts" . Forge FC . July 30, 2021.
^ "Forge FC signs English defender Owolabi-Belewu & development player Caldeira" . Forge FC . April 8, 2022.
^ Jacques, John (April 8, 2022). "Two Teenage Additions Join Forge FC" . Northern Tribune .
^ a b "Marcus Caldeira 2021 L1O Stats" . League1 Ontario .
^ a b "Marcus Caldeira 2022 L1O Stats" . League1 Ontario .
^ a b "Marcus Caldeira 2023 L1O Stats" . League1 Ontario .
^ "Men's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners" . League1 Ontario . November 20, 2023.
^ "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI" . League1 Ontario . November 28, 2023.
^ Decker, Ryan (December 19, 2023). "All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC" . WVNS-TV .
^ Marcus Caldeira at Soccerway
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