Chris Salvaggione
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Salvaggione | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Monument, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Colorado Foxes | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | ||
| 2007–2008 | Charlotte 49ers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Colorado Springs Blizzard | 14 | (3) |
| 2007 | DFW Tornados | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | Austin Aztex U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Real Colorado Foxes | 13 | (7) |
| 2010 | AC St. Louis | 19 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Charlotte Eagles | 40 | (4) |
| 2013 | Real Colorado Foxes | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Harpo's FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2012 | |||
Chris Salvaggione (born April 7, 1987) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Colorado Foxes in the USL Premier Development League.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Salvaggione attended Lewis-Palmer High School, helped his junior club side Colorado Rush to a US Club Soccer national championship, and began his college soccer career at Gardner–Webb University, transferring to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a junior in 2007. He helped his Gardner-Webb team win the 2006 Atlantic Sun Championship and reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament, while at UNC Charlotte he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team and the NSCAA/Adidas All-Mid-Atlantic second team as a junior, and was the A-10 Offensive Player of the Year, an NSCAA Second Team All-American, and a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist as a senior.
During his college years Salvaggione also played extensively in the USL Premier Development League, featuring for Colorado Springs Blizzard, the DFW Tornados and Austin Aztex U23.
Professional
[edit]Salvaggione was drafted in the third round (38th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution, but was not offered a contract by the Major League Soccer side.[1]
After spending another year in the PDL in 2009, with the Real Colorado Foxes,[2] playing reserve matches with the Colorado Rapids, and trialing unsuccessfully with Charleston Battery, Chivas USA and in Germany with FC Saarbrucken, FSV Frankfurt and KSV Klein-Karben, Salvaggione signed his first professional contract on February 11, 2010, for AC St. Louis.[3] He made his professional debut on May 1, 2010, in a game against Crystal Palace Baltimore.[4]
After the demise of AC St. Louis, Salvaggione signed with Charlotte Eagles of the third division USL Pro league on February 25, 2011.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 2009 Combine participant list released by MLS - New England Revolution
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL) - Chris Salvaggione". Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
- ^ "AC St Louis Signs Nine Players". NASL.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ "Charlotte Eagles Sign Chris Salvaggione". February 25, 2011.
External links
[edit]| Player of the Year (1987–1999) | |
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| Offensive Player of the Year (2000–) |
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| Defensive Player of the Year (2000–) |
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| Midfielder of the Year (2007–) | |
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