Gabe Gala

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Gabe Gala
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Gala in 2010
Personal information
Full name Gala Gabriel Gala [1]
Date of birth (1989-06-29) June 29, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Yola, Nigeria
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Brampton East
2005–2006 North Mississauga SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Toronto Varsity Blues
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Toronto FC 17 (0)
2011 Mississauga Eagles
2014 North York Astros
2015 Scarborough SC
2016 North Mississauga SC 10 (1)
International career‡
2006–2009 Canada U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2015

Gala Gabriel Gala (born June 29, 1989) is a Canadian soccer player.

Contents

Career

Youth

Gala moved from his native Nigeria to Brampton, Ontario as a young child. He played club soccer for the Brampton East SC and North Mississauga SC and his high school C. W. Jefferys.

Professional

Gala joined Toronto FC as a development player in 2007, and played extensively in the MLS Reserve Division prior to him making his professional debut on June 2, 2007, when he came on as a substitute against the Colorado Rapids. He scored his first goal for the Toronto FC first-team in an international friendly against Real Madrid on August 7, 2009. After making 15 appearances for Toronto in the 2010 season he was waived by the club on November 24 following the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft. [2] He also attended the University of Toronto and played for the Varsity Blues during this time. [3]

In 2011, he signed with newly expansion Mississauga Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League. [4] He took two years of a sabbatical from soccer, and later returned in 2014 to sign with North York Astros. [5] During his tenure with North York he helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the postseason. After the departure of North York from the CSL he signed with expansion franchise Scarborough SC. [6]

In 2016, he joined League1 Ontario club North Mississauga SC.

International

Gala made his debut for the Canada's U-20 team on May 19, 2006, against Brazil, and made his first start against the United States on July 9, 2006. He was also a member of Canada's U20 side for the 2007 U20 World Cup.

Club statistics

SeasonTeamLeagueDomestic LeagueDomestic PlayoffsDomestic CupContinental ChampionshipTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007 Toronto FC MLS 50------50
200810------10
200910------10
2010100--4010150
Career Total170--4010220

Honours

Toronto FC

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. July 5, 2007. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ Toronto Waives Five Players Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine ; Toronto FC, 24 November 2010
  3. ↑ "Gabe Gala Varsity Blues profile". Toronto Varsity Blues .
  4. ↑ Glover, Robin. "June 19, 2011 CSL--Mississauga Eagles FC vs Brantford Galaxy (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  5. ↑ Vujcic, Djuradj. "RNO Interview Series Gabe Gala". www.rednationonline.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Scarborough SC | Canadian Soccer League". 2015-11-16. Archived from the original on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2017-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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