Marcus Caldeira

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Marcus Caldeira
Personal information
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
Youth career
Mississauga Falcons
Erin Mills SC
Sigma FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– West Virginia Mountaineers 42 (17)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Forge FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 0000000000
2022 3000100040
Total3000100040
Sigma FC (loan) 2021 [24] League1 Ontario 101———101
2022 [25] 134———134
Sigma FC 2023 [26] 126———126
Total35110000003511
Career total38110010003911

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References

  1. 1 2 Mitchin, Joe (June 8, 2022). "Stratford Completes 2022 Class". West Virginia Mountaineers .
  2. ↑ Jacques, John (July 30, 2021). "Forge Recruits Two More Sigma Teenagers". Northern Tribune.
  3. 1 2 "Marcus Caldeira WVU profile". West Virginia Mountaineers .
  4. ↑ Coniglio, Sam (October 8, 2022). "WVU earns first Sun Belt win over ODU with goal bonanza". WBOY-TV .
  5. ↑ Decker, Ryan (August 29, 2023). "Caldeira showing why he is the 'focal point' for WVU's offensive attack". WBOY-TV .
  6. ↑ Redfern, Kevin (December 5, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira's scoring drought magnified ahead of College Cup". WBOY-TV .
  7. ↑ Davidson, Neil (December 18, 2023). "Canadian forward Marcus Caldeira looks forward to taking next step in MLS SuperDraft". CP24 .
  8. ↑ Grossman, Adam (September 12, 2023). "Caldeira, Hernando sweep Sun Belt weekly honors". WBOY-TV .
  9. ↑ Hamilton, Jonathan (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick pushes WVU past No. 1 Marshall". The Daily Athenaeum .
  10. ↑ Griffith, Michael (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick helps West Virginia hand top-ranked Marshall 1st loss". The Dominion Post .
  11. ↑ 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 .
  12. ↑ Farrell, Nick (October 19, 2023). "Caldeira named NCAA Player of the Week". WBOY-TV .
  13. ↑ Grossman, Adam (November 3, 2023). "Five Mountaineers Earn All-Sun Belt Honors". West Virginia Mountaineers .
  14. ↑ Grossman, Adam (December 5, 2023). "Five Mountaineers Earn All-Region Status". West Virginia Mountaineers .
  15. ↑ Grossman, Adam (December 8, 2023). "Caldeira, Tsukada Named United Soccer Coaches All-Americans". West Virginia Mountaineers .
  16. ↑ Grossman]], Adam (December 19, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira, Yutaro Tsukada collect national honors". WBOY-TV .
  17. ↑ Wratchford, Mark (December 19, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira and Yutaro Tsukada earn national accolades". Blue Gold Sports.
  18. ↑ Grossman, Adam (December 19, 2023). "Caldeia Named Academic All-American". West Virginia Mountaineers .
  19. ↑ Decker, Ryan (December 19, 2023). "All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC". WBOY-TV .
  20. ↑ Blain, Luke (January 9, 2024). "Marcus Caldeira announces return to WVU Men's Soccer". The Daily Athenaeum .
  21. ↑ "Forge FC Signs Two Young Local Players to Development Contracts". Forge FC . July 30, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Forge FC signs English defender Owolabi-Belewu & development player Caldeira". Forge FC . April 8, 2022.
  23. ↑ Jacques, John (April 8, 2022). "Two Teenage Additions Join Forge FC". Northern Tribune.
  24. 1 2 "Marcus Caldeira 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  25. 1 2 "Marcus Caldeira 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  26. 1 2 "Marcus Caldeira 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  27. ↑ "Men's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario . November 20, 2023.
  28. ↑ "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI". League1 Ontario . November 28, 2023.
  29. ↑ Decker, Ryan (December 19, 2023). "All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC". WVNS-TV .
  30. ↑ Marcus Caldeira at Soccerway
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