Matthew Palleschi

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Matthew Palleschi
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Palleschi in 2006
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Palleschi
Date of birth (1983-01-11) January 11, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Richmond Hill, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2002–2003 Humber Hawks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Frosinone Calcio 1 (0)
2003–2005 Vaughan Sun Devils/Shooters 30 (18)
2006 Toronto Lynx 23 (3)
2007–2008 Montreal Impact 26 (3)
2008 Italia Shooters 20 (3)
2014 Richmond Hill Madrid
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Palleschi (born January 11, 1983) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder and forward

Contents

Career

College career

Palleschi played at the college level with the Humber College Hawks, where he was named Team MVP and to CCAA All-Canadian Team in his rookie year in 2002. [1] In his sophomore season with Humber, he received further accolades by being named a Central West Region League All-Star and received the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association All Canadian award. [2] In 2003, he assisted Humber in securing a postseason berth, and reached the semifinals but was defeated by Algonquin College. [3]

Early career

He had a brief stint abroad in Italy with Frosinone Calcio in 2003. [2] He made his debut on April 27, 2003, against Acireale. In 2003, he returned to Canada to play in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with Vaughan Sun Devils. [2] [4] In his debut season with Vaughan, he assisted in securing a postseason berth and scored the winning goal in the semifinal match against Hamilton Thunder. [5] In the CPSL Championship final, Vaughan was defeated by the Brampton Hitmen. [6]

He would re-sign with Vaughan for the 2004 season. [2] For the second consecutive season, he helped Vaughan reach the championship final but was defeated by Toronto Croatia. [7] In his third season with Vaughan, he assisted in securing the Western Conference title which clinched a playoff berth for the club. In the opening round of the postseason, he recorded a hattrick against Toronto Croatia which advanced Vaughan to the championship final for the third consecutive season. [8] He appeared in the championship final but this time Vaughan was defeated by Oakville Blue Devils. [9]

Toronto and Montreal

In the initial stages of the 2006 season, he was offered a trial with Montreal Impact but an injury prevented it from materializing. [10] Shortly after he signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division. [11] [12] [13] Throughout his tenure with Toronto, he assisted the club in reaching the Open Canada Cup final against Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. [14]

After the relegation of Toronto to the PDL, he signed with league rivals Montreal Impact. [15] On April 21, 2007, he made his Impact debut coming on as a substitute for Mauro Biello, and as well scoring a goal. [16] In total, Palleschi played 26 games for the Impact and scored 3 goals. [17] In the initial stages of the season, he assisted Montreal in achieving an eight-game undefeated streak. [18] He also contributed to Montreal's success in winning the 2007 Voyageurs Cup. [19] The following season Montreal released him from his contract. [20] [21]

In 2008, he returned to his former team Vaughan Shooters later renamed Italia Shooters. [22] [23] He assisted the Shooters in clinching the International Division title. [24] In 2014, he played in the Ontario Soccer League with the Richmond Hill Madrid where he finished as the top goal scorer in the Central Premier division and was named MVP. [25]

Personal life

Palleschi is friends with Tampa Bay Rowdies defender Andres Arango. [26]

Honors

Vaughan/Italia Shooters

Montreal Impact

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