Mike Gosselin

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Mike Gosselin
Personal information
Full name Michael Gosselin
Place of birth United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1987–1990 University of South Carolina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992, 1993 Canton Invaders (indoor) 35 (17)
1993 Columbia Spirit
1994–1995 Dayton Dynamo (indoor) 23 (4)
1994–1996 Greensboro Dynamo 52 (2)
1995 Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) 2 (0)
1995–1996 Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) 22 (4)
1998 Raleigh Flyers 8 (0)
International career
1992 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike "Goose" Gosselin is a retired American soccer defender who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1992. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and USISL.

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Youth

Gosselin grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He was goalkeeper for Kentwood High School (Kent, Washington) as a freshman. He then attended Jefferson High School where he was the school's goalkeeper his sophomore year. Thomas Jefferson won the State Champion that year. He then transferred back to Kentwood High School his junior year where he was moved to forward and led the team in scoring as it finished fourth in the state tournament. [1] After graduating from high school in 1987, he entered the University of South Carolina where he played on the men's soccer team from 1987 to 1990. This led to yet another position change, this time to defender. Was selected to the Soccer America all Freshman Team in 1987. NCAA Post Season Tournament 1987–1990. NCAA Final Four 1988.

Professional

In 1991, the Canton Invaders of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) drafted Gosselin and he signed with the team on October 15, 1991. In March 1992, he strained his knee and lost several games, but was still selected to the All Rookie First Team. [2] On September 13, 1992, the Buffalo Blizzard selected Gosselin with the first selection in the NPSL Expansion Draft. [3] However, Canton purchased his contract from the Blizzard in October but he did not join the team as he was finishing his degree at South Carolina. [4] In January 1992, multiple injuries to the Invaders back line led the team to sign Gosselin for two games. [5] [6] In February, Gosselin signed with the Columbia Spirit of the USISL in 1993. [7] In 1994, he moved to the Greensboro Dynamo, winning the USISL championship that season. Gosselin was selected as the USISL Championship MVP and the All Star Team. He remained with the Dynamo through the 1996 season. [8] In October 1994, he signed with the Dayton Dynamo for the 1994–1995 NPSL season. [9] In the fall of 1995, he signed with the Cincinnati Silverbacks. He played two games then was traded to the Buffalo Blizzard in exchange for Matt Kmosko on November 9, 1995. [10] [11] In 1998, he played with the Raleigh Flyers.

National team

Gosselin played on the US National U-21 Team 1989–1992 traveling to South Korea for the President Cup in 1989 & 1991 and France for the Toulon International Tournament representing the United States. In 1991, Gosselin played for the U.S. soccer team at the World University Games in Sheffield England. [12] He earned his lone cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-0 win over Canada on September 3, 1992. He came on for John DeBrito in the 78th minute. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "LIBERTY BEATS FIFE FOR AA SOCCER CROWN THE SEATTLE TIMES Sunday, June 1, 1986
  2. ↑ "3 Ambush Stars Voted All-NPSL Tulsa World Friday, April 10, 1992
  3. ↑ "BLIZZARD ACQUIRES PIKUZINSKI FROM CHICAGO FOR 3 DRAFTEES The Buffalo News Monday, September 14, 1992
  4. ↑ "CRUNCH AND INVADERS OPEN TRAINING CAMPS COACHES HINDLEY AND PISANO START 2-A-DAY, PRACTICE SESSIONS Akron Beacon Journal (OH) Tuesday, October 13, 1992
  5. ↑ "INVADERS LIMPING ALONG CANTON IS AT ONLY .500 FOR SEASON AND HURTING FROM SEVERAL INJURIES Akron Beacon Journal (OH) Friday, January 15, 1993
  6. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1992–1993 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "COLUMBIA SPIRIT KICKS OFF SEASON State, The (Columbia, South Carolina) Saturday, February 13, 1993
  8. ↑ "Carolina Dynamo All-Time Player Stats 1993–2006". Carolina Dynamo. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  9. ↑ "SOUTH CAROLINA TRIO REUNITED IN DAYTON – GOSSELIN IS NEWEST DYNAMO ACQUISITION Dayton Daily News (OH) Tuesday, October 18, 1994
  10. ↑ "Transactions The Kansas City Star Thursday, November 9, 1995
  11. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1995–1996 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "7 TO PLAY SOCCER FOR U.S. TEAMS The State (Columbia, South Carolina) Wednesday, June 12, 1991
  13. ↑ USA – Details of International Matches 1990–1994 Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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