Paul Craig (soccer)

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Paul Craig
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-14) March 14, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
UPEI Panthers
Saskatchewan Huskies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Avondale Islanders
2010 Thunder Bay Chill 9 (1)
2011–2012 FC Edmonton 28 (4)
2015–2019 Halifax City 70
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2012

Paul Craig (born March 14, 1988) is a Canadian soccer player most well known for his time spent with FC Edmonton.

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Career

Youth and amateur

Craig came to recognition through his performance with his university team, UPEI Panthers. Craig was team MVP, a CIS second team all-star, and was second in the country in goals in his last year with the Panthers. Craig then transferred to the University of Saskatchewan and after sitting out a season as per CIS rules, he went on to be a key component in getting the Huskies to a franchise best second-place finish in the CIS West, leading the team with nine assists in 13 games.

Craig also found success at the amateur club level with the Avondale Islanders. Craig led the team to a Bronze Medal at the 2008 Canadian National Challenge Cup, leading the tournament with six goals in four matches for the Islanders. Craig also appeared at the 2009 Canadian Challenge Trophy, this time representing Saskatchewan with Huskies Alumni.

Craig's also played with the Thunder Bay Chill of the USL Premier Development League in 2010 season, scoring one goal in nine appearances and helping Chill to the PDL National Championship game, which they lost to the Portland Timbers U23's. [1]

Professional

Craig turned professional in 2011 when he signed with FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut with them on May 1, 2011 against the Montreal Impact, and scored his first goal, a game winner, on May 7 against the Atlanta Silverbacks. [2] In 13 appearances in the regular season, Craig had 2 goal and added 3 assists with both goals being game winners.

In the 2012 season, Craig made 15 appearances in league play and had two goals and one assist. His season was hampered by a groin injury which has kept him out of the line-up for part of the season. Craig also saw playing time in both of FC Edmonton's Canadian Championship games.

Following the 2012 outdoor season, Craig played the 2012-13 indoor season with the Rochester Lancers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Craig scored his first goal of the season on December 22 in a losing effort against the Syracuse Silver Knights.

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References

  1. ↑ "Thunder Bay Chill". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Edmonton Defeats Atlanta 2-0
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