Santiago Fusilier

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Santiago Fusilier
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Personal information
Full name Santiago Fusilier
Date of birth (1983-12-12) December 12, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2006 NC State Wolfpack
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Raleigh Elite 35 (15)
2007–2009 Carolina RailHawks 75 (14)
2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore 38 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2010

Santiago Fusilier (born December 12, 1983) is an Argentinian former soccer player who played as a midfielder and was most famous for his time with Crystal Palace Baltimore. Santiago was the ACC Freshman Player of the Year in 2003. He was one of the best players in NC State, being named All-ACC in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He had the winning goal against UNC when they were ranked number 1 in the nation which led the Wolfpack to win the ACC championship. Fusilier was the fan favorite player voted when playing for the Carolina Railhawks in 2007 and 2008. He was voted the offensive player of the year in 2008, where he led the team in points with 6 goals and 8 assists.

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Career

College and Amateur

Fusilier came from his native Argentina to the United States in 2003 to play college soccer at North Carolina State University. He was named to the ACC's All-Freshman Team in his debut year, and finished his college career with over 50 appearances for the Wolfpack over the course of his four years at the school.

During his college years Fusilier also played for Raleigh Elite in the USL Premier Development League, where he was coached by future Carolina RailHawks coaches Scott Schweitzer and Damon Nahas.

Professional

Fusilier turned professional in 2007 when he signed with the expansion Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. [1] He played 68 games and scored 16 goals for the RailHawks in his two seasons with the club, before being released at the end of the 2010 season. [2] Santiago was traded to charleston and then ended up the 2009 year signing for Miami FC. He started 21 games and scored 3 goals with the blues.

After Miami Fc in 2009, Fusilier was signed by Crystal Palace Baltimore for the 2010 season. [3] After 16 appearances for the club, he was released in December 2012.

Career statistics

(correct as of 26 September 2010)
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlay-OffsTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Carolina Railhawks 2007160????0119160?
Carolina Railhawks 20085416912?1?0006553
Total2007–200868173?1?0004153
Crystal Palace Baltimore 20101601000---1601
Total2010–present1601000---1601
Career Total2007–present5644?1?0005754

2009 Charleston Battery

2009 Miami FC 2012 Carolina Railhawks

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References

  1. ↑ Fusilier Seeing Increased Role with Carolina RailHawks [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Santiago Fusilier dropped from RailHawks roster in advance of CD Olimpia friendly
  3. ↑ "Signings of Nishimura, Fusilier and Lucio Bolster 2010 Squad". NASL.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2010-02-24.


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