Stuart Black (soccer)

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Stuart Black
Personal information
Full name Stuart Black
Date of birth (1975-06-02) June 2, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997 Toronto Supra
1999 Toronto Lynx 18 (0)
1999–2001 Detroit Rockers (indoor) 51 (6)
2001–2002 York Region Shooters
2005 Vaughan Shooters
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart Black (born June 2, 1975) is a Nigerian former footballer who played in the Canadian National Soccer League, USL A-League, and Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Black began his career with Toronto Supra of the Canadian National Soccer League in 1996. [1] He helped Supra finish with a third-place finish in the league standings, and secured a playoff position. Their opponents were St. Catharines Wolves in the semi-finals, but were eliminated from the completion with a 2–1 defeat on goals on aggregate. In 1999, he signed with Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League, where he would have a three-year term and finished with 51 appearances and six goals to his name. [2] In 1999, during the outdoor season he signed with Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League. [3] [4] [5]

In 2001, Black signed with York Region Shooters of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [6] His next stint in the CPSL was in 2005 when he signed with the Vaughan Shooters. He made his debut for Vaughan on May 29, 2005, in a match against Toronto Croatia. [7] He helped Vaughan secure a division title by finishing first in the Eastern Conference. In the postseason he helped Vaughan reach the CPSL Championship finals, where they faced the Oakville Blue Devils lost to a score of 2–1. [8]

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References

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  2. "Stuart Black | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Glover, Robin. "May 2nd, 1999 A-League Toronto Lynx vs Minnesota Thunder". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. "Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site". 2003-12-03. Archived from the original on December 3, 2003. Retrieved 2016-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "The Team". 2000-03-08. Archived from the original on 2000-03-08. Retrieved 2017-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  7. Glover, Robin. "May 29, 2005 CPSL Vaughan Shooters vs Toronto Croatia (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  8. "October 10, 2005 CPSL Championship Final Vaughan Shooters vs Oakville Blue Devils (from CPSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.