Shea Salinas

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Shea Salinas
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Salinas in 2015
Personal information
Full name Robert O'Shea Salinas
Date of birth (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Lubbock, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Winger, left-back
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Furman Paladins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 DFW Tornados 14 (3)
2007 Carolina Dynamo 13 (7)
2008–2009 San Jose Earthquakes 23 (2)
2008 → Charleston Battery (loan) 1 (0)
2010 Philadelphia Union 17 (1)
2010 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 1 (0)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 (1)
2012–2022 San Jose Earthquakes 286 (18)
2022 San Jose Earthquakes II 2 (0)
Total383(32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert O'Shea "Shea" Salinas (born June 24, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger.

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Career

Youth and college

After attending Grapevine High School [ citation needed ] in Grapevine, Texas, Salinas played college soccer at Furman University, where he was named to the NSCAA All-America Third Team and the NSCAA All-South Region First Team in 2007, and the NSCAA All-South Region Third Team in 2006, as well as receiving First Team All Southern Conference honors in both 2007 and 2006. During his days at Furman University, Salinas was a brother in the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. During his college years, Salinas played with both the DFW Tornados and Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Salinas was drafted 15th overall by the expansion San Jose Earthquakes in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. He made his MLS debut in the Quakes' season opener against Los Angeles Galaxy on April 3, 2008. He scored his first Quakes goal during a 3–2 loss against Kansas City Wizards on October 18, 2008. He also spent part of the 2008 season on loan with Charleston Battery in the USL First Division. He also holds the career assist record for the San Jose Earthquakes.

Salinas was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on November 25, 2009. [1]

On November 24, 2010, Salinas was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft. [2] Salinas scored his first goal in a Whitecaps jersey on August 27, in a game against the Houston Dynamo.

On November 30, 2011, Salinas was sent from the Vancouver Whitecaps to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for allocation money. [3] On September 28, 2022, he announced his retirement as an active player after the conclusion of the 2022 season. [4]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Salinas is of Mexican descent. [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Jose Earthquakes 2008 MLS 232———232
Philadelphia Union 2010 MLS171———171
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2011 MLS26140——301
San Jose Earthquakes 2012 MLS19110—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0221
2013 28210——292
2014 311—4 [lower-alpha 3] 1—352
2015 343———343
2016 33110——341
2017 25141—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0302
2018 250———250
2019 286———286
2020 232——1 [lower-alpha 2] 1243
2021 270———270
2022 13120——151
Total2861891414130321
San Jose Earthquakes II 2022 MLS Next Pro 20———20
Career totals35422131414137525

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References

  1. ↑ Union select 10 players in expansion draft Archived November 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Iain McLetchieWednesday, November 24, 2010 (November 24, 2010). "Whitecaps Add to Depth in MLS Expansion Draft". Teamradio.ca. Retrieved July 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Quakes reacquire Salinas from 'Caps, re-sign Lenhart". MLSsoccer.com. November 30, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Earthquakes Legend Shea Salinas Announces Retirement Following 2022 Season," San Jose Earthquakes, Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ Almond, Elliott (July 9, 2020). "After seeing Kaepernick protest as 'silly' and 'disrespectful', Quakes veteran changes his tune". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ Shea Salinas at Soccerway
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