Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 9, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Laval, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | Montreal Impact | ||
2016–2017 | Étoiles de l'Est | ||
2018–2019 | ASPTT Dijon | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Dawson Blues | 9 | (9) |
2019 | Cal State Northridge Matadors | 16 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | CS St-Hubert | 12 | (4) |
2020 | AS Blainville | 8 | (8) |
2021–2022 | HFX Wanderers | 48 | (14) |
2023– | Atlético Ottawa | 27 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 |
Samuel Salter (born August 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
Salter played in the Montreal Impact Academy from 2013 until 2016.[1][2] Afterwards, he played with CS Étoiles de l'Est.[3] In high school, he attended the ecole secondaire Antoine de Saint-Exupery where he was coached by Sandro Grande.[1] He played for the Quebec provincial team, helping them to win a national bronze in 2017.[4] In 2018, he moved to France to join ASPTT Dijon in France's top U19 league.[1][5] He also had a two-week trial with the U19 team of RC Lens.[1]
After graduating high school, he attended Dawson College in Quebec, in 2017, where he was the CCAA - ACSC Men's Soccer All-Canadian for the 2017, the RSEQ Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year and led the conference in scoring with nine goals in nine games.[1][6] He was named the school's Athlete of the Year.[7]
In 2019, he decided to attend California State University, Northridge in the United States, playing for the men's soccer team.[7] He scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, in his debut on August 30, 2019, in the season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes.[8][9] earning him Big West Conference Freshman of the Week honours.[9] At the end of the season, he was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.[10]
In 2018, he played for CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[5]
In 2020, he returned to the PLSQ, playing with AS Blainville, helping them to the league title and finishing as the league's leading scorer, including two hat-tricks in back-to-back games.[11][12]
In February 2021, Salter signed a one-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023 with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[13][14] He scored his first professional goal on July 17 against Cavalry FC.[15] In January 2022, HFX announced they had exercised the forward's contract option, keeping him at the club for the upcoming season.[16] He finished as the team's top scorer in 2022, with 11 league goals.[17]
On February 16, 2023, Salter joined fellow CPL side Atlético Ottawa for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal, with a club option for 2025.[18][19] This was the league's first ever intra-league transfer to command a fee.[18][19] On May 13, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a victory over Vancouver FC.[20][21]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CS St-Hubert | 2018[23] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | ||
AS Blainville | 2020[23] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | |||
HFX Wanderers | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
2022 | 27 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | ||||
Total | 48 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | ||
Atlético Ottawa | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
Career total | 95 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 34 |