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Mississauga MetroStars
Mississauga MetroStars (briefly known as MetroStars Canada in 2019) were a professional indoor soccer team which played its home games at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The team joined the Major Arena Soccer League for the 2018–19 season. The club featured former Toronto FC players Dwayne De Rosario, Molham Babouli and Adrian Cann on the roster in its first season. Just as the 2019–20 season began, it was announced the team would cease operations. History Background Historically the Canadian professional indoor soccer landscape consisted of Canadian franchises in American leagues particularly in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). The height of Canadian participation in indoor soccer occurred during the 1980–81 and 1981–82 NASL seasons when four Canadian clubs participated simultaneously. The height of Canadian participation in the NPSL would eventually expand to include four t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Fine Foods Centre
The Paramount Fine Foods Centre, formerly the Hershey Centre, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Its current name was adopted on July 1, 2018, following a new naming rights agreement with Mississauga-based restaurant chain Paramount Fine Foods. History First opened in 1998 as the Hershey Centre, the complex is located on Rose Cherry Place, which was named after the late wife of Don Cherry, founder and former owner of the Mississauga IceDogs hockey team. The closest major intersection is Kennedy Road and Matheson Boulevard East. In 2007, a new multi-sport facility called SportZone opened just to the north of the main bowl. It houses a full-size indoor soccer field, a full size FIBA basketball court, a gymnastics facility, and two outdoor soccer fields. The centre is currently the home arena for the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League (ice hockey) and Raptors 905 of the NBA G League (basketball). It pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Shooting Stars
Toronto Shooting Stars were an indoor soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the defunct NPSL. The team began play in the 1996-1997 season, with home games taking place at Maple Leaf Gardens. However, the ownership of the franchise collapsed just 3 games into its first season, forcing the league to take control of the team's operations for the remainder of the season. After losses of nearly $1 million, the team suspended operations for the 1997-1998 season. It was reported that the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ... held negotiations to purchase the team, but it never returned to play. Year-by-year record References Association football clubs established in 1996 Association football clubs disestablished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasyl Zhuk
Vasyl Zhuk (born January 1, 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Playing career Zhuk began at the youth level in 2008 with BRV-VIK in Volodymyr. Shortly after he joined the professional ranks with FC Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian First League. He assisted Volyn in securing promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2009-10 season and made an appearance in 2011. He later played in the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship in 2014 with FC Avanhard Zhydachiv. In 2015, he played abroad in the IV liga with LKS Szaflary. He continued playing abroad this time in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Atomic the following season. In 2018, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Ukraine AC. After a brief stint in the Arena Premier League, he signed with the Mississauga MetroStars in the Major Arena Soccer League. In 2019, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with CSC Mississauga. International career Zhuk made his internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Osorio
Anthony Osorio (born April 13, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who last played as a defender and midfielder for the Mississauga MetroStars in the Major Arena Soccer League. Club career Osorio attended St. Edmund Campion where he represented the school team, having grown up in Brampton, Ontario. He was part of the team that won the school's second and third Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association Championship in four years. In 2013 after a successful trial in Uruguay Osorio joined the u19 side of Nacional. Then moved up to the reserve team the following year in 2014. Toronto FC II He joined the Toronto FC Academy in July 2014, and helped the club to become League1 Ontario champions and Inter-Provincial Cup Championship winners. Osorio was rewarded with a USL pro contract on December 9, 2015, joining Toronto FC II and going on to make 19 appearances in his inaugural season. The midfielder made his professional debut on April 25, 2015, playing in a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Velastegui
David Velastegui (born April 1, 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player. Club career Velastegui signed with Brampton United in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), he was a regular starter playing in all 23 match fixtures and being recognized as one of the top young talents of the league. David spent four years at Sheridan College, where he captained the team to win its first ever Canadian National Championship and received the CCAA All-Canadian award, being recognized as the top player in the country. In 2013, he joined Club Sport Colombia in the Paraguayan second tier for a short period, leaving the club due to the club’s limited financial resources and returning to Sheridan. While his time at Sheridan during the off season he continued playing in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Croatia where they were CSL Championship finalists in 2014. Velastegui was then signed by San Cristóbal in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. David quickly made an impact scoring on his deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Brown (soccer)
Shawn Brown (born February 27, 1987) is a Jamaican-born former soccer player who played as a midfielder and defender. Career Early career Brown began playing with the Toronto-based Serbian White Eagles in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League in 2010. After a single season with the Serbs, he signed with expansion franchise Mississauga Eagles. He would record his first goal for the club on June 17, 2011, against London City. The Eagles would successfully secure a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the First Division. Brown would feature in the opening round of the playoffs where Mississauga was eliminated from the competition by Toronto Croatia. In 2012, he would sign with the newly promoted SC Waterloo Region. The club narrowly failed in clinching a playoff berth after finishing ninth in the division with a single-point difference. He re-signed with Waterloo for the 2013 season. The club would secure a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the First Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaquille Agard
Shaquille Agard (born December 7, 1993) is a Guyanese soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles FC. College career He began playing for the Centennial Colts. In 2016, Agard began playing for the George Brown Huskies. In his first year, he scored nine goals to help them to a provincial bronze medal and also helped the Huskies win the OCAA indoor championship, being named indoor MVP as well as the George Brown Male Athlete of the Year. He was a three time Ontario Colleges Athletic Association all-star from 2016 to 2018. Club career In 2014, Agard played in League1 Ontario with Durham United FC. In 2015, he began playing for the Guyanese club Fruta Conquerors FC in the GFF Elite League, where he scored five goals in seven games, before having to leave the club due to issues with his transfer. In 2016, he returned to play for Durham, scoring three scores in 12 appearances. In the 2018–19 season, he played indoor with the Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Mirabelli
Massimo Mirabelli (born 21 October 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who last played professionally for arena soccer team Mississauga MetroStars of the Major Arena Soccer League. Club career Mirabelli began his career with Portugal FC of the Canadian Soccer League in 2010. He recorded his first goal for the organization on June 25, 2010, in a 3–2 victory over Milltown F.C. He scored his first professional hat-trick in a match against Brantford Galaxy. He assisted in Portugal's qualification for the postseason by finishing fifth on the overall standings. He contributed with a goal in the semi-final match against Brantford Galaxy, but Portugal was eliminated from the playoffs after losing that match to a score of 5–3. Mirabelli returned to Toronto for the 2011 season and clinched his first regular season title with the club. In the quarterfinals of the playoffs he scored two goals in a 4–3 victory over York Region Shooters, but their match went into penalties as their two-ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Rodriguez (soccer)
Marco Rodriguez (born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He has also played at the international level with the Canada national futsal team. Career Early career Rodriguez played at the youth level in Argentina with Club Atlético Platense from 2009 until 2013. After a successful trial with Defensor Sporting in 2013, he was accepted into the club's reserve squad. Following a year in Uruguay, he returned to Canada in 2014 and became involved with Toronto FC Academy in League1 Ontario. In his debut season with TFC Academy, he helped the club win the Inter-Provincial Cup after defeating CS Longueuil. Asia In 2015, he played abroad in Asia in Macau's Liga de Elite with Windsor Arch Ka I. His tenure with the club was short as he departed for the last portion of the season. He would appear in 10 matches and record 6 goals. Canada He returned to Canada in 2016 to play in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with the York R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Keran
Josip Keran (born March 25, 1985) is a former Croatian footballer who played as a defender. Career Croatia Keran began playing at the youth level with NK Split. In 2008, he played in the 3. HNL with NK Dugopolje. He would re-sign with the club the following season and help the club achieve promotion to the 2. HNL by winning the league title. He resumed playing with Dugopolje in the second tier for the 2010-11 season. Toronto Croatia In 2011, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Croatia. In his debut season with Toronto, he assisted the club in securing a postseason berth by finishing as runner-up in the First Division. Throughout the postseason Keran assisted the Croats in claiming the CSL Championship after defeating Capital City F.C. The next season saw Croatia claim further silverware by clinching the First Division title. In the playoffs, the Croats successfully defended their championship title by defeating the Montreal Impact Academy. He r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarred Phillips
Jarred Phillips (born 14 May 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for the Simcoe County Rovers of League1 Ontario. Club career Vaughan Azzurri From 2016 to 2019, Phillips played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. He scored his first goal in a 4–3 victory on June 11 against Master's FA. He won the 2016 League1 Ontario title with Vaughan, appeared in both legs of the 2016 Inter-Provincial Cup against PLSQ champions Mont-Royal Outremont, and was named a league Second Team All-Star. In 2017, he was again named a Second Team All-Star. In 2018, he was named a league First Team All-Star, helping Vaughan to capture the League and Cup double. In the winter of 2018, he played in the Major Arena Soccer League with Mississauga MetroStars. In 2019, he played all 180 minutes of both legs of Vaughan's Canadian Championship series against HFX Wanderers. In 2020, he was named to the League1 Ontario All-Time Best XI. Toronto Croatia In the summer of 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore Blast
The Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The team is a part of the Major Arena Soccer League. The team has won 10 championships since it was founded in 1980. Beginning with the 2017-2018 season, home games have been played at Towson University's SECU Arena. The Blast previously played at Royal Farms Arena in downtown Baltimore. Team colors are red and gold and their current head coach is David Bascome, who took over after 16 year head coach Danny Kelly had moved on. History NPSL, MISL II and MISL III years The team was founded by North Carolina-based software executive Bill Stealey as the Baltimore Spirit at the end of July 1992 and joined the National Professional Soccer League. The team replaced the earlier Baltimore Blast, who folded along with the original Major Indoor Soccer League. When the team was purchased by Ed Hale, a former owner of the original team, the Spirit were renamed the Blast on Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
