Joe Salem (born January 30, 1987) is an American former

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player.

Career

Youth and college

Salem attended St. Vincent – St. Mary High School, where he was named 1st Team All-Tri County as a sophomore and junior and 1st Team All-District as a junior. He played five seasons of club soccer for the Cleveland United club team, leading them team to a US Regional Club runner-up finish and to a Northern Ohio Cup title. He played five years of

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at the

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

, redshirting his freshman year. He received NSCAA/adidas NCAA All-Midwest First Team accolades as a junior in 2008, as well as 1st Team All-Conference USA, Conference USA All-Tournament Team, collegesoccernews.com's National Team of the Week, Conference USA All-Academic Honoree, and University of Tulsa's Student Athlete of the Month. Joe was selected to the MAC

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watch list prior to his senior season, including Preseason Conference USA 1st Team honors. During his time at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane won 3 consecutive Conference USA Regular Season and Tournament Championships and went to 3 NCAA tournaments, advancing to the Elite 8 in 2009. During his college years Salem also played with

Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The Menace have had sustained success in USL League Two duri ...

in the

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. Joe was selected 1st Team All-Central Conference in 2008 and helped lead the team to the 2009 Heartland Conference Championship and advance to the Elite 8

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Salem turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the

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of the

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. He made his professional debut on April 16, 2010, in a

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game against

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an side

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, and made his league debut on April 21, 2010, in a game against

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Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...

Winner (1):

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References

External links

Tulsa bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salem, Joe 1987 births Living people American men's soccer players Soccer players from Akron, Ohio Puerto Rico Islanders players Des Moines Menace players Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Men's association football midfielders St. Vincent–St. Mary High School alumni Louisville Cardinals men's soccer coaches