Mike Caso (born July 13, 1984 in San Mateo, California) is an American soccer player, currently without a team.

Career

Youth and College

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, played club soccer for West Valley Samba, and played

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at the University of San Diego, scoring 22 goals in a four-year career with the Toreros, and being named to the All-WCC First Team as a junior.

Professional

Caso played extensively in the

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, for both

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and

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, before being signed to a development contract by Galaxy in 2007. His first - and, to date, only - professional appearance came on August 26, 2007 during the Galaxy's 3-0 loss to the

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. He played the first 45 minutes of the game before being substituted out for

Peter Vagenas Panayiotis Alexiou "Peter" Vagenas (born February 6, 1978) is an American former soccer player. High school and college Vagenas graduated from Saint Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, class of 1996, where he played for coach Glen Ap ...

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1984 births Living people American soccer players University of San Diego alumni LA Galaxy players San Diego Toreros men's soccer players Major League Soccer players Men's association football midfielders People from San Mateo, California {{US-footy-forward-stub