Nathan Salsi (born June 12, 1981 in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who last played for the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

in the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ( ...

. On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 11th in the

Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.

Career

Amateur

Salsi grew up in

North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania North Huntingdon Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 31,847 at the 2020 census. History Named after England's Earl of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Township was founded on April 6, 1772 in ...

, attended Norwin High School, and played

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...

at the

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened as the Pittsbu ...

, where he was named to the Atlantic 10 First Team All Conference.

Professional

Salsi turned professional in 2004 when he signed to play for the

in the

, and remained with the team through the end of 2006. Salsi returned to the Riverhounds in 2008 following their hiatus year in 2007, and has been ever-present in the Pittsburgh back line, playing in over 40 games for the team, and acting as club captain. He was named to the All-USL Division 2 team in both 2004 and 2005. Salsi continues to be active with the club now as a head coach in the Riverhounds Development Academy

References

External links

Riverhounds bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salsi, Nathan 1981 births Living people American men's soccer players Duquesne Dukes men's soccer players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Soccer players from Pennsylvania Men's association football defenders