Adrian Serioux
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrian Serioux | ||
Date of birth | May 12, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | New Haven Chargers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Toronto Lynx | 116 | (2) |
2002 | → Mississauga Olympians (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Millwall | 24 | (0) |
2006 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | (1) |
2007–2008 | FC Dallas | 34 | (0) |
2009 | Toronto FC | 26 | (2) |
2010 | Houston Dynamo | 13 | (2) |
Total | 233 | (7) | |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2009 | Canada | 19 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 17, 2010. |
Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player who is currently a free agent.
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Club career[edit]
After playing college soccer for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the Toronto Lynx in the A-League. After the 2002 A-League season came to a conclusion, he was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on September 11, 2002 in a Open Canada Cup match against the Toronto Croatia in a 1-1 draw.[1] He would record his first goal for the club on October 4, 2002 in a 4-3 victory over Vaughan Sun Devils.[2] Serioux helped the Olympians secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the Western Conference, but unfortunately where defeated by the North York Astros in a wild card match, where he failed to show up for the match.[3] He then moved to England to join Millwall. Serioux is known to have one of the longest throws in the sport, once setting up a goal against Leicester City, from a throw-in at the half way line.[4] Opponents tend to stay close to him at throw-ins, he once got himself sent off by throwing the ball at Lee Cook's face from close range during a game against Queens Park Rangers.[5]
Major League Soccer[edit]
Serioux joined the MLS in March 2006, signing with the MetroStars,[6] leaving England in order to take care of his ill mother.[7] However, he never played for the club, and was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for Danny O'Rourke before the regular season started.[8] After one season with Houston, where Serioux played well and helped the team to the MLS Cup,[9] he was drafted by Toronto FC in 2006 MLS Expansion Draft. He stayed with Toronto for only a few hours before being dealt to FC Dallas for Ronnie O'Brien.[10] In his first season with FC Dallas he was held to only 10 games because of a serious injury.
In May 2008, Serioux was fined $1,000 for a dangerous tackle on David Beckham, after telling The Sun newspaper that he and a few other players would be "going after" the England international midfielder.[11]
Serioux was traded to Toronto FC on February 24, 2009, for a first round pick and allocation money.[12]
Serioux's contract was not renewed by Toronto FC for the 2010 MLS Season. Houston Dynamo traded a third round 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick for his rights.[13]
After the 2010 MLS season Houston declined Serioux's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Serioux became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.
International career[edit]
He made his debut for Canada in an August 2004 World Cup qualification match against Guatemala. By December 2009, he earned a total of 19 caps, scoring one goal. He has so far represented Canada in eight FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[14]
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 September 2008 | Saputo Stadium, Montreal | ![]() |
1-0 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours[edit]
Houston Dynamo[edit]
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2006
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2006
Toronto FC[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Glover, Robin (September 11, 2002). "Result of the Wednesday September 11th, 2002 CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Mississauga Olympians played at Memorial Park in Streetsville at 8:00pm. This was the first game of the two leg quarterfinal of the League Cup.". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "October 4, 2002 CPSL Vaughan Sun Devils vs Mississauga Olympians (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Glover, Robin (October 18, 2002). "Result of the Friday October 18th, 2002 CPSL Wild Card game to determine semi-finalists for the Rogers Cup between North York Astros and Mississauga Olympians.". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ Tallentire, Mark (2004-08-16). "Serioux throws himself into fray". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Cook: Serioux got hump and lost cool Archived January 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. - Thisislondon
- ^ Bell, Jack (2006-03-01). "MetroStars' Magee Has a Role to Play". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Bell, Jack (2006-01-10). "Johnston Changing MetroStars' Roster". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Red Bull New York Acquires Danny O'Rourke In Trade With Dynamo". Click2Houston. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Dalglish leads Dynamo to win, MLS Cup". USA Today. 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Toronto FC selects players in expansion draft". CBC Sports. 2006-11-17. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Serioux fined $1,000 for tackle on David Beckham". USA Today. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Toronto FC gets Serioux in Dallas deal". CBC Sports. 2009-02-24. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Wheeler/2010/03/10/13177206-qmi.html
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links[edit]
- MLS player profile
- Adrian Serioux career statistics at Soccerbase
- Adrian Serioux's profile[permanent dead link] at CanadaSoccer.com
- Adrian Serioux at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Scarborough, Toronto
- Canadian people of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Association football defenders
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998–2005) players
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Toronto Lynx players
- Toronto (Mississauga) Olympians players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Houston Dynamo players
- FC Dallas players
- Toronto FC players
- USL A-League players
- English Football League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- University of New Haven alumni
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players