Mauricio Salles de Alencar (born 1 March 1978) is a Brazilian professional footballer. On 20 January 2010, he was ranked 25th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.[1]
 Salles with the Puerto Rico Islanders | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Salles de Alencar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Vitória | ||
| 1998–1999 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2000–2001 | Botafogo | ||
| 2002–2003 | Olmedo | ||
| 2004–2005 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 51 | (25) |
| 2006 | Montreal Impact | 26 | (9) |
| 2007 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Omiya Ardija | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Rochester Rhinos | 34 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Kazma | ||
| 2010–2011 | Itabuna | ||
| 2011–2015 | Rochester Lancers (indoor) | 87 | (119) |
| 2012 | Charlotte Eagles | 22 | (3) |
| 2013 | VSI Tampa Bay | 23 | (10) |
| 2015–2017 | Ontario Fury (indoor) | 29 | (39) |
| 2017 | Soles de Sonora (indoor) | 15 | (16) |
| 2017–2018 | Florida Tropics (indoor) | 20 | (19) |
| 2018–2020 | Utica City (indoor) | 20 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2022 | |||
Career
South America
Salles turned professional in 1997, and has played with Brazilian sides Vitória, Atlético Paranaense and Botafogo, as well as in Ecuador for Olmedo.
North America
Salles began his professional career in the United States in 2004 with the Puerto Rico Islanders where he is all time highest goal scorer. He later left for the Montreal Impact in 2006, and then to the Atlanta Silverbacks in January 2007.[2] That same season he moved to Japan with Omiya Ardija, where he scored one goal in eight appearances,[3] before returning to the United States with the Rochester Rhinos in 2008.
In February 2015, the Rochester Lancers named team captain Salles as Team MVP for the 2014–15 season.[4] In March 2015, the Major Arena Soccer League named Salles to the 2014-15 MASL All-League Second Team.[5]
Asia
Salles signed for Kazma in the Kuwaiti Premier League in the summer of 2009.
References
External links
- Mauricio Salles at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Player profile at Rochester Lancers
- Player profile at MASL
