Samuel Salter

This article is about the Canadian soccer player. For the R&B singer, see Sam Salter.

Samuel Salter
Salter with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2016 Montreal Impact
2016–2017 Étoiles de l'Est
2018–2019 ASPTT Dijon
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Dawson Blues 9 (9)
2019 Cal State Northridge Matadors 16 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 CS St-Hubert 12 (4)
2020 AS Blainville 8 (8)
2021–2022 HFX Wanderers 48 (14)
2023– Atlético Ottawa 55 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2024

Samuel Salter (born August 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Salter played in the Montreal Impact Academy from 2013 until 2016.[1][2] Afterwards, he played with CS Étoiles de l'Est.[3] In high school, he attended the ecole secondaire Antoine de Saint-Exupery where he was coached by Sandro Grande.[1] He played for the Quebec provincial team, helping them to win a national bronze in 2017.[4] In 2018, he moved to France to join ASPTT Dijon in France's top U19 league.[1][5] He also had a two-week trial with the U19 team of RC Lens.[1]

College career

After graduating high school, he attended Dawson College in Quebec, in 2017, where he was the CCAA - ACSC Men's Soccer All-Canadian for the 2017, the RSEQ Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year and led the conference in scoring with nine goals in nine games.[1][6] He was named the school's Athlete of the Year.[7]

In 2019, he decided to attend California State University, Northridge in the United States, playing for the men's soccer team.[7] He scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, in his debut on August 30, 2019, in the season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes.[8][9] earning him Big West Conference Freshman of the Week honours.[9] At the end of the season, he was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.[10] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to return in-person to the school for his second year, eventually deciding to pursue a professional career and completing his degree online at a Canadian university.[11]

Club career

In 2018, he played for CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[5]

In 2020, he returned to the PLSQ, playing with AS Blainville, helping them to the league title and finishing as the league's leading scorer, including two hat-tricks in back-to-back games.[12][13]

In February 2021, Salter signed a one-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023 with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[14][15] He scored his first professional goal on July 17 against Cavalry FC.[16] In January 2022, HFX announced they had exercised the forward's contract option, keeping him at the club for the upcoming season.[17] He finished as the team's top scorer in 2022, with 11 league goals.[18]

On February 16, 2023, Salter joined fellow CPL side Atlético Ottawa for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal, with a club option for 2025.[19][20] This was the league's first ever intra-league transfer to command a fee.[19][20] On May 13, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a victory over Vancouver FC.[21][22]

Career statistics

As of match played on November 3, 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS St-Hubert 2018[24] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 12 4 — — 0 0 12 4
AS Blainville 2020[24] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 8 8 — — — 8 8
HFX Wanderers 2021 Canadian Premier League 21 3 — 1 0 — 22 3
2022 27 11 — 2 1 — 29 12
Total 48 14 0 0 3 1 0 0 51 15
Atlético Ottawa 2023 Canadian Premier League 27 7 — 2 0 — 29 7
2024 28 5 2 0 3 1 — 33 6
Total 55 12 2 0 5 1 0 0 62 13
Career total 123 38 2 0 8 2 0 0 133 40

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Samuel Salter". College Prospects of America.
  2. ^ Briggins, Jonathan (September 20, 2021). "Sam Salter: Montreal Player Making the Most of First Professional Minutes". HFX Wanderers FC.
  3. ^ Dubois, Julien (August 2, 2022). "Le duo Amla – Salter de St-Hubert reconstitué en Canadian Premier League" [The duo Amla – Salter of St-Hubert reconstituted in the Canadian Premier League]. Just eSoccer (in French).
  4. ^ Jacques, John (February 10, 2021). "Wanderers Bring In Rookie Forward Samuel Salter". Northern Tribune.
  5. ^ a b "Samuel Salter a rejoint sa nouvelle équipe en France !" [Samuel Salter has joined his new team in France!]. Just eSoccer (in French). July 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Samuel Salter". Dawson College.
  7. ^ a b "Samuel Salter Cal State Northridge profile". Cal State Northridge Matadors.
  8. ^ "CSUN Rallies From 2 Down To Defeat Ohio State 4-3". Cal State Northridge Matadors. August 30, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "CSUN Posts Clean Sweep Of Weekly Awards". Big West Conference. September 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Trejo Named Big West Offensive Player Of The Year; 5 Earn League Honors". Cal State Northridge Matadors. November 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Leitch, Iain (August 14, 2024). "A Sit Down with Sam Salter". Atlético Gazette.
  12. ^ Chenoix, Eric (September 9, 2020). "Blainville au top, Ottawa dans la foulée" [Blainville on top, Ottawa on the heels]. Viau Park (in French).
  13. ^ MacDonald, Glenn (June 3, 2022). "Young forward Samuel Salter finds scoring touch with HFX Wanderers". SaltWire Network.
  14. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 10, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC add Canadian forward Samuel Salter for 2021 season". Canadian Premier League.
  15. ^ Lawrence, Dylan (February 20, 2021). "HFX Wanderers newcomer Samuel Salter looks to make a splash in CPL". Canadian Premier League.
  16. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (July 17, 2021). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC 2-1 HFX Wanderers FC". Canadian Premier League.
  17. ^ "Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update". HFX Wanderers. January 5, 2022.
  18. ^ Benvenuti, Frankie (June 18, 2023). "Atlético's Season, Sam Salter's Form on Upswing". 13th Man Sports.
  19. ^ a b "Atlético Ottawa signs Samuel Salter in landmark Canadian Premier League transfer". Atlético Ottawa. February 16, 2023.
  20. ^ a b Jacques, John (February 16, 2023). "Salter Sold: Halifax, Ottawa Agree To Landmark CPL Transfer". Northern Tribune.
  21. ^ "Salter revels in 'amazing feeling' after scoring first Atlético Ottawa goal". Atlético Ottawa. May 15, 2023.
  22. ^ Jacques, John (May 27, 2023). "Salter Settling In At Atletico Ottawa: 'I Came Here To Win'". Northern Tribune.
  23. ^ Samuel Salter at Soccerway
  24. ^ a b "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.