Adrian Serioux
Serioux with Houston Dynamo | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 12, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | 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) | |
International career | |||
2004–2009 | Canada | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.
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.[1] He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in an Open Canada Cup match against the Toronto Croatia in a 1–1 draw.[2] He would record his first goal for the club on October 4, 2002, in a 4–3 victory over Vaughan Sun Devils.[3] Serioux helped the Olympians secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the Western Conference, but unfortunately were defeated by the North York Astros in a wild card match, where he failed to show up for the match.[4]
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 halfway line.[5] 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.[6]
Major League Soccer
[edit]Serioux joined the MLS in March 2006, signing with the MetroStars,[7] leaving England in order to take care of his ill mother.[8] However, he never played for the club, and was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for Danny O'Rourke before the regular season started.[9] After one season with Houston, where Serioux played well and helped the team to the MLS Cup,[10] 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.[11] In his first season with FC Dallas he was held to only ten 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.[12]
Serioux was traded to Toronto FC on February 24, 2009, for a first round pick and allocation money.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Serioux goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 September 2008 | Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Houston Dynamo
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup: 2006
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2006
Toronto FC
References
[edit]- ^ RUMLESKI, Kathy. "CPSL playoff picture still unclear". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ 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 8:00 pm. 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". The Guardian. London. 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. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. 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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
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External links
[edit]- Adrian Serioux at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Adrian Serioux at Major League Soccer
- Adrian Serioux at Soccerbase
- Adrian Serioux at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Scarborough, Ontario
- Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- Black Canadian men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Toronto Lynx players
- Durham Storm players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- FC Dallas players
- Toronto FC players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- English Football League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- New Haven Chargers men's soccer players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England