Mauricio Salles de Alencar (born 1 March 1978) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Utica City FC of the Major Arena Soccer League. 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]
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![]() Salles with the Rochester Rhinos in 2009. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauricio Salles de Alencar | ||
Date of birth | (1978-03-01) 1 March 1978 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Utica City FC (indoor) | ||
Number | 20 | ||
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 FC | 23 | (10) |
2015–2017 | Ontario Fury (indoor) | 29 | (39) |
2017 | Soles de Sonora (indoor) | 15 | (16) |
2017–2018 | Florida Tropics SC (indoor) | 20 | (19) |
2018– | Utica City FC (indoor) | 20 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2020 |
Salles turned professional in 1997, and has played with Brazilian sides Vitória, Atlético Paranaense and Botafogo, as well as in Ecuador for Olmedo.
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]
Salles signed for Kazma in the Kuwaiti Premier League in the summer of 2009.