Samuel Salter (born August 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for HFX Wanderers.

Samuel Salter

Salter with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	HFX Wanderers
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	St-Hubert	12	(4)
2020	Blainville	8	(8)
2021–	HFX Wanderers	48	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022

Career

Early career

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] 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][4] He played for the Quebec provincial team, helping them to win a national bronze in 2017.[5]

In 2018, he played for CS St-Hubert in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[6] After the season, he moved to France to join ASPTT Dijon in France's top U19 league.[1][6] He also had a two-week trial with the U19 team of RC Lens.[1]

In 2019, he decided to attend California State University, Northridge in the United States, playing for the Matadors soccer team, where he was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.[7]

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.[8]

HFX Wanderers

On February 10, 2021, Salter signed a one-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023 with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[9][10] He scored his first professional goal on July 17 against Cavalry FC.[11] In January 2022, HFX announced they had exercised Salter's contract option, keeping him at the club for the upcoming season.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on October 9, 2022[13]

References