Adrian Serioux
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
After playing
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
Serioux joined the
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
After the
International career
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
- 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
Houston Dynamo
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup: 2006
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2006
Toronto FC
References
- ^ 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
- Adrian Serioux at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Adrian Serioux at Major League Soccer
- Adrian Serioux at Soccerbase
- Adrian Serioux at National-Football-Teams.com