Samuel Salter

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.

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
Place of birth Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 18
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 27 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023

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]

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.[11][12]

In February 2021, Salter signed a one-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023 with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[13][14] He scored his first professional goal on July 17 against Cavalry FC.[15] In January 2022, HFX announced they had exercised the forward's contract option, keeping him at the club for the upcoming season.[16] He finished as the team's top scorer in 2022, with 11 league goals.[17]

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.[18][19] This was the league's first ever intra-league transfer to command a fee.[18][19] On May 13, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a victory over Vancouver FC.[20][21]

Career statistics
As of match played on October 7, 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS St-Hubert 2018[23] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 124——00124
AS Blainville 2020[23] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 88———88
HFX Wanderers 2021 Canadian Premier League 213—10—223
2022 2711—21—2912
Total 48140031005115
Atlético Ottawa 2023 Canadian Premier League 277—20—297
Career total 953300510010034

References
  1. "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. "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. "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. "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. Chenoix, Eric (September 9, 2020). "Blainville au top, Ottawa dans la foulée" [Blainville on top, Ottawa on the heels]. Viau Park (in French).
  12. MacDonald, Glenn (June 3, 2022). "Young forward Samuel Salter finds scoring touch with HFX Wanderers". SaltWire Network.
  13. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 10, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC add Canadian forward Samuel Salter for 2021 season". Canadian Premier League.
  14. Lawrence, Dylan (February 20, 2021). "HFX Wanderers newcomer Samuel Salter looks to make a splash in CPL". Canadian Premier League.
  15. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (July 17, 2021). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC 2-1 HFX Wanderers FC". Canadian Premier League.
  16. "Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update". HFX Wanderers. January 5, 2022.
  17. Benvenuti, Frankie (June 18, 2023). "Atlético's Season, Sam Salter's Form on Upswing". 13th Man Sports.
  18. "Atlético Ottawa signs Samuel Salter in landmark Canadian Premier League transfer". Atlético Ottawa. February 16, 2023.
  19. Jacques, John (February 16, 2023). "Salter Sold: Halifax, Ottawa Agree To Landmark CPL Transfer". Northern Tribune.
  20. "Salter revels in 'amazing feeling' after scoring first Atlético Ottawa goal". Atlético Ottawa. May 15, 2023.
  21. Jacques, John (May 27, 2023). "Salter Settling In At Atletico Ottawa: 'I Came Here To Win'". Northern Tribune.
  22. Samuel Salter at Soccerway
  23. "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
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