Omar Salgado
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Omar Salgado | ||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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UANL | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Guadalajara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2015– | UANL | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Mexico U17 | 5 | (7) | |
| Mexico U20 | 4 | (2) | |
| 2011 | United States U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | United States U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2011– | United States U23 | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2014 |
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Omar Salgado (born September 10, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays for Tigres UANL in Liga MX.
Salgado began his career at the youth ranks of top Mexican club Guadalajara. Before that, he played for the El Paso Texas Fire Soccer club and attended Cathedral High School He courted controversy when he left the Mexican club side to pursue a career with the United States U-20 national team. He had previously represented Mexico at U-20 and U-17 level.
Salgado signed with Major League Soccer shortly after leaving Chivas and was made eligible for the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. In the meantime, he trained with the Vancouver Whitecaps,Portland Timbers and Everton. He was chosen first overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver, and made his professional debut on April 10, 2011 in a game against Houston Dynamo. He scored his first professional goal in his full debut for the Whitecaps on April 30, 2011 against the Columbus Crew.
In September 2011, Salgado received a Spanish passport (by way of a Spanish grandfather), clearing the way for a potential move to Europe.
In June 2012, Salgado fractured his foot while on international duty with the United States U-20 national team in a game against Uruguay. Salago fractured his foot again in 2013, missing the entire 2013 MLS Season. In the early part of the 2014 season Salgado had a successful loan period with USL club Charleston Battery before being recalled to the Whitecaps first team.
On December 8, 2014, Vancouver traded Salgado to New York City FC on the condition that Vancouver and New York both share the fee of a future transfer of Salgado to an international club, avoiding the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft in the process. Just three weeks later Salgado was purchased by Tigres UANL of Liga MX.
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