Adrian Serioux

Football player infobox| playername= Adrian Serioux
fullname = Adrian Serioux
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|05|12
cityofbirth = Scarborough, ON
countryofbirth = Canada
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub = FC Dallas
clubnumber = 15
position = Defender
youthyears = 1998–1999
youthclubs = University of New Haven
years = 1999–2004 2004-–2005 2006 2006 2007 2007–present
clubs = Toronto Lynx Millwall MetroStars/RBNY Houston Dynamo Toronto FC FC Dallas
caps(goals) = 116 0(2) 024 0(0) 000 0(0) 020 0(1) 000 0(0) 031 0(0)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 016 0(1)
pcupdate = 16 August 2008
ntupdate = 7 September 2008

Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian international soccer player of Trinidadian descent who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

After playing college soccer for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the Toronto Lynx in the A-League. 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 half way line.cite news
title = Serioux throws himself into fray
url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/aug/16/match.leicestercity
publisher = The Guardian
date = 2004-08-16
accessdate = 2008-08-01]

Serioux joined the MLS in March 2006, signing with the MetroStars,cite news
title = MetroStars' Magee Has a Role to Play
url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/sports/soccer/01soccer.html
publisher = New York Times
date = 2006-03-01
accessdate = 2008-08-01] leaving England in order to take care of his ill mother.cite news
title = Johnston Changing MetroStars' Roster
url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/sports/soccer/10soccer.html
publisher = New York Times
date = 2006-01-10
accessdate = 2008-08-01] However, he never played for the club, traded to Houston for Danny O'Rourke before the regular season started.cite news
title = Red Bull New York Acquires Danny O'Rourke In Trade With Dynamo
url = http://www.click2houston.com/sports/8238078/detail.html
publisher = Click2Houston
date = 2006-03-24
accessdate = 2008-08-01] After one season with Houston, where Serioux played well and helped the team to the MLS Cup,cite news
title = Dalglish leads Dynamo to win, MLS Cup
url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2006-11-05-dynamo-rapids_x.htm
publisher = USA Today
date = 2006-05-11
accessdate = 2008-08-01] he was drafted by Toronto FC in 2006 MLS Expansion Draft. He stayed with Toronto for only a few hours before being dealt to FC Dallas for Ronnie O'Brien.cite news
title = Toronto FC selects players in expansion draft
url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2006/11/17/toronto-fc.html
publisher = CBC Sports
date = 2006-11-17
accessdate = 2008-08-01] In his first season with FC Dallas he was held to only 10 games because of a serious injury.

In May 2008, Serioux was fined $1,000 for a dangerous tackle on David Beckham, after telling The Sun that he and a few other players would be "going after" the England international midfielder.cite news
title = Serioux fined $1,000 for tackle on David Beckham
url = http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news;_ylt=AtzfO14Ty5yaqKm7VowAx5Qmw7YF?slug=ap-mls-fcdallas-seriouxfined&prov=ap&type=lgns
publisher = Yahoo! Sports
date = 2008-05-30
accessdate = 2008-08-01]

See also

* List of current MLS players

References

External links

* [http://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t104&player=serioux_a&playerId=ser300317&statType=current Adrian Serioux's profile] at FC Dallas
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* [http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?playerid=151&sub=3 Adrian Serioux's profile] at CanadaSoccer.com