Chris Megaloudis

Chris Megaloudis

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Megaloudis
Date of birth	May 14, 1984 (1984-05-14) (age 27)
Place of birth	Queens, New York, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	F.C. New York
Number	99
Youth career
2002–2003	Saint Peter's College
2003–2005	Stony Brook University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006	Long Island Roughriders	12	(2)
2007	Westchester Flames	7	(2)
2008	New York Red Bulls	1	(0)
2009–2010	Sevilla FC Puerto Rico	20	(8)
2010	Radnički Obrenovac	8	(3)
2011	River Plate Puerto Rico
2011–	F.C. New York	4	(0)
National team
2008–	Puerto Rico	9	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher Megaloudis (born May 14, 1984 in Queens, New York) is an American-born Puerto Rican football striker who plays for F.C. New York in the third division USL Pro and the Puerto Rican national team.

Megaloudis is eligible to play for Puerto Rico because his mother Carmen is Puerto Rican. His father Michael is of Greek descent but played for Puerto Rico in the 1990s.

Youth career

Chris played soccer in high school at Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School. He is the school's all-time leading goal scorer. For all of his goal-scoring accomplishments, Christopher was named as team Most Valuable Player after his freshman, junior, and senior years. Throughout his high school career, the Crusaders won the Brooklyn-Queens Championship four times, losing only one game along the way (a span that saw the team go undefeated in 56 league games). In Christopher's sophomore season, the team advanced to the City Championship game. In his junior season, the Crusaders once again progressed to the City Championship game, this time defeating Salesian 2-0, a season that saw the Crusaders outscore their opponents by a staggering 100-17 goals with a school best 14-2-1 record. In his senior year, the team compiled a record of 16-3, falling in a penalty shootout to Saint Joseph's by the Sea in Staten Island. Christopher received recognition as a City All-Star first team member from the C.H.S.A.A. coaches all four years as well as by the Daily News, Newsday, and various local newspapers.

Professional career

Following his college career, Megaloudis joined the Long Island Rough Riders of the PDL on a full time basis. In 2007 Megaloudis joined semi-pro club New York Pancyprian-Freedoms of the Eastern New York League (ENYSASA) and helped lead the club past the first round of the U.S. Open Cup. He later joined the PDL's Westchester Flames.

In January 2008, Megaloudis went on trial with New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. He was signed by the club in March 2008, and made his full professional debut for the Red Bulls on June 18, 2008 in a game against the New England Revolution.^[1] He was waived by New York Red Bulls on September 15, 2008.

In 2009, Sevilla FC Puerto Rico of the Puerto Rico Soccer League signed Megaloudis to the club near the end of the 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League Playoffs. In January 2010 he joined club Radnički Obrenovac in Serbia third league.

He signed with River Plate Puerto Rico but the team soon folded. After he left and signed with FC New York until the end of the USL Pro 2011 Season.

National team

Megaloudis scored his first international goal for Puerto Rico against Trinidad and Tobago on January 26, 2008. His second was scored against Honduras in a World Cup Qualifier (ended in a 2-2- draw).

International goals

Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 26, 2008	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	2–2	Friendly
2.	June 14, 2008	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico	Honduras	1–1	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	October 2, 2010	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico	Anguilla	2–0	3–1	2010 Caribbean Championship qualification
4.				3– 1
5.	October 6, 2010	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico	Cayman Islands	1–0	2–0	2010 Caribbean Championship qualification
6.	October 24, 2010	Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada	Guadeloupe	1–3	2–3	2010 Caribbean Championship qualification

References

1. ^ [1]

External links

• Chris Megaloudis – FIFA competition record
• Chris Megaloudis at National-Football-Teams.com
• Stony Brook Profile
• Article from bigapplesoccer.com
• MLS Player Page
• Player profile at Srbijafudbal
• [2]

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Name	Megaloudis, Chris
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Date of birth	May 4, 1984
Place of birth	New York, NY, United States
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