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Noah Delgado Personal information Full name Noah Delgado Date of birth December 30, 1979 Place of birth Fremont, California, United States Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Puerto Rico Islanders Number 5 Youth career 1998–2001 Fresno State Bulldogs Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002 Portland Timbers 5 (0) 2003 Syracuse Salty Dogs 17 (1) 2004 Rochester Raging Rhinos 23 (1) 2005– Puerto Rico Islanders 144 (14) National team‡ 2008– Puerto Rico 5 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 7, 2008Noah Delgado (born December 30, 1979 in Fremont, California) is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer currently playing for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.
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Career
High School and College
Delgado attended Irvington High School, where he was a member of the school's soccer team during his four years, and was also a kicker for their football team for two years. The team was North Coast Section champs during his junior and senior seasons. He played college soccer at Fresno State University, scoring 28 goals and registering 20 assists in 76 games during his four seasons at the school.
Professional
Delgado was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS in the fourth round (48th overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft,[1] but was not offered a contract with the team. In 2002, he played five games for the Portland Timbers in the USL A-League.[2] In 2003, he played for Syracuse Salty Dogs, and then for Rochester Raging Rhinos in 2004.
Delgado joined the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2005, being one of only two players to play in all of the 28 games of the season. Since then he has become a key figure in the Islanders' midfield. In 2008 he was named co-captain, an honor he shares with Petter Villegas. In 2008 he led the Islanders two the USL-1 Finals and the CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals. He became captain of the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2009 season and remains the captain for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[3] Delgado re-signed with the Islanders for the 2011 season on March 24, 2011.[4]
International
Delgado is a US citizen, like all the native Puerto Ricans. He has five caps with the Puerto Rico national team.
Honors
Puerto Rico Islanders
- USSF Division 2 Pro League Champions (1): 2010
- Commissioner's Cup Winners (1): 2008
- CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010
References
External links
- Puerto Rico Islanders bio
- Fresno State bio
- Noah Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
Puerto Rico Islanders – current squad 1 Burse · 2 Jones · 3 Martinez · 4 Vélez · 5 Delgado · 6 Rivera · 7 Foley · 8 Pitchkolan · 9 Faña · 10 Villegas · 11 Addlery · 12 Bouraee · 13 Sandoval · 14 vanSchaik · 15 Martin · 16 Salem · 17 Wilson · 18 Telesford · 19 Villaroel · 20 Hansen · 21 Emory · 22 Richardson · 23 Laurendi · 25 Cunningham · 27 Ly · 29 Perez · 33 Needham · Ramos ·
Head Coach: Clarke Assistant Coach: Whitbread Goalkeeper Coach: Stefanowski
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Fresno State Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Puerto Rican footballers
- Portland Timbers (USL) players
- USL First Division players
- Syracuse Salty Dogs players
- Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL A-League) players
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- People from Fremont, California
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- North American Soccer League (2011) players
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