Shea Salinas

Football player infobox| playername= Shea Salinas
fullname = Robert O'Shea Salinas
nickname = Shea


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|6|24
cityofbirth = Lubbock, Texas
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = San Jose Earthquakes
clubnumber = 19
position = Forward
youthyears = 2004-06
youthclubs = Furman University
years = 2005-06
2007
2008-
2008
clubs = DFW Tornados
Carolina Dynamo
San Jose Earthquakes
→ Charleston Battery (loan)
caps(goals) = 14 0(3)
13 0(7)
19 0(0)
01 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 3 April 2008
ntupdate =

Robert O'Shea "Shea" Salinas (born June 24, 1986) is a soccer striker for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in the United States. He is known for both his skill at dribbling and speed.

After attending Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas, Salinas played college soccer at the Furman University, where he was named to the NSCAA All-America Third Team and the NSCAA All-South Region First Team in 2007, and the NSCAA All-South Region Third Team in 2006, as well as receiving First Team All Southern Conference honors in both 2007 and 2006. During his days at Furman University, Salinas was a brother in the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

During his college years, Salinas played with both the DFW Tornados and Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League, before being drafted 15th overall by the expansion San Jose Earthquakes in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. He made his MLS debut in the Quakes' season opener against Los Angeles Galaxy on 3 April 2008.

See also

* List of current MLS players

External links

* [http://furmanpaladins.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/salinas_shea00.html Furman bio]