Jordan Saling

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Jordan Saling
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Flower City Union
Number 8
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Herkimer Generals 20 (12)
2017–2018 Wilmington Wildcats 4 (0)
2018–2019 William Paterson Pioneers 38 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 FC Monmouth 9 (4)
2019 KF Laçi
2019 Cedar Stars Rush 1 (0)
2020 Hartford Athletic 0 (0)
2021– Flower City Union 14 (0)
International career‡
2021– Puerto Rico 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Jordan Saling (born March 15, 1996) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Flower City Union in the National Independent Soccer Association. Born in the mainland United States, he represents the Puerto Rico national team.

Youth career[edit]

During his youth Saling played for Parsippany SC, NASA United, and Paramus Catholic High School.[1][2]

College career[edit]

For the 2016/2017 season, Saling played college soccer for the Generals of Herkimer County Community College. He was the team's second-top scorer with twelve goals while adding nine assists as he started all twenty of the team's matches. He was named national player of the week, first team All Mountain Valley, first team All-Region, and to the NSCAA All East Team. For the 2017/18 season he transferred to Wilmington University. He made four appearances for the team that year[3] after complications caused by a broken wrist early in the season.[2] In 2018, he transferred once again and played for William Paterson Pioneers for the following two seasons. In total he started all thirty eight matches that he played, tallying twelve goals and three assists.[1]

Club career[edit]

In 2018 Saling briefly joined Atlanta Silverbacks FC of the National Premier Soccer League. In 2018 he played for fellow-NPSL side FC Monmouth.[2] He was the team's top scorer that season with four goals in nine appearances.[4] Also following the 2018 season he was named to the Keystone Conference Best XI team.[5] Saling moved abroad in summer 2019 and had a 3-month stint with KF Laçi of the Albanian Kategoria Superiore.[6] After returning to the United States in August of that year, he joined Cedar Stars Rush of the USL League Two. He made one league appearance for the club that season.[7]

Saling joined National Independent Soccer Association expansion side Flower City Union in November 2021.[8]

International career[edit]

Saling made his senior international debut for Puerto Rico on June 2, 2021, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Bahamas. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute in the eventual 7–0 victory.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of match played June 2, 2021[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Puerto Rico 2021 1 0
Total 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "WPU profile". William Patterson Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Jordan Saling". FC Monmouth. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "WU profile". Wilmington University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Thomas Judge named in national XI, Akampeke and Saling in Conference XI". FC Monmouth. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "2018 NPSL Conference XI Selections". soccertoday.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "USL League 2 profile". USL League 2. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Flower City Union ficha a un boricua para la próxima temporada de la NISA". FutbolBoricua.co. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Puerto Rico 7 Bahamas 0". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

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