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Adrian Serioux
Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player who played as a defender. Club careerAfter playing college soccer for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the Toronto Lynx in the A-League. After the 2002 A-League season came to a conclusion he was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[1] He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in an Open Canada Cup match against the Toronto Croatia in a 1–1 draw.[2] He would record his first goal for the club on October 4, 2002, in a 4–3 victory over Vaughan Sun Devils.[3] Serioux helped the Olympians secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the Western Conference, but unfortunately were defeated by the North York Astros in a wild card match, where he failed to show up for the match.[4] 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 halfway line.[5] Opponents tend to stay close to him at throw-ins, he once got himself sent off by throwing the ball at Lee Cook's face from close range during a game against Queens Park Rangers.[6] Major League SoccerSerioux joined the MLS in March 2006, signing with the MetroStars,[7] leaving England in order to take care of his ill mother.[8] However, he never played for the club, and was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for Danny O'Rourke before the regular season started.[9] After one season with Houston, where Serioux played well and helped the team to the MLS Cup,[10] 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.[11] In his first season with FC Dallas he was held to only ten 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 newspaper that he and a few other players would be "going after" the England international midfielder.[12] Serioux was traded to Toronto FC on February 24, 2009, for a first round pick and allocation money.[13] Serioux's contract was not renewed by Toronto FC for the 2010 MLS Season. Houston Dynamo traded a third round 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick for his rights.[14] After the 2010 MLS season Houston declined Serioux's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Serioux became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft. International careerHe made his debut for Canada in an August 2004 World Cup qualification match against Guatemala. By December 2009, he earned a total of 19 caps, scoring one goal. He has so far represented Canada in eight FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[15] Career statistics
HonoursHouston Dynamo
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