Marcus Caldeira Explained

Marcus Caldeira
Birth Date:	14 October 2004
Birth Place:	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height:	1.85m
Position:	Forward
Youthclubs1:	Mississauga Falcons
Youthclubs2:	Erin Mills SC
Youthclubs3:	Sigma FC
Collegeyears1:	2022–
College1:	West Virginia Mountaineers
Collegecaps1:	42
Collegegoals1:	17
Years1:	2021–2022
Caps1:	3
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2021–2022
Clubs2:	→ Sigma FC (loan)
Caps2:	23
Goals2:	5
Years3:	2023
Caps3:	12
Goals3:	6
Club-Update:	November 2, 2023

Marcus Caldeira (born October 14, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player.

Early life

Caldeira played youth soccer with Mississauga Falcons and Erin Mills SC,^[1] later joining Sigma FC.^[2]

College career

In 2022, he committed to attend West Virginia University to play for the men's soccer team.^[3] He scored his first goals on October 7, 2022, against the Old Dominion Monarchs.^[4] In his freshman season, he tied for the team lead in goals with five, also adding four assists.^[5]

He began his sophomore season by scoring eight goals in the first seven games of the season.^{[6] [7]} In September 2023, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.^[8] On October 18, 2023, he scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd.^{[9] [10] [11]} The performance earned him NCAA Player of the Week honours.^[12] At the end of the season he was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team,^[13] All-Southeast Region First Team,^[14] a Second-Team All-American,^[15] College Soccer News First-Team All-American,^{[16] [17]} CSC First-Team Academic All-American,^[18] and CSC Academic All-District.

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he became the first player in school history to be selected in the first round.^[19] However, rather than to turn professional, he opted to return to West Virginia for the 2024 season.^[20]

Club career

On July 30, 2021, he signed a developmental contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.^[21] In April 2022, he signed a second developmental contract with Forge.^{[22] [23]} He spent most of 2021 and 2022 playing with Forge's affiliate club Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.^{[24] [25]} He continued with Sigma in 2023.^[26] In 2023, he was named the L1O Young Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-Star.^{[27] [28]}

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the first round (20th overall) by Minnesota United FC.^[29]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Forge FC	2021	Canadian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Sigma FC (loan)	2021	League1 Ontario	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2022		13	4	—		—		—		13	4
Sigma FC	2023		12	6	—		—		—		12	6
	Total		35	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	11
Career total			38	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	39	11

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stratford Completes 2022 Class. Joe. Mitchin. June 8, 2022. West Virginia Mountaineers.
2. Web site: Forge Recruits Two More Sigma Teenagers. July 30, 2021. John. Jacques. Northern Tribune.
3. Web site: Marcus Caldeira WVU profile. West Virginia Mountaineers.
4. Web site: WVU earns first Sun Belt win over ODU with goal bonanza. Sam. Coniglio. October 8, 2022. WBOY-TV.
5. Web site: Caldeira showing why he is the ‘focal point’ for WVU’s offensive attack. August 29, 2023. Ryan. Decker. WBOY-TV.
6. Web site: Marcus Caldeira’s scoring drought magnified ahead of College Cup. Kevin. Redfern. December 5, 2023. WBOY-TV.
7. Web site: Canadian forward Marcus Caldeira looks forward to taking next step in MLS SuperDraft. December 18, 2023. CP24. Neil. Davidson.
8. Web site: Caldeira, Hernando sweep Sun Belt weekly honors. Adam. Grossman. September 12, 2023. WBOY-TV.
9. Web site: Caldeira’s hat trick pushes WVU past No. 1 Marshall. Jonathan. Hamilton. October 18, 2023. The Daily Athenaeum.
10. Web site: Caldeira’s hat trick helps West Virginia hand top-ranked Marshall 1st loss. Michael. Griffith. October 18, 2023. The Dominion Post.
11. Web site: Caldeira’s hat trick helps No. 5 West Virginia hand top-ranked Marshall first loss, 5-2. October 18, 2023. Greg. Carey. West Virginia MetroNews.
12. Web site: Caldeira named NCAA Player of the Week. Nick. Farrell. October 19, 2023. WBOY-TV.
13. Web site: Five Mountaineers Earn All-Sun Belt Honors. November 3, 2023. West Virginia Mountaineers. Adam. Grossman.
14. Web site: Five Mountaineers Earn All-Region Status. December 5, 2023. Adam. Grossman. West Virginia Mountaineers.
15. Web site: Caldeira, Tsukada Named United Soccer Coaches All-Americans. December 8, 2023. West Virginia Mountaineers. Adam. Grossman.
16. Web site: Marcus Caldeira, Yutaro Tsukada collect national honors. December 19, 2023. WBOY-TV. Adam. Grossman]].
17. Web site: Marcus Caldeira and Yutaro Tsukada earn national accolades. Mark. Wratchford. December 19, 2023. Blue Gold Sports.
18. Web site: Caldeia Named Academic All-American. December 19, 2023. West Virginia Mountaineers. Adam. Grossman.
19. Web site: All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC. Ryan. Decker. December 19, 2023. WBOY-TV.
20. Web site: Marcus Caldeira announces return to WVU Men’s Soccer. Luke. Blain. January 9, 2024. The Daily Athenaeum.
21. Web site: Forge FC Signs Two Young Local Players to Development Contracts. July 30, 2021. Forge FC.
22. Web site: Forge FC signs English defender Owolabi-Belewu & development player Caldeira. April 8, 2022. Forge FC.
23. Web site: Two Teenage Additions Join Forge FC. April 8, 2022. John. Jacques. Northern Tribune.
24. Web site: Marcus Caldeira 2021 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
25. Web site: Marcus Caldeira 2022 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
26. Web site: Marcus Caldeira 2023 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
27. Web site: Men's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners. November 20, 2023. League1 Ontario.
28. Web site: MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI. November 28, 2023. League1 Ontario.
29. Web site: All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC. Ryan. Decker. WVNS-TV. December 19, 2023.