| Samuel Salter | |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Atlético Ottawa |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Montreal Impact |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Étoiles de l'Est |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | ASPTT Dijon |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017 |
| College1: | Dawson Blues |
| Collegecaps1: | 9 |
| Collegegoals1: | 9 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2019 |
| College2: | Cal State Northridge Matadors |
| Collegecaps2: | 16 |
| Collegegoals2: | 3 |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | CS St-Hubert |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | AS Blainville |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | HFX Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 48 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Atlético Ottawa |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Pcupdate: | October 7, 2023 |
Samuel Salter (born August 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
Salter played in the Montreal Impact Academy from 2013 until 2016.[1] [2] Afterwards, he played with CS Étoiles de l'Est.[3] In high school, he attended the ecole secondaire Antoine de Saint-Exupery where he was coached by Sandro Grande. He played for the Quebec provincial team, helping them to win a national bronze in 2017.[4] In 2018, he moved to France to join ASPTT Dijon in France's top U19 league.[1] He also had a two-week trial with the U19 team of RC Lens.
After graduating high school, he attended Dawson College in Quebec, in 2017, where he was the CCAA - ACSC Men's Soccer All-Canadian for the 2017, the RSEQ Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year and led the conference in scoring with nine goals in nine games.[1] [5] He was named the school's Athlete of the Year. In 2019, he decided to attend California State University, Northridge in the United States, playing for the men's soccer team.[6] He scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, in his debut on August 30, 2019, in the season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes.[7] earning him Big West Conference Freshman of the Week honours.[8] At the end of the season, he was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.[9]
In 2018, he played for CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[10]
In 2020, he returned to the PLSQ, playing with AS Blainville, helping them to the league title and finishing as the league's leading scorer, including two hat-tricks in back-to-back games.[11] [12]
In February 2021, Salter signed a one-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023 with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[13] [14] He scored his first professional goal on July 17 against Cavalry FC.[15] In January 2022, HFX announced they had exercised the forward's contract option, keeping him at the club for the upcoming season.[16] He finished as the team's top scorer in 2022, with 11 league goals.[17]
On February 16, 2023, Salter joined fellow CPL side Atlético Ottawa for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal, with a club option for 2025.[18] [19] This was the league's first ever intra-league transfer to command a fee. On May 13, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a victory over Vancouver FC.[20] [21]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CS St-Hubert | 2018[22] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||
| AS Blainville | 2020 | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | ||||
| HFX Wanderers | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 27 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | |||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 95 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 34 | |||