Matthew Palleschi
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| Matthew Palleschi | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew (The Tank) Palleschi | |
| Date of birth | January 11, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Richmond Hill, Canada | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Attacker\Mid-Fielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Italia Shooters | |
| Number | 13 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2002 | Humber College | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2003-2005 2006 2007 2008 |
Frosinone Calcio Vaughan Shooters Toronto Lynx Montreal Impact Italia Shooters |
13 (1) 30 (16) 23 (3) 26 (3) 4 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Matthew Palleschi (born January 11, 1983 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is an Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the Vaughan Italia Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.
Before turning pro he played college soccer with the Humber College Hawks where he was named Team MVP and to CCAA All-Canadian Team in his rookie year in 2002. After college soccer he trailed with Frosinone Calcio of Serie C1/B in Italy, but didn't sign a contract making him sign for Vaughan Shooters (Now Italia Shooters) of the Canadian Soccer League in 2003.
In his first season in Vaughan he lead the club to the championship final but lost 1-0 to the Brampton Stallions. In his second season he was Vaughan's leading goal scorer with 9 goals. In the first round of the playoffs he scored a hat trick against the Oakville Blue Devils in 5-3 win, in the semi-finals match against North York Astros he scored once in 4-1 victory. He reached the Championship finals for the second time with Vaughan, but this time losing 4-0 to Toronto Croatia. After trying out for the Montreal Impact he injured his shoulder forcing him to miss out most of the 2005 season. He recovered just in time for the playoffs where he scored another hat trick in a 4-0 victory over Toronto Croatia, for the third time he lead Vaughan to the Championship final where again they lost 2-1 this time to Oakville Blue Devils.
After having three impressive seasons with Vaughan he was picked up by Toronto Lynx's Head Coach Duncan Wilde. He made his Lynx debut on April 22, 2006 against Virginia Beach Mariners in 2-0 loss, and scored his first goal against the Puerto Rico Islanders on June 18, 2006 in a 2-1 loss. He scored the winning goal in the Quarter-Final match in the Open Canada Cup against the Hamilton Serbians in 1-0 victory.
In total he scored 3 goals in 23 games where he was a third choice striker behind Kevin Jeffrey, and Damien Pottinger. As well he helped the Lynx to a team-record undefeated streak at home to 10 games. He also helped the Lynx reach the final of the Open Canada Cup which they lost 2-0 against Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.
After the 2006 season the Toronto Lynx dropped two divisions down, making him a free agent to sign with the Montreal Impact. On April 21, 2007 he made his Impact debut coming on as a substitute for Mauro Biello, and as well scoring a goal.
On May 22, 2008, the Montreal Impact announced that Matthew Palleschi had been released from the squad.
On May 28, 2008, Matthew was signed by the Vaughan Italia Shooters and played against the Trois Rivieres Attak as the Shooters captain and led the Shooters to a 1-0 victory. He currently leads the Shooters in goals with 2.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Palleschi, Matthew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
