Michael Seaton (footballer)

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Michael Seaton
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Personal information
Full name Michael Joseph Arantes Seaton
Date of birth (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Spanish Town, Jamaica
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 31
Youth career
2010–2012 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 D.C. United 5 (0)
2013–2014 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 23 (8)
2015 → Örebro SK (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 4 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 Jamaica U17 5 (2)
2015 Jamaica U20 3 (2)
2015 Jamaica U23 4 (4)
2013– Jamaica 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 August 2015

Michael Seaton (born 1 May 1996) is a Jamaican footballer. Upon his MLS debut with D.C. United in 2013, he became the league's first player born after it began play.

Career

Youth

Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Seaton began playing for D.C. United in 2010, when he signed for their youth academy, as part of the U-15 squad. Before playing for D.C. United, he played for the Freestate Soccer Alliance, a soccer club based in Bowie, Maryland. He worked his way up the ranks of the academy.

Professional

In 2009-2010, Seaton started his soccer career by playing with his middle school team, Nicholas Orem Middle School. With the help of his coach, Seaton tried out for the D.C. United Youth Academy. Seaton signed with D.C. United on 13 January 2013.[1] Seaton was the fifth member of United's Academy to sign a contract with the first team.

In March 2013, he was loaned to the Richmond Kickers of USL Pro. On 3 May, Seaton made his debut for Richmond against Wilmington, where he scored.[2]

Seaton's first game with D.C. United was a friendly match on 12 July 2013, against C.D. Guadalajara. Seaton played for 20 minutes and assisted Carlos Ruiz's goal in the 73rd minute.

Seaton trained with Serie A club Internazionale during January 2014.[3]

On 31 March 2015 Örebro SK presented Seaton as their player, joining the Swedish team on a loan deal.[4] On 4 June, Örebro SK announced that they canceled the loan deal with Seaton and that he would return to D.C. United.[5]

On August 6, 2015, Seaton was traded to Portland Timbers.[6] He was waived by the club on May 13, 2016.[7]

International

Seaton received his first senior Jamaica national team call versus Trinidad on 15 November 2013.[8] Seaton scored his 1st senior international goal versus St. Lucia on 5 March 2014, as a 17-year-old.

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[9]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 March 2014 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet  Saint Lucia
1–0
5–0
 Friendly
2. 26 May 2014 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey  Serbia
1–2
1–2
 Friendly

Personal

Seaton also holds U.S. citizenship.[10]

Career statistics

All-time club performance
Club Season Major League Soccer US Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
D.C. United
 2013 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Club Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Club Season USL Pro US Open Cup USL Pro Playoffs CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Richmond Kickers (loan)
 2013 15 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 5
2014 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Club Total 19 8 2 0 2 0 - – 22 8

Honours

International

Jamaica

Club

Portland Timbers

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ http://www.dcunited.com/news/2014/01/photos-michael-seaton-at-inter-milan
  4. ↑ http://www.blackandredunited.com/dc-united-transfers/2015/3/31/8323089/michael-seaton-loaned-to-orebro-sk-in-sweden
  5. ↑ http://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2015/2015-06-04-michael-seaton-lamnar-osk.html
  6. ↑ http://www.timbers.com/post/2015/08/06/portland-timbers-acquire-forward-michael-seaton-dc-united-exchange-targeted
  7. ↑ http://www.timbers.com/post/2016/05/13/portland-timbers-waive-forward-michael-seaton
  8. ↑ http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/11/dc-united-homegrown-forward-michael-seaton-called-up-to-jamaica-men%E2%80%99s-national-team
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/a-dual-citizen-with-twice-the-purpose
  11. ↑ http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/12/6/9858868/timbers-crew-2015-mls-cup-final-score-results
  12. ↑ http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2015/11/portland_timbers_fans_celebrat.html

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