Mike Caso
Encyclopedia
Mike Caso is an American
soccer player, currently without a team.
, played club soccer for West Valley Samba, and played college soccer
at the University of San Diego
, scoring 22 goals in four year career with the Toreros, and being named to the All-WCC First Team as a junior.
, for both Los Angeles Galaxy
and Columbus Crew
, before being signed to a development contract by Galaxy in 2007. His first - and, to date, only - professional appearance came on August 26, 2007 during the Galaxy's 3-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids
. He played the first 45 minutes of the game before being substituted out for Peter Vagenas
.
United States
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soccer player, currently without a team.
Youth and College
Caso attended Hart High School in Newhall, CaliforniaNewhall, California
Newhall is the southernmost and oldest district of Santa Clarita, California. Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other geographically proximate settlements into the conglomerate city of Santa Clarita, it was an independent but unincorporated town...
, played club soccer for West Valley Samba, and played college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at the University of San Diego
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
, scoring 22 goals in four year career with the Toreros, and being named to the All-WCC First Team as a junior.
Professional
Caso played extensively in the MLS Reserve DivisionMLS Reserve Division
The MLS Reserve Division is an USA soccer league for the reserve teams of Major League Soccer.It was inaugurated on April 9, 2005, with the first official reserve game being a 2-0 victory by Chivas USA over the host San Jose Earthquakes, and disbanded after the 2008 season.The reserve division...
, for both Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
and Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
, before being signed to a development contract by Galaxy in 2007. His first - and, to date, only - professional appearance came on August 26, 2007 during the Galaxy's 3-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
. He played the first 45 minutes of the game before being substituted out for Peter Vagenas
Peter Vagenas
Panayiotis Alexiou "Peter" Vagenas born February 6, 1978 in Pasadena, California is an American soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
.