Santiago Fusilier
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Santiago Fusilier is an Argentine
soccer player currently playing for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Division 2 Professional League
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at North Carolina State University
. He was named to the ACC’s All-Freshman Team in his debut year, and finished his college career with over 50 appearances for the Wolfpack over the course of his four years at the school.
During his college years Fusilier also played for Raleigh Elite in the USL Premier Development League
, where he was coached by future Carolina RailHawks coaches Scott Schweitzer
and Damon Nahas.
. He played 40 games and scored 4 goals for the RailHawks in his two seasons with the club, before being released at the end of the 2008 season.
After a year out of the pro game in 2009, Fusilier was signed by Crystal Palace Baltimore for the 2010 season.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
soccer player currently playing for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League...
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College and Amateur
Fusilier came from his native Argentina to the United States in 2003 to play college soccerCollege 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 North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
. He was named to the ACC’s All-Freshman Team in his debut year, and finished his college career with over 50 appearances for the Wolfpack over the course of his four years at the school.
During his college years Fusilier also played for Raleigh Elite in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, where he was coached by future Carolina RailHawks coaches Scott Schweitzer
Scott Schweitzer
Scott Schweitzer is an American soccer coach and former professional soccer player. He spent two years as the head coach of Carolina RailHawks FC.-College soccer:...
and Damon Nahas.
Professional
Fusilier turned professional in 2007 when he signed with the expansion Carolina RailHawks of the USL First DivisionUSL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
. He played 40 games and scored 4 goals for the RailHawks in his two seasons with the club, before being released at the end of the 2008 season.
After a year out of the pro game in 2009, Fusilier was signed by Crystal Palace Baltimore for the 2010 season.
Career statistics
- (correct as of 26 September 2010)
Club Season League Cup Play-Offs Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Carolina Railhawks 2007 16 0 ? ? ? ? 0 0 0 16 0 ? Carolina Railhawks 2008 24 4 3 ? 1 ? 0 0 0 25 5 3 Total 2007–2008 40 4 3 ? 1 ? 0 0 0 41 5 3 Crystal Palace Baltimore 2010 16 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 1 Total 2010–present 16 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 1 Career Total 2007–present 56 4 4 ? 1 ? 0 0 0 57 5 4