Omar Salgado

Club

Salgado began his career at the youth ranks of top Mexican club Guadalajara. Before that, he played for the El Paso Texas Fire Soccer club and attended Cathedral High School He courted controversy when he left the Mexican club side to pursue a career with the United States U-20 national team. He had previously represented Mexico at U-20 and U-17 level. Salgado signed with Major League Soccer shortly after leaving Chivas and was made eligible for the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. In the meantime, he trained with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Portland Timbers and Everton. He was chosen first overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver, and made his professional debut on April 10, 2011, in a game against Houston Dynamo. He scored his first professional goal in his full debut for the Whitecaps on April 30, 2011, against the Columbus Crew. In September 2011, Salgado received a Spanish passport (by way of a Spanish grandfather), clearing the way for a potential move to Europe. In June 2012, Salgado fractured his foot while on international duty with the United States U-20 national team in a game against Uruguay. Salgado fractured his foot again in 2013, missing the entire 2013 MLS Season. In the early part of the 2014 season Salgado had a successful loan period with USL club Charleston Battery before being recalled to the Whitecaps first team. On December 8, 2014, Vancouver traded Salgado to New York City FC on the condition that Vancouver and New York both share the fee of a…