Matthew Palleschi

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Matthew Palleschi (born January 11, 1983) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder and forward

Career

College career

Palleschi played at the college level with the Humber College Hawks, where he was named Team MVP and to the CCAA All-Canadian Team in his rookie year in 2002.[1] In his sophomore season with Humber, he received further accolades by being named a Central West Region League All-Star and received the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association All-Canadian award.[2] In 2003, he assisted Humber in securing a postseason berth and reached the semifinals but was defeated by Algonquin College.[3]

Early career

He had a brief stint abroad in Italy with Frosinone Calcio in 2003.[2] He made his debut on April 27, 2003, against Acireale. In 2003, he returned to Canada to play in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with Vaughan Sun Devils.[2][4] In his debut season with Vaughan, he assisted in securing a postseason berth and scored the winning goal in the semifinal match against Hamilton Thunder.[5] In the CPSL Championship final, Vaughan was defeated by the Brampton Hitmen.[6]

He would re-sign with Vaughan for the 2004 season.[2] For the second consecutive season, he helped Vaughan reach the championship final but was defeated by Toronto Croatia.[7] In his third season with Vaughan, he assisted in securing the Western Conference title which clinched a playoff berth for the club. In the opening round of the postseason, he recorded a hattrick against Toronto Croatia which advanced Vaughan to the championship final for the third consecutive season.[8] He appeared in the championship final but this time Vaughan was defeated by Oakville Blue Devils.[9]

Toronto and Montreal

In the initial stages of the 2006 season, he was offered a trial with Montreal Impact but an injury prevented it from materializing.[10] Shortly after he signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division.[11][12][13] Throughout his tenure with Toronto, he assisted the club in reaching the Open Canada Cup final against Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[14]

After the relegation of Toronto to the PDL, he signed with league rivals Montreal Impact.[15] On April 21, 2007, he made his Impact debut coming on as a substitute for Mauro Biello, and as well scoring a goal.[16] In total, Palleschi played 26 games for the Impact and scored 3 goals.[17] In the initial stages of the season, he assisted Montreal in achieving an eight-game undefeated streak.[18] He also contributed to Montreal's success in winning the 2007 Voyageurs Cup.[19] The following season Montreal released him from his contract.[20][21]

In 2008, he returned to his former team Vaughan Shooters later renamed Italia Shooters.[22][23] He assisted the Shooters in clinching the International Division title.[24] In 2014, he played in the Ontario Soccer League with the Richmond Hill Madrid where he finished as the top goal scorer in the Central Premier division and was named MVP.[25]

Personal life

Palleschi is friends with former Toronto Lynx and Montreal Impact defender and teammate Andres Arango.[26]

Honors

Vaughan/Italia Shooters

Montreal Impact

References

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