Matthew Palleschi
Palleschi in 2006
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Palleschi
Date of birth (1983-01-11) January 11, 1983
Place of birth Richmond Hill, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2002–2003 Humber Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Frosinone Calcio 1 (0)
2003–2005 Vaughan Sun Devils/Shooters 30 (18)
2006 Toronto Lynx 23 (3)
2007–2008 Montreal Impact 26 (3)
2008 Italia Shooters 20 (3)
2014 Richmond Hill Madrid
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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 Tampa Bay Rowdies defender Andres Arango.[26]

Honors

Vaughan/Italia Shooters

Montreal Impact

References

  1. ↑ "Humber College". Humber College. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Watt, Jerome (March 23, 2004). "Shooter looks forward to big season; Athlete of the Week". Richmond Hill Liberal.
  3. ↑ Desaulniers, Darren (October 25, 2003). "Thunder men, women in OCAA soccer final". Ottawa Citizen. pp. C6.
  4. ↑ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-08-18. Archived from the original on 2003-08-18. Retrieved 2016-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Hamilton Thunder's season comes to an end after loss to Sun Devils". Hamilton Spectator. October 6, 2003.
  6. ↑ Inscoe, Robin (October 8, 2003). "Hitmen claim CPSL crown". Brampton Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Toronto Croatia beats Vaughan for CPSL title". St. Catharines Standard. October 12, 2004. pp. C7.
  8. ↑ "Local helps team win national soccer title". Guelph Mercury. October 12, 2005. pp. B5.
  9. ↑ "Oakville wins CPSL championship". St. Catharines Standard. October 11, 2005. pp. C3.
  10. ↑ "MATTHEW PALLESCHI: A promising start". CF Montréal. Jun 15, 2007. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  11. ↑ "Timbers end skid". Statesman Journal. July 30, 2006. p. 21.
  12. ↑ "Impact winless in three games as shorthanded Lynx get tie". Montreal Gazette. August 24, 2006. pp. C5.
  13. ↑ "Lynx add former Canadian international Menezes - Toronto unveils remaining roster". April 19, 2006. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ Hickey, Mike (May 23, 2007). "Impact wins home opener; Still undefeated". The Record. p. 10.
  16. ↑ "Players". 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  17. ↑ "Scorers". ImpactSoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  18. ↑ Meagher, John (June 9, 2007). "Goalless Impact's unbeaten streak over; Timbers 1, Impact 0; Penalty kick decider". Montreal Gazette. pp. C1.
  19. ↑ Hickey, Mike (December 10, 2007). "Impact re-sign MVP Di Lorenzo; Has shown 'great qualities'". The Record. p. 13.
  20. ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Aucun thème sélectionné- (May 17, 2008). "Palleschi réfléchit". Radio Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  21. ↑ "Quebec Native Rocco Placentino Back with the Impact". OurSports Central. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  22. ↑ "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-04-24. Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2016-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  23. ↑ Hayakawa, Michael (June 2, 2008). "Italia Shooters win pair in impressive fashion". Vaughan Citizen.
  24. ↑ "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-05-31. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2016-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  25. ↑ "Ontario Soccer League: About". osl.e2esoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  26. ↑ "MATTHEW PALLESCHI: A promising start".
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