Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional

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player who played as a defender.

Club career

After playing

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for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the

Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes D ...

in the

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. After the 2002 A-League season came to a conclusion he was loaned to the

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of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in an

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match against the

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in a 1–1 draw. He would record his first goal for the club on October 4, 2002, in a 4–3 victory over

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. Serioux helped the Olympians secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the Western Conference, but unfortunately were defeated by the

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in a wild card match, where he failed to show up for the match. He then moved to England to join

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. Serioux is known to have one of the longest throws in the sport, once setting up a goal against

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, from a throw-in at the halfway line. Opponents tend to stay close to him at throw-ins, he once got himself sent off by throwing the ball at Lee Cook's face from close range during a game against

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Major League Soccer

Serioux joined the

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in March 2006, signing with the MetroStars, leaving England in order to take care of his ill mother. However, he never played for the club, and was traded to

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in exchange for Danny O'Rourke before the regular season started. After one season with Houston, where Serioux played well and helped the team to the

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, he was drafted by

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. He stayed with Toronto for only a few hours before being dealt to

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for

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. In his first season with

he was held to only ten games because of a serious injury. In May 2008, Serioux was fined $1,000 for a dangerous tackle on

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, after telling '' The Sun'' newspaper that he and a few other players would be "going after" the

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international midfielder. Serioux was traded to Toronto FC on February 24, 2009, for a first round pick and allocation money. Serioux's contract was not renewed by Toronto FC for the

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traded a third round 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick for his rights. After the

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Houston declined Serioux's contract option and he elected to participate in the

2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 8, 2010 and December 15, 2010. The Stage 1 Draft of the Re-Entry Process took place on Wednesday, December 8, at 2 p.m. ET via teleconference. The Stage 2 Draft took place on Wednesday, D ...

. Serioux became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.

International career

He made his debut for

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in an August 2004 World Cup qualification match against

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. By December 2009, he earned a total of 19 caps, scoring one goal. He has so far represented Canada in eight

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matches.Record at FIFA Tournaments
– FIFA

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Serioux goal.''

Honours

Houston Dynamo *

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MLS Cup:

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* Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship:

Toronto FC *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serioux, Adrian 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Black Canadian soccer players Association football defenders Soccer players from Toronto Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Toronto Lynx players Toronto (Mississauga) Olympians players Millwall F.C. players Houston Dynamo FC players FC Dallas players Toronto FC players A-League (1995–2004) players English Football League players Major League Soccer players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate soccer players in the United States New Haven Chargers men's soccer players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England