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 college soccer for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the Toronto Lynx in the

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. After the 2002 A-League season came to a conclusion he was loaned to the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on September 11, 2002, in an

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match against the Toronto Croatia in a 1–1 draw. He would record his first goal for the club on October 4, 2002, in a 4–3 victory over Vaughan Sun Devils. 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 Millwall. Serioux is known to have one of the longest throws in the sport, once setting up a goal against Leicester City, 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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in 2006 MLS Expansion Draft. He stayed with Toronto for only a few hours before being dealt to

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for Ronnie O'Brien. 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 ''

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'' 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 2010 MLS Season.

traded a third round 2011

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pick for his rights. After the 2010 MLS season Houston declined Serioux's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. 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 Soccer players from Scarborough, Ontario Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Black Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Toronto Lynx players Durham Storm 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 men's footballers in England Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States New Haven Chargers men's soccer players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England