Roldege Arius (born June 17, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USISL D-3 Pro League, National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Arius began his professional career at the indoor level with

Chicago Power The Chicago Power were an indoor soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League. After the 1995–96 season, the team was sold to Peter Pocklington, m ...

of the National Professional Soccer League in 1995. With Chicago he appeared in 30 matches and recorded four goals. The following indoor season he signed with

Toronto Shooting Stars Toronto Shooting Stars were an indoor soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the defunct NPSL. The team began play in the 1996–1997 season, with home games taking place at Maple Leaf Gardens. However, the ownership of the fra ...

, where he appeared in four matches. In 1997, he was drafted by the Montreal Impact of the

USL A-League The USL First Division (USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the second tier of the United States league system. It was organized by the United Soccer League as its premier league for men from 1996 to 2010, above the USL Second Di ...

, but was offered a contract with the

Vermont Voltage Vermont Voltage was an American soccer team based in St. Albans, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of ...

. In 1999, he played with the

Seacoast United Phantoms The Seacoast United Phantoms (formerly the New Hampshire Phantoms) are an American soccer team based in Epping, New Hampshire. The team was originally based in Manchester, New Hampshire, before moving to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where it play ...

. On March 25, 2001 Arius was signed by expansion franchise the

Montreal Dynamites Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He appeared in the postseason wildcard match, where Montreal faced

St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines Roma Wolves (also known as St. Catharines Wolves or simply Roma Wolves), are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1967. The team currently plays in the semi-professional League1 Ontario in both the men's and women's divisions. The c ...

during the match he was ejected and the game concluded in a 2-1 victory for St. Catharines. In 2003, he signed with the

Ottawa Wizards Ottawa Wizards was a Canadian soccer club that played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) from 2001 to 2003. The team's home stadium was the OZ Optics Stadium. Though the team had a relatively short tenure with the CPSL, the club do ...

, and during his tenure with the organization he helped Ottawa claim the Eastern Conference title by going undefeated the entire season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arius, Roldege Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Chicago Power (NPSL) players Laval Dynamites players Footballers from Port-au-Prince Seacoast United Phantoms players Soccer people from Quebec National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Toronto Shooting Stars players Vermont Voltage players USL Second Division players Ottawa Wizards players 1977 births Men's association football midfielders