First they signed Freddy Adu, Now, the Tampa Bay Rowdies have signed Omar Salgado, giving them two former No. 1 picks inMLS’s SuperDraft. The Rowdies added Salgado, 21, on loan from Mexico’s Tigres for the remainder of the 2015 NASL season. The connection again is Rowdies coach Thomas Rongen, who coached Adu on the U.S. U-20s and brought Salgado into the U-20 program at the age of 17.
Born in Texas, Salgado played in the Chivas de Guadalajara youthsystem in Mexico as well as for Mexican youth national teams before Rongen invited him to join the U.S. under-20 team in 2011. Salgado has made 19 appearances with the U.S. U-18s, U-20s and U-23s,while also adding nine caps with the Mexico U-17s and U-20s.
Salgado was drafted No. 1 overall by the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. Fellow Rowdies
— Midfielder Dylan Mares, who leads Indy Eleven with three goals and four assists in 2015, will miss 4-6 weeks of actionafter undergoing surgery to repair a tear in the meniscus in his right knee. He was coming off a week where he scored Indy Eleven’s lone goal in its 1-1 draw with New York. That tally wasvoted the NASL’s Play of the Week honor and helped land the Zionsville High School graduate a spot on the league’s Team of the Week for the second time in 2015.
NASL Player of the Week
Canadian Carl Haworth‘s stoppage-time winner liftedOttawa past Carolina after scoring the opening goal against Atlanta to earn NASL Player of the Week honors. Against the Silverbacks, Haworth broke the deadlock early in the second half, running on toforward Tom Heinemann‘s flicked header before firing a shot past goalkeeper Steward Ceus. On Sunday, Haworth latched onto defender Ryan Richter‘s cross to win the game in the final minute of stoppage time.
“It’s been a tough week, but the lads have worked hardall year for moments like this,” Haworth said. “Being top of the league is huge, but we have a long way to go and we’re focused on our next match.”
This Week
The Ottawa Fury FC, first in both the fall season and combined standings, puts its 10-game unbeaten streak on the line when it playssecond-place FC Edmonton on Sunday in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Fury FC is coming off 2-1 wins over Atlanta and Carolina last week. The Eddies fell five points off the pace aftersuffering a 3-1 loss to Atlanta on Sunday.
NASL, Week 4 Fall Results:
Wednesday, July 22
Ottawa 2Atlanta 1
Saturday, July 25
Indy Eleven 1 New York 1
Tampa Bay 1 Ft. Lauderdale 3
San Antonio 3 Minn. United 4
Ottawa 2 Carolina 1
FC Edmonton 1 Atlanta 3
NASL, Week5 Fall Schedule:
Friday, July 31
Jacksonville vs. Minn. United
Saturday, Aug. 1
Carolinavs. Tampa Bay
Indy Eleven vs. Atlanta
Sunday, Aug. 2
FC Edmonton vs. Ottawa
New York vs. Ft. Lauderdale
NASL Fall Standings:
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
13 Ottawa 4-0-1 11/5
8 FC Edmonton 2-1-2 9/6
7 Minn. United 2-1-1 10/7
7 Carolina 2-2-1 9/8
7 Atlanta 2-2-1 8/7
6 Ft. Lauderdale 1-0-3 7/5
5 Indy Eleven 1-1-2 6/7
4 San Antonio 1-3-1 10/13
3 Tampa Bay 1-3-0 3/9
3 Jacksonville 1-3-0 1/7
2 New York 0-1-2 2/3
Wednesday, Aug. 5
Atlanta vs. Ft. Lauderdale
New York vs. Minn. United
FCEdmonton vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, Aug. 8
Atlanta vs. San Antonio
Ft. Lauderdale vs. New York
Indy Eleven vs. Ottawa
Tampa Bay vs.Jacksonville
Minn. United vs. FC Edmonton