Marcus Caldeira

Marcus Caldeira
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-14) October 14, 2004
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United FC
Number 22
Youth career
Mississauga Falcons
Erin Mills SC
Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 West Virginia Mountaineers 84 (42)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Forge FC 3 (0)
2021–2022 → Sigma FC (loan) 23 (5)
2023 Sigma FC 12 (6)
2026– Minnesota United FC 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 2, 2023

Marcus Caldeira (born October 14, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Caldeira played youth soccer with Mississauga Falcons and Erin Mills SC,[1] later joining Sigma FC.[2]

College career

In 2022, he committed to attend West Virginia University to play for the men's soccer team.[1][3] He scored his first goals on October 7, 2022, against the Old Dominion Monarchs.[4] In his freshman season, he tied for the team lead in goals with five, also adding four assists.[5]

He began his sophomore season by scoring eight goals in the first seven games of the season.[6][7] In September 2023, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.[8] On October 18, 2023, he scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd.[9][10][11] The performance earned him NCAA Player of the Week honours.[12] At the end of the season he was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team,[13] All-Southeast Region First Team,[14] a Second-Team All-American,[15] College Soccer News First-Team All-American,[16][17] CSC First-Team Academic All-American,[18] and CSC Academic All-District.[3]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he became the first player in school history to be selected in the first round.[19] However, rather than to turn professional, he opted to return to West Virginia for the 2024 season.[20] Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named the Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.[21] In October 2024, he was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.[22] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team, All-Southeast Region Second Team, a Sun Belt Elite Award Winner, and an Academic All-American of the Year, Academic All-District, and All-America Team Second Team.[3]

Ahead of the 2025 season, he was again named the Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.[23] In September 2025, he again earned Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honours.[24] On November 20, 2025, he scored a hat trick in a 4-3 victory over the St. John's Red Storm to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.[25] At the end of the season, he was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year, Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year, named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, and named Academic All-District.[26][3]

Club career

On July 30, 2021, he signed a developmental contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[27] In April 2022, he signed a second developmental contract with Forge.[28][29] He spent most of 2021 and 2022 playing with Forge's affiliate club Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[30][31] He continued with Sigma in 2023.[32] In 2023, he was named the L1O Young Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-Star.[33][34]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the first round (20th overall) by Minnesota United FC.[35] He returned to college for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.[36] In January 2026, he signed a one-year contract with three option years through the 2028-29 season.[37]

Career statistics

As of match played July 26, 2023[38]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Forge FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Sigma FC (loan) 2021[30] League1 Ontario 10 1 — — — 10 1
2022[31] 13 4 — — — 13 4
Sigma FC 2023[32] 12 6 — — — 12 6
Total 35 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 11
Career total 38 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 11

References

  1. ^ a b Mitchin, Joe (June 8, 2022). "Stratford Completes 2022 Class". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  2. ^ Jacques, John (July 30, 2021). "Forge Recruits Two More Sigma Teenagers". Northern Tribune.
  3. ^ a b c d "Marcus Caldeira WVU profile". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  4. ^ Coniglio, Sam (October 8, 2022). "WVU earns first Sun Belt win over ODU with goal bonanza". WBOY-TV.
  5. ^ Decker, Ryan (August 29, 2023). "Caldeira showing why he is the 'focal point' for WVU's offensive attack". WBOY-TV.
  6. ^ Redfern, Kevin (December 5, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira's scoring drought magnified ahead of College Cup". WBOY-TV.
  7. ^ Davidson, Neil (December 18, 2023). "Canadian forward Marcus Caldeira looks forward to taking next step in MLS SuperDraft". CP24.
  8. ^ Grossman, Adam (September 12, 2023). "Caldeira, Hernando sweep Sun Belt weekly honors". WBOY-TV.
  9. ^ Hamilton, Jonathan (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick pushes WVU past No. 1 Marshall". The Daily Athenaeum.
  10. ^ Griffith, Michael (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick helps West Virginia hand top-ranked Marshall 1st loss". The Dominion Post.
  11. ^ Carey, Greg (October 18, 2023). "Caldeira's hat trick helps No. 5 West Virginia hand top-ranked Marshall first loss, 5-2". West Virginia MetroNews.
  12. ^ Farrell, Nick (October 19, 2023). "Caldeira named NCAA Player of the Week". WBOY-TV.
  13. ^ Grossman, Adam (November 3, 2023). "Five Mountaineers Earn All-Sun Belt Honors". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  14. ^ Grossman, Adam (December 5, 2023). "Five Mountaineers Earn All-Region Status". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  15. ^ Grossman, Adam (December 8, 2023). "Caldeira, Tsukada Named United Soccer Coaches All-Americans". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  16. ^ Grossman]], Adam (December 19, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira, Yutaro Tsukada collect national honors". WBOY-TV.
  17. ^ Wratchford, Mark (December 19, 2023). "Marcus Caldeira and Yutaro Tsukada earn national accolades". Blue Gold Sports.
  18. ^ Grossman, Adam (December 19, 2023). "Caldeia Named Academic All-American". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  19. ^ Decker, Ryan (December 19, 2023). "All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC". WBOY-TV.
  20. ^ Blain, Luke (January 9, 2024). "Marcus Caldeira announces return to WVU Men's Soccer". The Daily Athenaeum.
  21. ^ Grossman, Adam (August 14, 2024). "Caldeira Named Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year as Mountaineers are Picked Second". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  22. ^ Grossman, Adam (October 15, 2024). "Caldeira Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  23. ^ Grossman, Adam (August 13, 2025). "Caldeira Named Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year as Mountaineers are Picked Second". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  24. ^ Grossman, Adam (September 2, 2025). "Caldeira, Veldhorst Sweep Sun Belt Weekly Honors". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  25. ^ Grossman, Adam (November 20, 2025). "Caldeira's Hat Trick Propels Mountaineers to Second Round of NCAA Tournament". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  26. ^ Grossman, Adam (November 7, 2025). "Caldeira Named Sun Belt Player of the Year, Six Others Named All-Conference". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  27. ^ "Forge FC Signs Two Young Local Players to Development Contracts". Forge FC. July 30, 2021.
  28. ^ "Forge FC signs English defender Owolabi-Belewu & development player Caldeira". Forge FC. April 8, 2022.
  29. ^ Jacques, John (April 8, 2022). "Two Teenage Additions Join Forge FC". Northern Tribune.
  30. ^ a b "Marcus Caldeira 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  31. ^ a b "Marcus Caldeira 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  32. ^ a b "Marcus Caldeira 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  33. ^ "Men's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario. November 20, 2023.
  34. ^ "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI". League1 Ontario. November 28, 2023.
  35. ^ Decker, Ryan (December 19, 2023). "All-American forward Marcus Caldeira selected in first round of MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC". WVNS-TV.
  36. ^ Davidson, Neil (December 18, 2025). "Canadian striker Marcus Caldeira wonders what's next as time at West Virginia ends". Toronto Star.
  37. ^ "MNUFC Signs Forward Marcus Caldeira". Minnesota United FC. January 28, 2026.
  38. ^ Marcus Caldeira at Soccerway
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