Cordell Cato (born July 15, 1992) is a Trinidadian footballer who last played for Oklahoma City Energy FC in the USL Championship.

Cordell Cato
Personal information
Full name Cordell Cato
Date of birth (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Youth career
2003–2008 Defence Force
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 San Juan Jabloteh
2011 Defence Force
2012 Seattle Sounders FC 8 (0)
2013–2017 San Jose Earthquakes 111 (7)
2018 Charlotte Independence 24 (8)
2019–2020 Oklahoma City Energy 42 (5)
International career
2011 Trinidad and Tobago U20 3 (0)
2014– Trinidad and Tobago 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 4, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 22, 2017

Career edit

On January 17, 2012, it was announced that Cato had signed with Seattle Sounders.[1][2] After making 8 competitive appearances in one season, the Sounders declined to pick up a contract option on Cato.[3]

Cato's MLS rights were traded to the San Jose Earthquakes on March 1, 2013.[4] Cato's time with the Earthquakes came to an end when his contract expired on December 31, 2017.[5] After his release by San Jose, he trialed with the Earthquakes' arch-rivals LA Galaxy, but ultimately was not signed.[6]

On March 9, 2018, Cato signed with USL side Charlotte Independence for the 2018 season.[7] He left Charlotte at the end of their 2018 season.[8]

On January 9, 2019, Cato joined USL side OKC Energy.[9]

International edit

International goals edit

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.[10]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 June 2015 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States   Guatemala 2–0 3–1 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. 5 October 2016 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago   Dominican Republic 3–0 4–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

Personal life edit

Cato is currently married to Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team member Jonelle Warrick.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2017268474 [dead link]
  2. ^ Clark, Dave (January 18, 2012). "Cordell Cato Officially Signs With Seattle Sounders - Sounder At Heart". Sounderatheart.com. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Mayers, Joshua (December 13, 2012). "Sounders fans vote to retain Adrian Hanauer as team's GM". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "Cordell Cato". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2018 MLS Season | San Jose Earthquakes".
  6. ^ "Three things we learned from the LA Galaxy's 3-1 preseason win over Fresno FC | LA Galaxy".
  7. ^ Thomas, James (March 9, 2018). "Trinidad & Tobago International, MLS Veteran Joins Independence".
  8. ^ "Independence Announce Initial Roster Moves for 2019". December 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Energy FC Sign Trinidad and Tobago Star, MLS Veteran Cordell Cato". January 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Cato, Cordell". National Football Teams. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  11. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes' Cordell Cato rapidly improving his chances to stick with the team". The Mercury News. September 7, 2013.

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