IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County SC has agreed to terms on a contract extension with the team’s #2 leading scorer Michael Seaton, the team announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“I’m very excited for Michael’s new deal,” said Orange County SC Head Coach Braeden Cloutier. “Michael has shown throughout the season and most recently last weekend versus St. Louis his ability to score goals and terrorize defenses. I’m really looking forward to continue working with Mike and building consistency within this team and organization for the future”, added Braeden Cloutier.
Seaton is coming off a career game where he scored his first professional hat trick in a 4-0 quarter-final playoff victory over Saint Louis FC. Seaton was among the teams scoring leaders in 2018.
IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County SC has agreed to terms on a contract extension with the team’s #2 leading scorer Michael Seaton, the team announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“I’m very excited for Michael’s new deal,” said Orange County SC Head Coach Braeden Cloutier. “Michael has shown throughout the season and most recently last weekend versus St. Louis his ability to score goals and terrorize defenses. I’m really looking forward to continue working with Mike and building consistency within this team and organization for the future”, added Braeden Cloutier.
Seaton is coming off a career game where he scored his first professional hat trick in a 4-0 quarter-final playoff victory over Saint Louis FC. Seaton was among the teams scoring leaders in 2018.
“I am excited to extend my contract with OCSC and would like to thank Braeden and the entire technical staff for believing in me this season. I am motivated to lead this team to the USL Cup and build on it for next year,” said Orange County SC Forward Michael Seaton.
Seaton made his MLS Debut for D.C. United at 17 years old; he has also played for the Jamaican National Team, and spent the last two years playing in Isreal for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayi F.C. and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. of the Liga Leumit League.
“We are delighted to sign Michael to a well deserved contract extension,” said Orange County General Manager & Executive Vice President Oliver Wyss. “Michael is a powerful center forward who can change any game with his pace and goal scoring qualities. We know for a fact that Michael has the talent to play on the highest level and our fans will be excited to see him continuing his development at OCSC,” added Oliver Wyss.
Orange County SC will play in the 2018 USL Cup Western Conference Semi-Final on Saturday, October 27th. Tickets are available at https://sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net/orangecountysoccer/tickets.
“I am excited to extend my contract with OCSC and would like to thank Braeden and the entire technical staff for believing in me this season. I am motivated to lead this team to the USL Cup and build on it for next year,” said Orange County SC Forward Michael Seaton.
Seaton made his MLS Debut for D.C. United at 17 years old; he has also played for the Jamaican National Team, and spent the last two years playing in Isreal for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayi F.C. and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. of the Liga Leumit League.
“We are delighted to sign Michael to a well deserved contract extension,” said Orange County General Manager & Executive Vice President Oliver Wyss. “Michael is a powerful center forward who can change any game with his pace and goal scoring qualities. We know for a fact that Michael has the talent to play on the highest level and our fans will be excited to see him continuing his development at OCSC,” added Oliver Wyss.
Orange County SC will play in the 2018 USL Cup Western Conference Semi-Final on Saturday, October 27th. Tickets are available at https://sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net/orangecountysoccer/tickets.
ABOUT MICHAEL SEATON
Michael Seaton is a 22-year-old footballer from Spanish Town Jamaica. He has over 4 years’ experience with Major League Soccer, having played for D.C. United and Portland Timbers where he made over 67 appearances and scored 15 goals in his professional career.
ABOUT MICHAEL SEATON
Michael Seaton is a 22-year-old footballer from Spanish Town Jamaica. He has over 4 years’ experience with Major League Soccer, having played for D.C. United and Portland Timbers where he made over 67 appearances and scored 15 goals in his professional career.
Seaton joined Orange County SC from Maccabi Ahi Nazreth Football Club of the Liga Lemuit. He spent the last two years playing in the Liga Leumit League with Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayi F.C. and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. (on loan from Hapoel Ramat Gan) of the Israeli Premier League.
Seaton made his MLS debut when he was just 17 years old, coming on as a substitute for DC United against Philadelphia Union. He went on to make another 4 appearances for the club before he enjoyed a loan spell in the USL with Richmond Kickers in March 2013, where he scored 8 goals from 23 appearances. Following his time with DC United, he moved to Portland Timbers before making the transition to Israel.
At age 17, Seaton received his first senior Jamaica national team call up versus Trinidad & Tobago on November 15, 2013 and scored his first senior international goal versus St. Lucia on March 5, 2014. Seaton recorded his second international goal against Serbia in 2014. His most recent appearance for the National Team was last October against Saudi Arabia.
Seaton joined Orange County SC from Maccabi Ahi Nazreth Football Club of the Liga Lemuit. He spent the last two years playing in the Liga Leumit League with Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayi F.C. and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. (on loan from Hapoel Ramat Gan) of the Israeli Premier League.
Seaton made his MLS debut when he was just 17 years old, coming on as a substitute for DC United against Philadelphia Union. He went on to make another 4 appearances for the club before he enjoyed a loan spell in the USL with Richmond Kickers in March 2013, where he scored 8 goals from 23 appearances. Following his time with DC United, he moved to Portland Timbers before making the transition to Israel.
At age 17, Seaton received his first senior Jamaica national team call up versus Trinidad & Tobago on November 15, 2013 and scored his first senior international goal versus St. Lucia on March 5, 2014. Seaton recorded his second international goal against Serbia in 2014. His most recent appearance for the National Team was last October against Saudi Arabia.