Justin Isidro
{{short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Justin Isidro
| fullname = Justin Alexandre Prata Isidro
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|19}}
| birth_place = Burnaby, British Columbia
| height = {{Height|m=1.77}}
| currentclub = Caldas Sport Clube
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1993–2004
| youthyears2 = 2004
| youthyears3 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs1 = Metro Ford Soccer Club
| youthclubs2 = Sporting Club Vancouver
| youthclubs3 = Vitória S.C.
| clubs1=Vancouver Whitecaps | caps1=3 | goals1=0 | years1=2004
| clubs2=Caldas Sport Clube | caps2=28 | goals2=9 | years2=2008–
| clubs3=Vancouver Olympics | caps3= | goals3= | years3=2011–
| nationalteam1 = Canada U-16 | nationalyears1=2002–2006 | nationalcaps1=29 | nationalgoals1=7
| nationalteam2 = Canada U-17 | nationalyears2=2006 | nationalcaps2=3 | nationalgoals2=0
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
Justin Alexandre Prata Isidro (born July 19, 1988) is a Canadian soccer player who is currently playing for Caldas Sport Clube.
Early life
Isidro was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, raised in Pitt Meadows.{{Cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=1621 |title=Canada Soccer Profile |access-date=October 16, 2009 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605062612/http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=1621 |url-status=dead }}
Career
= Early career=
Isidro began his football career with only five years by Metro Ford Soccer Club in Coquitlam and joined after nine years to Sporting Club Vancouver.
=Professional career=
He started his professional football career in the age from fifteen under Tony Fonseca, the Head Coach from Vancouver Whitecaps called the young player in January 2004 to the USL First Division team who earned his first senior caps. Only six months after his senior call-up left Vancouver Whitecaps in July 2004 and started his Europe adventure, he signed for Portuguese club Vitória S.C. He played regularly for the youth and reserve team between June 2008,[http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/soccer/worldcup2006/story.html?id=82f66bd3-0c0a-4304-b6b3-c5cf5746deb7&k=43601 Canadians play elsewhere] in July 2008 signed a one-year contract with Caldas.[http://soccerpaper.com/edition/?p=305 Making their way in the world: Justin Isidro – The Soccer Paper]
=Position=
He plays as a striker or attacking midfielder.
Current club Vancouver Olympics FC, coached by Dino Anastopulos in Canada. Playing since DEC- 2011 till current. Same club in Canada that Daniel Fernandes former PAOK Salonika FC goalkeeper and Gianluca Zavarise former Canadian International and TORONTO FC- MLS.Vancouver Olympics FC has been a steppingstone to professionalism for many Canadian soccer players.
International career
Isidro played four years for the Canadian BCSA Provincial U16 team and was later called up for a training camp of the Canada National U17 team.
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Isidro, Justin}}
Category:Soccer players from Burnaby
Category:Canadian people of Portuguese descent
Category:Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
Category:USL First Division players