Michael Seaton (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Michael Seaton

| image = Michael-Seaton-DSCF0186.jpg

| caption = Seaton in 2013

| fullname = Michael Joseph Arantes Seaton

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|05|01}}

| birth_place = Spanish Town, Jamaica

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = SV Rödinghausen

| clubnumber = 29

| youthyears1 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs1 = D.C. United

| years1 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = D.C. United

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = → Richmond Kickers (loan)

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = → Örebro SK (loan)

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Portland Timbers

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = → Portland Timbers 2 (loan)

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016–2017

| clubs6 = Hapoel Ramat Gan

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2018

| clubs8 = Maccabi Ahi Nazareth

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018–2019

| clubs9 = Orange County SC

| caps9 = 56

| goals9 = 24

| years10 = 2020–2021

| clubs10 = Viktoria Köln

| caps10 = 22

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2021–2022

| clubs11 = BSV Rehden

| caps11 = 14

| goals11 = 7

| years12 = 2022–2023

| clubs12 = Berliner AK 07

| caps12 = 20

| goals12 = 4

| years13 = 2023–2024

| clubs13 = Rot-Weiß Erfurt

| caps13 = 28

| goals13 = 13

| years14 = 2024–

| clubs14 = SV Rödinghausen

| caps14 = 10

| goals14 = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam1 = Jamaica U17

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2015

| nationalteam2 = Jamaica U20

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2015

| nationalteam3 = Jamaica U23

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 4

| nationalyears4 = 2013–

| nationalteam4 = Jamaica

| nationalcaps4 = 14

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| club-update = 1 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 13 October 2015

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|JAM}}}}

}}

Michael Seaton (born 1 May 1996) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for German fourth tier side SV Rödinghausen.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/michael-seaton/ |title=Michael Seaton |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=16 October 2021}} Upon his MLS debut with D.C. United in 2013, he became the league's first player born after it began play.

Youth

Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Seaton began playing for D.C. United in 2010, when he signed for their youth academy, as part of the U-15 squad. Before playing for D.C. United, he played for the Freestate Soccer Alliance, a soccer club based in Bowie, Maryland. He worked his way up the ranks of the academy.

Professional career

= United States =

In 2009–10, Seaton started his soccer career by playing with his middle school team, Nicholas Orem Middle School. With the help of his coach, Mr. Winston Miller, Seaton tried out for the D.C. United Youth Academy. Seaton signed with D.C. United on 13 January 2013.{{cite web|title=16-year-old Homegrown forward Michael Seaton signs with D.C. United|url=http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/16-year-old-homegrown-forward-michael-seaton-signs-with-dc-united|work=DC United Communications|publisher=DCUnited.com|access-date=3 May 2013|date=14 January 2013}} Seaton was the fifth member of United's Academy to sign a contract with the first team.

In March 2013, he was loaned to the Richmond Kickers of USL Pro. On 3 May, Seaton made his debut for Richmond against Wilmington, where he scored.{{cite web|title=Kickers Defeat Hammerheads|url=http://uslsoccer.com/home/716254.html|publisher=USLSoccer.com|archive-date=5 May 2013|date=3 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505192418/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/716254.html}}

Seaton's first game with D.C. United was a friendly match on 12 July 2013, against C.D. Guadalajara. Seaton played for 20 minutes and assisted Carlos Ruiz's goal in the 73rd minute. He made his first MLS start on 28 September 2013, against Toronto FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/players/michael-seaton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001230318/http://www.timbers.com/players/michael-seaton|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2015|title=Michael Seaton|access-date=16 January 2020}} Seaton trained with Serie A club Internazionale during January 2014.{{cite web| url = http://www.dcunited.com/news/2014/01/photos-michael-seaton-at-inter-milan| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104954/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2014/01/photos-michael-seaton-at-inter-milan| archive-date = 2014-02-02| title = Photos: Michael Seaton at Inter Milan {{!}} D.C. United}} He played five MLS games in total for DC United.

On 6 August 2015, Seaton was traded to Portland Timbers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/portland-timbers-acquire-forward-michael-seaton-dc-united-exchange-targeted|title=Portland Timbers acquire forward Michael Seaton from D.C. United in exchange for targeted allocation money, international roster slot}} He was waived by the club on 13 May 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/portland-timbers-waive-forward-michael-seaton|title=Portland Timbers waive forward Michael Seaton}}

= Örebro SK =

On 31 March 2015, Örebro SK presented Seaton as their player, joining the Swedish team on a loan deal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackandredunited.com/dc-united-transfers/2015/3/31/8323089/michael-seaton-loaned-to-orebro-sk-in-sweden|title = Michael Seaton loaned to Orebro SK in Sweden|date = 31 March 2015}} On 4 June, Örebro SK announced that they cancelled the loan deal with Seaton and that he would return to D.C. United.{{Cite web|url=http://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2015/2015-06-04-michael-seaton-lamnar-osk.html|title = Michael Seaton lämnar ÖSK| date=15 March 2024 }}

= Israel =

In July 2016, Seaton signed with Israel second division club Hapoel Ramat Gan.{{Cite web|url=http://rjrnewsonline.com/sports/reggae-boy-seaton-to-ply-trade-in-israel|title=Reggae Boy Seaton to Ply Trade in Israel}} On 26 January 2017, Seaton was loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv, and returned on 30 June 2017.

On 3 September 2017, Seaton joined Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.

= Orange County SC =

In March 2018, Seaton signed with Orange County SC in the USL.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/897349|title = Orange County Signs Jamaica's Seaton|date = 13 March 2018}} In 29 appearances for the club, he scored 15 goals and tallied seven assists, including a playoff hat trick against Saint Louis FC on 20 October. Just four days later, Seaton agreed to terms with Orange County SC to remain with the club for the 2019 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/962285|title=Seaton, Orange County SC Agree to Contract Extension|date=24 October 2018}}

Seaton scored Orange County's first goal of 2019 after intercepting an errant back pass as his side fought back from a 2–0 deficit to draw 2–2 on 9 March. On 4 May, just four days after his 23rd birthday, the striker scored the winning goal against rival side Phoenix Rising FC. On 24 July, Seaton surpassed former teammate Thomas Enevoldsen to become Orange County SC's all-time leading goalscorer. Seaton finished 2019 with 13 goals and five assists in 31 appearances. In November 2019, Seaton announced his departure from Orange County SC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.angelsonparade.com/2019/11/23/20979423/michael-seaton-announces-departure-from-orange-county-sc-dc-united-portland-timbers|title=Michael Seaton announces departure from Orange County SC|last=Rodriguez|first=Alicia|date=23 November 2019|access-date=16 January 2020}}

= Viktoria Köln =

In January 2020, Seaton joined FC Viktoria Köln in a free transfer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.viktoria1904.de/teams-nlz/3-liga-2019-2020/spieler/michael-seaton|title=Michael Seaton|access-date=16 January 2020}}

International career

Seaton received his first senior Jamaica national team call versus Trinidad on 15 November 2013.{{cite web| url = http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/11/dc-united-homegrown-forward-michael-seaton-called-up-to-jamaica-men%E2%80%99s-national-team| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131117063633/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/11/dc-united-homegrown-forward-michael-seaton-called-up-to-jamaica-men%E2%80%99s-national-team| archive-date = 2013-11-17| title = D.C. United Homegrown forward Michael Seaton called up to Jamaica Men's National Team {{!}} D.C. United}} Seaton scored his 1st senior international goal versus St. Lucia on 5 March 2014, as a 17-year-old.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seaton goal.{{cite web |url=http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/jamaica/players/michaelseaton.html |title=Michael Seaton profile |publisher=Caribbean Football Database |access-date=2 June 2014 }}

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Michael Seaton
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	5 March 2014	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	{{fb\|Saint Lucia}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|5–0	Friendly
align="center"\|2	26 May 2014	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, United States	{{fb\|Serbia}}	align="center"\|1–2	align="center"\|1–2	Friendly

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Michael Seaton

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

5 March 2014

Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

align="center"|1–0

align="center"|5–0

Friendly

align="center"|2

26 May 2014

Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, United States

align="center"|1–2

Friendly

Personal life

Seaton also holds U.S. citizenship.{{cite web| url = http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/a-dual-citizen-with-twice-the-purpose| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130117163545/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/a-dual-citizen-with-twice-the-purpose| archive-date = 2013-01-17| title = A dual citizen with twice the purpose {{!}} D.C. United}}

Honours

Portland Timbers

MLS Cup: 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/12/6/9858868/timbers-crew-2015-mls-cup-final-score-results|title = Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final|date = 6 December 2015}}
Western Conference (playoffs): 2015{{Cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2015/11/portland_timbers_fans_celebrat.html|title=Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship|date=December 2015}}

Orange County SC

USL Western Conference Regular Season Champion: 2018

Jamaica

Caribbean Cup: 2014

References

External links

{{Worldfootball.net|michael-seaton}}
{{MLS player|michael-seaton}}
[http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/michael-seaton/pid-10019567/tab-articles TopDrawerSoccer Profile]
{{NFT|54087|name=Michael Seaton}}

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Spanish Town

Category:Jamaican men's footballers

Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen

Category:Jamaica men's international footballers

Category:Jamaica men's under-20 international footballers

Category:Jamaica men's youth international footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:D.C. United players

Category:Richmond Kickers players

Category:Örebro SK players