Marcus Caldeira

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

Early life and education Caldeira played youth soccer with Mississauga Falcons and Erin Mills SC, later joining Sigma FC. While attending West Virginia University he obtained a degree in finance, graduating with a 4.0 GPA and was awarded the Order of Augusta honor.

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

He began his sophomore season by scoring eight goals in the first seven games of the season. In September 2023, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week. On October 18, 2023, he scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd. The performance earned him NCAA Player of the Week honours. At the end of the season he was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, All-Southeast Region First Team, a Second-Team All-American, College Soccer News First-Team All-American, CSC First-Team Academic All-American, and CSC Academic All-District. However, rather than to turn professional, he opted to return to West Virginia for the 2024 season. Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named the Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. In October 2024, he was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. 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. In September 2025, he again earned Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honours. 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. 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. In April 2022, he signed a second developmental contract with Forge. He spent most of 2021 and 2022 playing with Forge's affiliate club Sigma FC in League1 Ontario. He continued with Sigma in 2023. In 2023, he was named the L1O Young Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-Star.

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

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