Mike Saunders is a retired Jamaican soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League and National Professional Soccer League.

Saunders attended the University of Connecticut where he played on the Huskies soccer team from 1990 to 1992. In 1993, he left the team to sign with the Connecticut Wolves of the USISL. He played for the Wolves again in 1994. In 1995, Saunders joined the New York Fever. In 1996, the Fever moved up to the A-League, but they sent Saunders on lone to the Wolves of the 1996 USISL Select League for most of the season. Despite playing on loan, Saunders scored fifteen goals for Connecticut. That fall, Saunders moved indoors with the Wichita Wings of the National Professional Soccer League. He was back with the Connecticut Wolves in 1997 as it played in the 1997 USISL A-League. The Wolves sent Saunders on loan to the Carolina Dynamo for three games. On January 20, 1998, the Connecticut Wolves sold Saunders contract to the Minnesota Thunder. In 1999, Saunders and the Thunder won the USL A-League championship. On May 10, 2000, the Thunder released Saunders. Eight days later, the Connecticut Wolves signed him. He played five games that season, then retired.

Mike Saunders (footballer)

In June 2010, Saunders became an assistant with the University of the District of Columbia men’s soccer team.

Mike Saunders (footballer)

External links

Columbia Firebirds: Michael Saunders

References

Living people

1972 births

North Carolina Fusion U23 players

Connecticut Wolves players

UConn Huskies men's soccer players

Jamaican men's footballers

Jamaican expatriate men's footballers

Minnesota Thunder players

National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players

New York Fever players

USISL players

USL Second Division players

USISL Select League players

A-League (1995–2004) players

Wichita Wings (NPSL) players

Men's association football forwards

Mike Saunders (footballer)