Mauricio Salles de Alencar (born 1 March 1978) is a Brazilian professional footballer. On 20 January 2010, he was ranked 25th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade. Career South America Salles turned professional in 1997, and has played with Brazilian sides Vitória, Atlético Paranaense and Botafogo, as well as in Ecuador for Olmedo. North America Salles began his professional career in the United States in 2004 with the Puerto Rico Islanders where he is all time highest goal scorer. He later left for the Montreal Impact in 2006, and then to the Atlanta Silverbacks in January 2007. That same season he moved to Japan with Omiya Ardija, where he scored one goal in eight appearances, before returning to the United States with the Rochester Rhinos in 2008. In February 2015, the Rochester Lancers named team captain Salles as Team MVP for the 2014–15 season. In March 2015, the Major Arena Soccer League named Salles to the 2014-15 MASL All-League Second Team. Asia Salles signed for Kazma in the Kuwaiti Premier League in the summer of 2009. References External links Player profile at Rochester Lancers Player profile at MASL 1978 births Living people Atlanta Silverbacks players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico Brazilian footballers Club Athletico Paranaense players Charlotte Eagles players Esporte Clube Vitória players Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football forwards Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Omiya Ardija players J1 League players Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Puerto Rico Islanders players Rochester New York FC players USL First Division players Expatriate footballers in Kuwait USL Championship players VSI Tampa Bay FC players Florida Tropics SC players Major Arena Soccer League players Utica City FC players Ontario Fury players Kazma SC players Kuwait Premier League players