# 2012 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

The 2012 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the North American Soccer League, and the entire club's thirty-eighth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished fifth in the regular season and made it to the quarterfinals in the playoffs.

## Squad information
### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Dave Martin |
| 2 | MF | USA | Alfonso Motagalvan |
| 3 | DF | USA | Scott Lorenz |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Toni Ståhl |
| 6 | DF | USA | Nickardo Blake |
| 7 | MF | USA | Patrick Otte |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Pecka |
| 9 | FW | USA | Abe Thompson (Player/Assistant Coach) |
| 10 | MF | USA | Walter Restrepo |
| 11 | FW | MEX | Leopoldo Morales (on loan from Tigres) |
| 12 | DF | USA | Emilio Orozco (on loan from Tigres) |
| 13 | DF | USA | Jack Stewart |
| 14 | MF | LBR | Abel Gebor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | USA | Aly Hassan |
| 16 | DF | JAM | Lance Laing |
| 17 | MF | USA | Conor Shanosky (on loan from D.C. United) |
| 18 | MF | GHA | Michael Tetteh (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Mark Anderson |
| 21 | FW | USA | Darnell King |
| 22 | GK | USA | Lionel Brown |
| 23 | MF | USA | Hosman Ramos |
| 24 | GK | USA | Matt Glaeser |
| 25 | MF | USA | Nicolas Clavijo |
| 26 | FW | CRC | Andy Herron |
| 83 | DF | USA | Scott Gordon |

### Squad breakdown

Updated May 16, 2012.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Cody Laurendi | | GK | (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 (age 36) | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 24 | Matt Glaeser | | GK | (1985-04-27) April 27, 1985 (age 39) | Pallo-Iirot |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Stefan Antonijevic | \ | CB | (1989-01-24) January 24, 1989 (age 35) | Valparaiso Crusaders |
| 3 | Daniel Arcila | | LB | (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 31) | Deportivo Olimpico |
| 5 | Toni Ståhl | | CB | (1985-05-11) May 11, 1985 (age 39) | Philadelphia Union |
| 12 | Iván Guerrero | | LB | (1977-11-30) November 30, 1977 (age 46) | C.D. Motagua |
| 13 | Justin Chavez | | CB | (1990-03-23) March 23, 1990 (age 34) | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 15 | Scott Gordon | | RB | (1988-04-06) April 6, 1988 (age 36) | Chivas USA |
| 18 | Stéphane Guillaume | | RB | (1984-02-09) February 9, 1984 (age 40) | Cleveland City Stars |
| 44 | Shavar Thomas | \ | CB | (1981-01-29) January 29, 1981 (age 43) | Montreal Impact |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Hosman Ramos | \ | AM | (1989-08-26) August 26, 1989 (age 35) | Blue Star Honduras |
| 8 | Pecka | | DM | (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 35) | Flamengo |
| 10 | Walter Restrepo | \ | AM | (1988-06-21) June 21, 1988 (age 36) | Boyacá Chicó |
| 14 | Carlos Salazar | | AM | (1981-07-01) July 1, 1981 (age 43) | Tauro FC |
| 16 | Mike Dietze | | DM | (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989 (age 35) | Seton Hall Pirates |
| 17 | Eduardo Jiménez | | AM | (1990-12-18) December 18, 1990 (age 33) | UCF Knights |
| 19 | Gonzalo De Mujica | \ | AM | (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990 (age 34) | Orlando City U-23 |
| 20 | Mark Anderson | | AM | (1989-02-13) February 13, 1989 (age 35) | Barry University |
| 23 | Manny Gonzalez | \ | DM | (1990-06-03) June 3, 1990 (age 34) | FGCU Eagles |
| 25 | Rubens | | DM | (1989-10-12) October 12, 1989 (age 35) | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | David Foley | | W | (1987-12-05) December 5, 1987 (age 36) | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 11 | Stefan Dimitrov | \ | ST | (1984-10-08) October 8, 1984 (age 40) | New York Cosmos |
| 21 | Darnell King | | W | (1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 (age 34) | Florida Atlantic University |
| 26 | Andy Herron | | ST | (1978-03-02) March 2, 1978 (age 46) | Limón |
* See also: All-time Fort Lauderdale Strikers roster

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Notes | Date |
| 26 | FW | Andy Herron | Limón Fútbol Club | Free | January 25, 2012 |
| 2 | MF | Alfonso Motagalvan | Rochester Rhinos | Free | February 3, 2012 |
| 3 | DF | Scott Lorenz | Sporting Kansas City | Free | February 13, 2012 |
| 19 | FW | Halili Nagime | Auckland City FC | Free | February 15, 2012 |
| 17 | MF | Conor Shanosky | D.C. United | Season-long loan | March 3, 2012 |
| 13 | DF | Jack Stewart | Minnesota Stars FC | Traded Martin Nuñez | March 6, 2012 |
| 14 | MF | Abel Gebor | Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy | Open tryout | March 13, 2012 |
| 1 | GK | Dave Martin | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Open tryout | March 16, 2012 |
| 12 | DF | Emilio Orozco | Tigres | Season-long loan | March 19, 2012 |
| 20 | FW | Mark Anderson | Barry University | NASL Combine | March 21, 2012 |
| 15 | FW | Aly Hassan | Nova Southeastern University | Free | March 24, 2012 |
| 21 | FW | Darnell King | Florida Atlantic University | NASL Combine | March 27, 2012 |
| 22 | GK | Lionel Brown | University of Connecticut | Open tryout | March 27, 2012 |
| 23 | MF | Hosman Ramos | Blue Star Honduras | Successful trial | March 27, 2012 |
| 6 | DF | Nickardo Blake | University of Connecticut | Free | March 28, 2012 |
| 25 | MF | Nicolas Clavijo | Atletico de Atenas | Free | April 5, 2012 |
| 83 | DF | Scott Gordon | Chivas USA | Free | July 12, 2012 |
| 31 | FW | Paulo Jr. | Real Salt Lake | Short-term loan | July 17, 2012 |
| 18 | MF | Michael Tetteh | Seattle Sounders FC | Short-term loan | August 24, 2012 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 20 | MF | Gerson Mayen | Chivas USA | Loan Return, subsequently traded to Montreal Impact | November 23, 2011 |
| 17 | MF | Bryan Arguez | Montreal Impact | Free | November 25, 2011 |
| 27 | DF | Martyn Lancaster | Atlanta Silverbacks | Free | December 2, 2011 |
| 12 | FW | Aaron Wheeler | FC KooTeePee | Contract expired | December 14, 2011 |
| 13 | DF | Adam West | FC Edmonton | Free | March 31, 2011 |
| 14 | MF | Grant Kerr | FK Tønsberg | Contract expired | December 14, 2011 |
| 22 | DF | Aaron Hohlbein | | Contract expired | December 14, 2011 |
| 26 | DF | Cristian Arrieta | | Contract expired | December 14, 2011 |
| 39 | GK | Phillip Lamarre | | Contract expired | December 14, 2011 |
| 81 | FW | Jean Philippe Peguero | | Contract expired | December 14, 2011 |
| 88 | MF | Eduardo Coudet | | Contract expired | December 14, 2011 |
| 10 | MF | Mike Palacio | Carolina RailHawks FC | Free | January 26, 2012 |
| | FW | Paulo Jr. | Real Salt Lake | Formerly on loan; option purchased | February 9, 2012 |
| 21 | FW | Brian Shriver | Carolina RailHawks FC | Cash and future considerations | February 17, 2012 |
| 2 | DF | Cristian Quiñones | | Free | February 17, 2012 |
| 11 | FW | David Santamaria | Atlanta Silverbacks | Season-long loan | February 28, 2012 |
| 1 | GK | Nic Platter | Carolina RailHawks FC | Free | March 1, 2012 |
| 23 | FW | Martin Nuñez | Minnesota Stars FC | Traded for Jack Stewart | March 6, 2012 |
| 15 | DF | Scott Gordon | Chivas USA | Undisclosed | March 18, 2012 |
| 18 | MF | Yoximar Granado | | Released | July 12, 2012 |
| 31 | FW | Paulo Jr. | Real Salt Lake | Loan return | August 3, 2012 |
| 19 | FW | Halili Nagime | | Released | August 15, 2012 |
| 18 | MF | Michael Tetteh | Seattle Sounders FC | Loan return | September 30, 2012 |
| 17 | MF | Conor Shanosky | D.C. United | Loan return | September 30, 2012 |

## Competitions
### Preseason

Win  Loss  Tie

### NASL regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 30 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 26, 2012. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | T | T | W | L | T | L | L | T | W | L | W | L | W | L | T | T | W | L | W | L | W | T | W | L | T | L | T |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |

#### Match results

Win  Loss  Tie

### NASL Playoffs
## International call-ups

| No. | P | Name | Country | Level | Caps | Goals | Opposition | Competition | Source |
| 16 | DF | Lance Laing | Jamaica | Senior | 4 | 0 | vs. Guyana(May 18)N vs. Panama(May 27)N vs. Panama(June 1)N | Friendly | |

## Squad statistics
### NASL league matches
#### Players

| No | Player | Pos | Apps | Starts | G | A | | |
| 2 | MotagalvanAlfonso Motagalvan | DM | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | LorenzScott Lorenz | LB | 22 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | StåhlToni Ståhl | CB | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | BlakeNickardo Blake | RB | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | OttePatrick Otte | RW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | PeckaPecka | DM | 24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | ThompsonAbe Thompson | ST | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | RestrepoWálter Restrepo | AM | 21 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MorálesLeopoldo Moráles | FW | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | OrozcoEmilio Orozco | CB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | StewartJack Stewart | CB | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | GeborAbel Gebor | DM | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | HassanAly Hassan | ST | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | LaingLance Laing | LB | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | ShanoskyConor Shanosky | DM | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | TettehMichael Tetteh | LM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | GranadoYoximar Granado | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | NagimeHalili Nagime | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | AndersonMark Anderson | AM | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | KingDarnell King | RW | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | RamosHosman Ramos | AM | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | ClavijoNicolas Clavijo | LM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | HerronAndy Herron | ST | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Paulo Jr.Paulo Jr. | ST | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | GordonScott Gordon | CB | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | 40 | 31 | 59 | 9 |
Last updated: September 26, 2012. Source:

#### Goalkeepers

| No | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Dave Martin | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 22 | Lionel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Matt Glaeser | 27 | 27 | 9-8-10 | 44 | 1.63 | 5 |
| | | 28 | 28 | 9-9-10 | 46 | 1.64 | 5 |
Last updated: September 26, 2012. Source:

### U.S. Open Cup
#### Players

| No | Player | Pos | Apps | Starts | G | A | | |
| 2 | MotagalvanAlfonso Motagalvan | DM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LorenzScott Lorenz | LB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | StåhlToni Ståhl | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BlakeNickardo Blake | RB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | OttePatrick Otte | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | PeckaPecka | DM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | ThompsonAbe Thompson | ST | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | RestrepoWálter Restrepo | AM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MorálesLeopoldo Moráles | FW | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | OrozcoEmilio Orozco | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | StewartJack Stewart | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | GeborAbel Gebor | DM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | HassanAly Hassan | ST | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | LaingLance Laing | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | ShanoskyConor Shanosky | DM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GranadoYoximar Granado | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | NagimeHalili Nagime | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | AndersonMark Anderson | ST | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | KingDarnell King | ST | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | RamosHosman Ramos | AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | ClavijoNicolas Clavijo | LM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | HerronAndy Herron | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: May 30, 2012. Source:

#### Goalkeepers

| No | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Dave Martin | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 22 | Lionel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Matt Glaeser | 1 | 1 | 0-0-1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| | | 2 | 2 | 1-0-1 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 |
Last updated: May 30, 2012. Source:

### NASL Playoffs
#### Players

| No | Player | Pos | Apps | Starts | G | A | | |
| 2 | MotagalvanAlfonso Motagalvan | DM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LorenzScott Lorenz | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | StåhlToni Ståhl | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BlakeNickardo Blake | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | OttePatrick Otte | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | PeckaPecka | DM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | ThompsonAbe Thompson | ST | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | RestrepoWálter Restrepo | AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MorálesLeopoldo Moráles | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | OrozcoEmilio Orozco | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | StewartJack Stewart | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GeborAbel Gebor | DM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | HassanAly Hassan | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | LaingLance Laing | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | ShanoskyConor Shanosky | DM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | TettehMichael Tetteh | LM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | AndersonMark Anderson | AM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | KingDarnell King | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | RamosHosman Ramos | AM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | ClavijoNicolas Clavijo | LM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | HerronAndy Herron | ST | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | GordonScott Gordon | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: November 26, 2012. Source:

#### Goalkeepers

| No | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO |
| 1 | MartinDave Martin | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 22 | MartinLionel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GlaeserMatt Glaeser | 1 | 1 | 0-0-1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| | | 1 | 1 | 0-0-1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
Last updated: November 26, 2012. Source:

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Ran | No. | Pos | Name | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | 20 | MF | Mark Anderson | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 15 | FW | Aly Hassan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 26 | FW | Andy Herron | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | Walter Restrepo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | Abe Thompson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | Polo Morales | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | Pecka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | DF | Lance Laing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | FW | Darnell King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | FW | Paulo Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 83 | DF | Scott Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 40 | 8 | 1 | 49 |
Last updated: November 26, 2012 Source:

## Club staff

| Position | Name |
| President | Tim Robbie |
| Head coach | Daryl Shore |
| Assistant coach & Goalkeeper Coach | Ricardo Lopes |
| Player/Assistant Coach | Abe Thompson |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Joe Caroccio |
| Director of Operations | Miguel Lopez |
Updated to match played June 22, 2012 Source:

## Recognition
### NASL Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Category |
| 1 | Andy Herron (FW) | Offensive |
| 3 | Andy Herron (FW) | Offensive |
| 11 | Jack Stewart (DF) | Defensive |
| 13 | Mark Anderson (MF) | Offensive |
| 16 | Mark Anderson (MF) | Offensive |
| 19 | Andy Herron (FW) | Offensive |
| 20 | Conor Shanosky (MF) | Defensive |
| 21 | Abe Thompson (FW) | Offensive |

### NASL Best XI

* Mark Anderson
* Walter Restrepo