| Nick Gilbert | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Michael Gilbert | |
| Date of birth | July 20, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Vancouver, Canada | |
| Playing position | striker | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985 1987–1988 1988 1993 ?–2002 2000–2001 2002–? |
Victoria Riptides Calgary Kickers Toronto Blizzard Vancouver 86ers Victoria United Victoria Athletic Association Seattle Hibernian Saints |
4 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1984 1988–1992 |
Canada
U-20 Canada |
2
(0) 10 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nicholas Michael ("Nick") Gilbert (born 20 July 1965) is a former Canadian Soccer League high-scoring soccer striker and Canada men's national soccer team member.
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His first semi-professional experience came as a member of the Victoria Riptides. Gilbert was the Canadian Soccer League's inaugural Most Valuable Player selection as he led the league in goals in 1987 as a member of the Calgary Kickers, with 10 [1]. He was the 6th leading goal scoring in 1988 with 11 [2]as he split time between Calgary and the Toronto Blizzard. In the league's 7 year existence Gilbert was its 7th all-time highest goal scorer with 36. Gilbert played four games for the Vancouver 86ers in 1993, all starts, and scored a goal, on July 30 in a 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact.
Gilbert was a long-time member of Victoria United of the Pacific Coast Soccer League. He finished tied for third in the league's 2000 goal scoring leaders with 7. He played for the Victoria Athletic Association of the Vancouver Island Soccer League in 2000-1, apparently while stay playing for United. Gilbert left United to join PCSL rival Seattle Hibernian Saints in July 2002.
Gilbert first played for the national team in the 1984 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, in a tournament in which Canada finished runners-up. He earned his first senior cap as a 22 year-old in a February 1988 friendly played in Hamilton, Bermuda that ended scoreless, and his last one in September 1992 in a 0-2 loss to the United States, a friendly played in St. John's, Newfoundland. Gilbert earned a total of 10 caps and scored once for Canada.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 April 1992 | Victoria, Canada |  China
PR |
5-2 | Friendly match |
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  | Voyageurs Soccer Talk - Voyageurs Soccer Talk (Viewall Page 184 ) |
| | Pacific Coast Soccer League website page - PCSL - Standings - Premier Division |
| | The Year in American Soccer - 1988 - The Year in American Soccer - 1987 |
| | The Year in American Soccer - 1987 - The Year in American Soccer - 1988 |
| | The Voyageurs forum page - The Voyageurs: Canadian Soccer Supporters |
| | Canadian Soccer Associaion profile - CanadaSoccer.com | Official Site of the Canadian Soccer Association |
| | APSL 1993 Season results - APSL 1991 Season |
| | American Professional Soccer League 1993 Season - APSL 1993 Season |
| | Trophy Case of the Vancouver Island Soccer League - Alex Hylan MVP |
| | Transactions - New York Times - Transactions - The New York Times |
| | Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985 Season - Western Alliance Challenge Series - 1985 |
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