Background
Saldaña is a second generation American and grew up in Garden City, New York with his parents (Joseph Saldaña & Evette Burset) and older sibling (X’Ania Marie Saldaña).
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Saldaña has earned three international caps with the Puerto Rican squad. In addition, Saldaña has served as the backup goalkeeper on the (Division III) Men's Varsity Soccer Team in Amherst (Massachusetts). Saldaña’s grandparents were born in Puerto Rico and emigrated to New York City.
Massapequa Terminators
Before beginning his high school career at Chaminade High School (Mineola, New York) Saldaña served as a goalkeeper (May 2004 - August 2010) for the Massapequa Terminators, an elite travel Soccer team
Saldaña traveled both nationally and internationally to compete in Premier Soccer Tournaments. Chaminade High School
Saldaña attended Chaminade High School (Mineola, New York) from August 2005 to June 2009, where he graduated academically ranked in the 90th percentile and served as a goalkeeper on the school"s varsity soccer team
Saldaña attends (Amherst, Massachusetts) where he is studying for his Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Mathematics. His anticipated graduation was May 2013 and his long-term goal is a career in financial services.
Saldaña serves as the backup goalkeeper on the Men's Varsity Team.
Saldaña has appeared in four games this season, allowing one goal and saving two shots in just over 132 minutes of play. In addition to his academic and athletic endeavors, Saldaña is a co-owner and operator of MAStorage, Incorporated., a storage company providing storage for students at Amherst, UMASS, Mountain. Holyoke, Smith and Hampshire Colleges.
Saldaña began his international career with (World Rank 106) in early October 2011 after the starting goalkeeper was injured on September
2 while playing in the World Cup qualifier against Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saldaña was flown down to tryout and quickly earned his spot in the starting line up.
Saldaña earned his first international shutout on October 11, 2011 against team Canada (0-0) at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada. International games played
October 7, 2011: Puerto Rico v.
Saint Kitts & Nevis: 1-1
October 11, 2011: Puerto Rico v.
Canada: 0-0
November 14, 2011: Puerto Rico v. Saint Lucia 3-0.
