Marcus Caldeira

Marcus Caldeira (born October 14, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.

Caldeira played youth soccer with Mississauga Falcons and Erin Mills SC, later joining Sigma FC.

In 2022, he committed to attend West Virginia University to play for the men's soccer team. He scored his first goals on October 7, 2022, against the Old Dominion Monarchs. In his freshman season, he tied for the team lead in goals with five, also adding four assists.

He began his sophomore season by scoring eight goals in the first seven games of the season. In September 2023, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week. On October 18, 2023, he scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd. The performance earned him NCAA Player of the Week honours. At the end of the season he was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, All-Southeast Region First Team, a Second-Team All-American, College Soccer News First-Team All-American, CSC First-Team Academic All-American, and CSC Academic All-District. At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he became the first player in school history to be selected in the first round.

On July 30, 2021, he signed a developmental contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. In April 2022, he signed a second developmental contract with Forge. He spent most of 2021 and 2022 playing with Forge's affiliate club Sigma FC in League1 Ontario. He continued with Sigma in 2023. In 2023, he was named the L1O Young Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-Star.

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the first round (20th overall) by Minnesota United FC.

As of match played July 26, 2023