20 Facts About Mark Baena

Mark Baena was born on November 27,1968 and is an American former professional soccer player.

Mark Baena holds the record for most goals in a season and most points in a season.

Mark Baena then transferred to California State University, Sacramento, where he was the team captain, and All-America candidate and led the team in scoring both seasons.

Mark Baena finished his two years at Sac State with twenty goals.

In 1992, Mark Baena signed with German Third Division club TuS Hoisdorf.

Mark Baena played only six games with the Scorpions late in the 1996 season before moving to the California Jaguars of the USISL A-League for the 1997 season.

Mark Baena scored twenty goals that year, putting him at second on the league's goals and points list.

That season Mark Baena was named to the mid-season All Star team as well as First Team All League.

Mark Baena began the 1998 season with the Jaguars, but was traded to the Seattle Sounders after eight games.

Mark Baena continued his torrid scoring pace in Seattle, this time topping the league's goals list with twenty-four goals in twenty-eight games.

On February 17,1999, Mark Baena signed a two-year contract with the Sounders.

In 2000, Mark Baena was continuing his scoring pace, again leading the league in goals when an ankle injury sidelined him for the second half of the season.

Mark Baena finished the season with nine goals in sixteen games.

On March 23,2001, Mark Baena moved again, joining the Portland Timbers.

Mark Baena had another productive season, scoring thirteen goals in twenty-four games.

Mark Baena was approached by Major League Soccer to sign a multi-year contract after each of the 1997,1998, and 1999 seasons.

Mark Baena joined the draft after the 1997 season, but was not selected due to problems with the contract terms.

Mark Baena was called up to the San Jose Clash during the 1997 season, but did not appear.

Mark Baena was again called up during the 1999 season for a match against the Columbus Crew, but did not appear.

Mark Baena was in training camp with the San Jose Earthquakes for a very short time during the 2002 pre-season, but opted to remain retired.