Dallas Sidekicks Players

#3 Victor Moreland

How He Got Here

Moreland's contract was purchased from the Chicago Sting on September 18, 1985.

Captain Couragous

Moreland wore the Captain's armband for all 3 seasons he was with the Sidekicks.

Answered the Call

Moreland played for the Norther Irish National team 8 times.

The Ring's The Thing

Moreland wears Championship rings from not only the 1986-87 World Indoor Champion Sidekicks, but also from the 1983 NASL Soccer Bowl Champion Tulsa Roughnecks.

Honor Roll

• All-MISL Honorable Mention
  1. 1985-86 Season
  2. 1986-87 Season

• MISL Eastern Division All-Star
  1. 1986
  2. 1987

   

Top 10

Moreland's 112 blocked shots tied him with three other players for third best in the MISL during the 1986-87 season.

Leading the Team

1985-86

• Playoff Blocked Shots (5)

1986-87

• Blocked Shots (112)
• Playoff Blocked Shots (38, tied with Uremovich)

Sidekicks Highlights

1985-86

• Led all Sidekick Defenders in scoring (goals and assists)
• Recorded 9 multi-point games (dates unavailable)
• Blocked 3 shots and assisted on a goal in the 1986 All Star Game at Chicago.

1986-87

• Earned 4 penalty minutes on Opening Night vs. Chicago.
• Assisted on David Stride's goal on November 16, 1986 vs. St. Louis.
• Scored one goal on November 22 vs. Tacoma .
• Assisted on Pedro Debrito's first goal on December 12 vs. Los Angeles.
• Earned 2 minutes in the Penalty Box for unsportsmanlike conduct on December 14 at Tacoma.
• Assisted on Wes McLeod's 5-on-3 Powerplay Goal on December 27 at Wichita
  • also earned 2 minutes in the penalty box for tripping.
    
• Assisted on Marcio Leite's goal on January 2, 1987 at New York.
• Assisted on Marcio Leite's Game Winning Powerplay goal on January 3 vs. Chicago
• Scored the Game Winning Goal on January 10 vs. New York.
• Assisted on Mark Karpun's goal on January 16 at Cleveland.
• Scored a Powerplay goal on February 7 vs Baltimore.
• Scored one goal on February 13 vs. Cleveland.
• Scored the Game Winning Goal on March 15 vs Chicago.
• Earned two assists on April 4 at Wichita.
• Moreland's 112 blocks in the regular season represented a career best at the time.
• Finished the 1987 Playoffs ranked 3rd in blocked shots.
• Scored one goal and earned two assists in Game 2 of the Divisional Semifinals on May 9.
• Scored a goal and assisted on another in Game 5 of the Divisional Semifinals on May 21.
• Scored a goal in Game 2 of the Eastern Division Finals on May 24.
• Earned one assist and two penalty minutes in Game 3 of the Eastern Division Finals on May 27.
• Earned the Game Winning Assist in Game 5 of the Eastern Division Finals on May 31.

1987-88

• Recorded 3 assists in a game on two occasions
  1. Home Opening Day: November 7, 1987 vs Chicago
  2. January 24, 1988 vs Minnesota

• Scored the Overtime Game Winning Goal vs Baltimore on January 21, 1988
• Earned two Game Winning Assists
  1. January 24 vs Minnesota
  2. March 5 vs Los Angeles

   

Regular Season Statistics

w/Dallas

Note: Personal fouls were not an official MISL statistic until the 1990-91 season.

6th Attacker Statistics

Playoff Statistics

with Dallas

Where Did He Go?

Moreland was released in a Salary Cap move on June 15, 1988. He signed with the Wichita Wings on July 1, 1988, were he also wore the Captain's arm band. He also played for the Tulsa Ambush of the NPSL before retiring.

He currently lives in Tulsa, where he founded the Tulsa Nationals youth soccer club.