East Tennessee State University

High School: Scored 25 goals and 18 assists in a breakout senior year for state runners-up Notre Dame High School in 2026. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season unbeaten for the first time in program history at 20-0-1 before falling to Knoxville Grace in the Division II-A state title game... 2026 District Player of the Year, All-Region selection, and selected to the 2026 Tennessee High School Soccer Coaches Association All-Star Game... part of the NDHS roster that finished runner-up in Division II-A in 2024... played club soccer for the Chattanooga Red Wolves Academy, earning ECNL Mid-America U17 All-Conference honors in 2025... also played in the MLS NEXT Cup with the Nashville SC Academy in 2023.

Personal: Son of Marco and Irene Salenda... finance major... cousin Sawyer Crisostomo plays soccer at UNLV and for Las Vegas Lights FC.