Goalkeeper

A native of El Nayar, Nayarit, Mexico, Saldaña, age 27, moved to the United States early on in life and joined the local De Anza Force Academy before joining the famous Guadalajara Academy to continue growing his skills, he would spend 2014-2020 in the Guadalajara system. 

Between 2016 and 2019, Saldaña would make 30 appearances for Guadalajara’s reserve side. He was also loaned out to Tepatitlán F.C. for a chance at First Team football. He made two appearances for the club.

In September of 2021, Saldaña was signed to Sacramento Republic FC of the USL Championship’s Western Conference and remained there until the end of the 2023 season. In total, Saldaña started in 22 matches for Sacramento Republic FC, keeping eight clean sheets and making 66 saves. 

Detroit City FC’s head coach Danny Dichio worked with Saldaña during his time at Sacramento Republic FC before joining Le Rouge ahead of the 2024 season.

Nate Steinwascher returns for his ninth year in frame for Le Rouge. In 2022 Steinwascher was named the Black Arrow MVP for his stellar performances in net for Detroit City FC. He ended the campaign 3rd in the USL Championship for Save Percentage with an incredible 75.2% while also coming in 4th for total saves made. Steinwascher won back-to-back Golden Glove awards while playing for Le Rouge in NISA, posting 19 shutouts and a record of 23-5-1 throughout the 2021 calendar year in NISA. He allowed just 14 goals throughout his career in the third division, posting a goal against average of 0.45 in league matches since 2020. In between time with DCFC, Steinwascher spent part of 2018 with Swedish outfit Grythyttans IF, helping the club earn promotion. Steinwascher played collegiately at the University of Detroit Mercy, going down as one of the all-time Titan greats – finishing his career top three in several categories including shutouts (t-1st, 19) and goals against average (2nd, 1.23) and earning Horizon League Goalkeeper and Defensive Player of the Year plaudits.