OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa striker Sam Salter, the leading scorer in the Canadian Premier League, has signed a pre-contract to join Sweden's top-tier team GAIS in January.

Salter’s contract with Ottawa expires at the end of the 2025 CPL season.

“It’s never easy to anticipate a player moving on, but we’re proud to see Sam take this next step in his career," Ottawa chief executive officer Manuel Vega said in a statement. "He represents everything we want Atletico Ottawa to stand for — professionalism, discipline and resilience. Whenever there’s a challenge, Sam finds a way to overcome it.”

Salter joined Ottawa from Halifax Wanderers in February 2023 in the CPL's first paid intra-league transfer.

The 25-year-old from Laval, Que., has 19 goals in 26 CPL games this season, eight goals more th

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