For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Seattle Impact FC has announced the addition of midfielder Corey Maret.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle is the newest member of the 23-team Major Arena Soccer League (MASL), the indoor game’s top-tier division throughout North America. Seattle officially joined the MASL on July 8, with Dion Earl, Bellevue native and former Sounders and SeaDogs player, as owner and CEO.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Impact FC will play all 10 home games at the ShoWare Center, beginning with a Nov. 8 date with the 14-time indoor champion San Diego Sockers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Born in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Maret received the nickname “Big Play Maret” as a record-breaking player at Forest High School in Ocala, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n At the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Maret helped the Spartans reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament each year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Maret has indoor and outdoor soccer experience in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n In 2009, Maret left the U.S. to pursue a professional outdoor soccer career in Germany. In two seasons with Lichterfelder FC 1892 and FC Hertha 03, he earned some starts and scored some goals for both teams.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Maret came home in 2011 and played for the Premier Arena Soccer League’s Louisville Lightning, where he ended the season as the league’s 2011 Golden Boot winner. After taking a year off to rehabilitate in 2012, Maret debuted as a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Pennsylvania Roar in 2013 but left the team after one season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n New to the Pacific Northwest, Maret is excited to become a member of the Impact and a part of the community.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “I feel blessed to be playing in one of the biggest fan-based cities in North America,” Maret said. “I hope to stay here and make a career with Seattle, on and off the field, and help push us to win a championship in the near future.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n