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In the 1986 offseason, Goulet played for F.C. Portland of the Western Soccer Alliance. Despite playing as an amateur in a professional league, Goulet led the league in scoring with nine goals and two assists. He played one more season with F.C. Portland in 1987, and was honored as the league MVP. The WSA season ran to the end of May. At the end of the season, Goulet joined Portland's rival F.C. Seattle for a five game tour of Britain. That tour, which ran from July 27 to August 6, included a game with English Second Division club A.F.C. Bournemouth. Goulet's excellent play on the tour, which included two goals, led to Bournemouth offering a contract.
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