Dominic Gasso

Dominic Gasso

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-08-18) August 18, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Grand Blanc, Michigan, U.S.
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Huntsville City FC (on loan from Detroit City)
Number	12
Youth career
2019–2020	Vardar Academy
2021	Flint City Bucks
2022	Detroit City FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Detroit City	20	(1)
2024–	Huntsville City FC (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 29, 2023

Dominic Gasso (born August 18, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays for Huntsville City FC in the MLS Next Pro, on loan from Detroit City.

Career

Early career

Gasso played soccer at Grand Blanc High School prior to graduating in 2022. During his high schools years, he was also a member of the Vardar Academy U16/17 team from 2019 to 2020, and the Flint City Bucks Academy team in 2021. [1][2]

Detroit City

In 2022, Gasso joined the Detroit City FC U19 Academy team and competed in the USL Academy Cup in March. On July 4, 2022, the club announced that he would be joining the first team in the USL Championship on an academy contract, the club's second such contract, for the remainder of the 2022 season.[3] Prior to the 2023 season, he was signed to a full year academy contract.

Near midway through the 2023 season, on June 30, 2023, Gasso signed his first professional contract with Detroit City FC, as the club's first player to be signed to a professional contract from the academy system. His contract was also a record for the longest in the history of the club at 4+1⁄2 years, including the remainder of the 2023 season through 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027.[4][5]

Gasso scored his first professional goal on October 21, 2023, against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the first round of the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs, the only goal scored in the game and the game-winner for Detroit City FC's first ever playoff win in the USL Championship.[6][7]

References

1. May, Jake. "Grand Blanc boys soccer loses 1–0 to Okemos in 2020 Division 1 district final". MLive. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
2. "Bucks host Inter Detroit FC Saturday at Kettering's Atwood Stadium on Fireworks Night". Flint City Bucks. August 12, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
3. "Detroit City FC adds Dominic Gasso as USL Academy signing". USL Academy. July 5, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
4. Bianchi, Nolan (June 30, 2023). "Detroit City FC signs midfielder to longest deal in club history". Detroit News. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
5. "Dominic Gasso Signs His First Professional Contract with Detroit City FC". Detroit City FC. June 30, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
6. "Detroit City FC stuns top seed in USL playoffs, advances to second round". Detroit News. October 21, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
7. "Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Detroit City FC". USL Championship. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

External links

• ESPN
• Dominic Gasso at Soccerway