Joseph Di Chiara

Joseph Di Chiara
Di Chiara in 2019
Personal information
Full name Joseph William Anthony Di Chiara
Date of birth (1992-01-30) January 30, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vaughan Azzurri
Youth career
Glen Shields
Spartacus SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 York Region Shooters
2011–2012 Krylia Sovetov 5 (0)
2012–2013 Kecskemét 0 (0)
2013 Torpedo Moscow 1 (0)
2014 Vaughan Azzurri 16 (6)
2015 Okzhetpes 12 (1)
2016–2017 Vaughan Azzurri 24 (12)
2018 Unionville Milliken 4 (1)
2018 Jonava 6 (0)
2019–2020 York9 29 (5)
2021–2022 Cavalry FC 40 (1)
2023– Vaughan Azzurri 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 18, 2023

Joseph William Anthony Di Chiara (born January 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.

Club career

Early career

He played youth soccer with Spartacus soccer club.[1] In 2010, he began his career with the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League, and in 2011 was signed by Krylia Sovetov Samara,[2] who became interested in him through a connection with his youth coach at Spartacus, Yuri Studin.[1]

Krylia Sovetov

Di Chiara with Krylia Sovetov in 2011

Di Chiara made his Russian Premier League debut for Krylia Sovetov Samara on 18 June 2011 in a game against Terek Grozny.[3]

Kecskemeti

He then moved to Hungary, joining Kecskemeti, but his stint was marred by injury.[1]

Torpedo Moscow

He then returned to Russia, joining FC Torpedo Moscow in the second tier.[4]

Vaughan Azzurri

Di Chiara returned to North America in 2014 to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri. He was named L1O Cup MVP during the season, after Vaughan captured the cup, defeating Sigma FC in the final.[5]

Okzhetpes

In February 2015 he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side Okzhetpes.[6] He made his debut against Astana on March 7.[7] Di Chiara left Okzhetpes on 1 July 2015.[8]

Second spell at Vaughan

Di Chiara returned once again to Vaughan Azzurri for the 2016 and 2017 League1 Ontario seasons. With the Azzurri, Di Chiara won the 2016 League Cup and 2016 League, as well as Finals MVP, in the championship match against FC London where he helped contribute to all four of his team's goals.[9]

Unionville Milliken

For the 2018 League1 Ontario season, he joined Unionville Milliken SC.[10]

Jonava

In June 2018, Di Chiara signed with A Lyga club FK Jonava.[11] He made his debut on June 20 in a 2–0 loss to Sūduva.[12] With the club set to be relegated, he reached an agreement with the club to release him early from his contract, allowing him to join the Canadian Premier League.[13]

York9

In January 2019, Di Chiara signed with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC.[14][15] He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019.[16] Di Chiara scored his first goal for York9 on October 12 against Forge, netting a penalty to open the scoring in an eventual 4–0 victory.[17] In October 2020 York9 announced Di Chiara was leaving the club per his own request.[18]

Cavalry FC

On November 20, 2020, Di Chiara signed a multi-year contract with Cavalry FC.[19] In January 2022, it was announced Di Chiara would return for the 2022 season, his second with the club.[20] Cavalry would announce that Di Chiara would leave the club upon completion of the 2022 season.[21]

International career

Di Chiara was called up to the Canadian senior team on September 26, 2011 for Canada's games in the second round of CONCACAF 2014 World Cup Qualification, but did not appear in either match.[22]

Minifootball career

In 2023, he played with Sports Leagues Canada FC at The Soccer Tournament, finishing in second place.[23]

Career statistics

As of June 18, 2023[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
Division Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Krylia Sovetov Russian Premier League 2011–12 5 0 – 0 0 – 5 0
Kecskeméti Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2012–13 0 0 – 1 0 – 1 0
Torpedo Moskva Russian Football National League 2012-13 1 0 – 0 0 – 1 0
2013–14 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Vaughan Azzurri League1 Ontario 2014[25] 16 6 – – ? 1 16 6
Okzhetpes Kazakhstan Premier League 2015 12 1 – 1 0 – 13 1
Vaughan Azzurri League1 Ontario 2016[26] 10 4 1 0 – ? 2 11 4
2017[27] 14 8 – – ? 1 14 8
Total 24 12 1 0 0 ? 3 25 12
Unionville Milliken League1 Ontario 2018[28] 4 1 0 0 – – 4 1
Jonava A Lyga 2018 6 0 – 1 0 0 0 7 0
York9 Canadian Premier League 2019 23 2 – 4 0 – 27 2
2020 6 3 – – – 6 3
Total 29 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 5
Cavalry FC Canadian Premier League 2021 24 1 1 0 1 0 – 26 1
2022 16 0 2 0 0 0 – 18 0
Total 40 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 44 1
Vaughan Azzurri League1 Ontario 2023[29] 2 1 0 0 1 0 – 3 1
Career Total 139 27 4 0 9 0 ? 3 152+ 30

Honours

Vaughan Azzurri

References

  1. ^ a b c Molinaro, John (July 9, 2020). "Y9's Joseph Di Chiara: How playing in Eastern Europe toughened him up". Canadian Premier League.
  2. ^ "Joseph Di Chiara - York9 FC - Stats - palmarès". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. ^ "Game report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011.
  4. ^ Ruscitti, Robert (July 20, 2013). "Getting To Know…Joseph Di Chiara, Canadian International Soccer Player". Eh Sport 360.
  5. ^ Hylton, Kamal (October 19, 2014). "Vaughan Azzurri crowned 2014 League1 Cup champions". Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Окжетпес отправился на завершающие сборы" [Okzhetpes went to the final training camp]. okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Astana vs. Okzhetpes 2 - 0". March 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Канадец покидает Окжетпес" [Canadian leaves Okzhetpes]. sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Vaughan Crowned 2016 League1 Ontario Men's Champions". League1 Ontario. October 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Unionville Milliken Men To Spotlight Pro Model, Community Roots, In Debut Season". League1 Ontario. April 16, 2018.
  11. ^ ""Jonavos" ekipą papildė du saugai" [Jonava's team added two defenders] (in Lithuanian). futbolas.lt. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Sūduva vs. Jonava - 20 June 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  13. ^ Sandor, Steven (January 10, 2019). "'Like another planet': Well-traveled Di Chiara brings wealth of experience to York9". Canadian Premier League.
  14. ^ Hershenfeld, Nate (January 7, 2019). "York9 FC signs midfielder Joseph Di Chiara". Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  15. ^ Cudmore, John (2019-03-18). "Markham midfielder Joseph Di Chiara finds his way home at long last". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  16. ^ Davidson, Neil (April 27, 2019). "Forge FC, York9 FC tie in Canadian Premier League's entertaining opener".
  17. ^ Wall, Jeff (13 October 2019). "York9 get last laugh, dominate Forge 4-0 in final 905 Derby of the season". Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  18. ^ O' Callaghan, Eoin (October 28, 2020). "'There is going to be off-season movement': Plans shaping up nicely for 2021".
  19. ^ John Molinaro (20 November 2020). "Free agent midfielder Joe Di Chiara swaps York9 for Cavalry FC". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Cavalry FC Secures Key Core Pieces for 2022 Canadian Premier League Season". Cavalry FC. January 21, 2022.
  21. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Eight Players". Cavalry FC. November 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "Joseph Di Chiara". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Canadian entry finishes runner-up at US$1-million 7vs7 soccer tournament". Black Press. 5 June 2023.
  24. ^ Joseph Di Chiara at Soccerway
  25. ^ "League 1 Ontario – Scoring leaders". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015.
  26. ^ "Joseph Di Chiara 2016 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  27. ^ "Joseph Di Chiara 2017 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  28. ^ "Joseph Di Chiara 2018 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  29. ^ "Joe Di Chiara 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  30. ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Men's First And Second Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2016.
  31. ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2017 Men's First, Second and Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 10, 2017.