Vince Cicciarelli

Vince Cicciarelli
Personal information
Full name Vincent Dominic Cicciarelli
Date of birth (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Peoria, Illinois, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Forward
Youth career
2011–2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2015 Saint Louis Billikens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Des Moines Menace 8 (5)
2016 Saint Louis FC 23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 10, 2016

Vincent "Vince" Dominic Cicciarelli (born February 23, 1993) is an American former soccer player.

Career

College

Cicciarelli played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame between 2012 and 2015 (red-shirting his freshman season in 2011),[1] upon graduation in May 2015, he transferred to Saint Louis University for his fifth year of NCAA eligibility to pursue his MBA.[2]

Cicciarelli also played for Premier Development League side Des Moines Menace in 2015, appearing in 8 games and scoring 5 goals.[3]

Professional

Cicciarelli was selected in the third round (60th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew.[4] Released by the Crew during training camp without a contract,[5] he then signed with USL side Saint Louis FC on March 3, 2016.[6]

Cicciarelli made his debut with the club on March 30, appearing as a substitute in a match against LA Galaxy II.[7] Three days later, again entering as a substitute during a match against the Orange County Blues, he registered his first professional goals, scoring twice in the second half;[8] he was named the USL Player of the Week for his performance,[9] becoming the first Saint Louis FC player to win the award.[10] The following week, Cicciarelli scored in a 2–2 draw against Oklahoma City Energy, and was again named to the USL Team of the Week.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Vince Cicciarelli Bio :: Notre Dame Men's Soccer :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics".
  2. ^ "Vince Cicciarelli Bio". slubillikens.com.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Crew SC selects Vincent Cicciarelli in Third Round of 2016 Major League Soccer SuperDraft". columbuscrewsc.com.
  5. ^ "Crew SC make roster moves after first leg of preseason". massivereport.com."...Vince Cicciarelli and Kyle Parker were released from camp..."
  6. ^ "Saint Louis FC Sign Two". saintlouisfc.com.
  7. ^ "PREVIEW: Saint Louis FC Looking For First Win Against OC Blues Saturday". saintlouisfc.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-02. "...rookie Vince Cicciarelli came on late in the second half to officially begin his professional career."
  8. ^ "Saint Louis FC Win 3–1 At Orange County Blues". saintlouisfc.com.
  9. ^ "Saint Louis' Cicciarelli Named USL Player of the Week". uslsoccer.com.
  10. ^ "PREVIEW: Saint Louis FC Visits Oklahoma City Energy Saturday". saintlouisfc.com. "This marks Saint Louis FC's first USL Player of the Week distinction."
  11. ^ "Cicciarelli Named to USL Team of the Week". saintlouisfc.com.