Dan Antoniuk

Dan Antoniuk

Personal information
Full name	Dan Antoniuk
Date of birth	January 23, 1981 (1981-01-23)
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number	9
Youth career
1999–2002	Wheaton Lyons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Portland Timbers	61	(17)
2003	Milwaukee Wave (indoor)	3	(0)
2003–2005	San Diego Sockers (indoor)	18	(3)
2005	Philadelphia KiXX (indoor)	17	(3)
2006	Montreal Impact	19	(3)
2007	Atlanta Silverbacks	26	(7)
2007–2008	New Jersey Ironmen (indoor)	23	(39)
2008	Carolina RailHawks	30	(3)
2009	Chicago Storm (indoor)	9	(7)
2009	Charleston Battery	24	(3)
2009–2010	San Diego Sockers (indoor)
2010	San Diego Boca
2010–2011	San Diego Sockers (indoor)
2011	FC Edmonton	23	(3)
2012	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 28, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Dan Antoniuk (born January 23, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player currently playing for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College

Antoniuk attended Wheaton College, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1999 to 2002. He holds the school record for career goals (54) and points (144) and was a 1999 NCAA Division III Third Team All American.

Professional

In spring of 2003, Antoniuk signed with the Portland Timbers of the USL A-League/First Division. He spent three seasons in Portland, his most productive coming in 2005 when he scored thirteen goals in twenty-four games. Following the 2005 season, Antoniuk became a free agent and signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps on February 1, 2006. The Vancouvers then traded Antoniuk to the Montreal Impact for Eduardo Sebrango on March 28. He spent the 2006 season with Montreal, scoring only three goals in nineteen games, most coming off the bench, Antoniuk asked for a trade and was traded to the Atlanta Silverbacks for Fabian Dawkins and Jason McLaughlin. In 2007, he led the USL-1 in points, scoring seven goals and adding a league leading nine assists, as the Silverbacks went to the USL-1 championship game. Antoniuk was selected as a first team All Star.

On November 7, 2007, the Carolina RailHawks signed Antoniuk for the 2008 season. He scored his first goal with the RailHawks in a 1-0 victory at Miami FC on May 4, 2008. He played all thirty regular season games with the RailHawks, but managed only three goals. On April 3, 2009, he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.

Antoniuk signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League (NASL) on March 16, 2011. The club released Antoniuk on October 12, 2011 after the conclusion of the 2011 season.

He signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL on January 31, 2012.

Indoor Soccer

On October 31, 2003, Antoniuk signed, with the permission of the Portland Timbers, a two year contract with the Milwaukee Wave of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played only three games with the Wave before being traded to the San Diego Sockers, where he scored two goals in eight games. The Sockers folded during the 2004-2005 season and the Philadelphia KiXX selected Antoniuk in the first round of the dispersal draft, held January 5, 2005. Antoniuk signed with the KiXX on January 28, 2005.

In the fall of 2007, after a 2-year break, Antoniuk returned to the indoor circuit with the New Jersey Ironmen of MISL. On February 20, 2009, he moved to the Chicago Storm of the Xtreme Soccer League, and played 9 games for them during the 2009 XSL season. In the fall of 2009, he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the Professional Arena Soccer League.

External links

• Charleston Battery bio
• New Jersey Ironmen bio
• Carolina RailHawks bio
• San Diego Sockers bio