Simon Gatti

Simon Gatti

Personal information
Full name	Simon Gatti
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Montreal Impact
Number	24
2000	Racing Club de Paris
2002–2006	Rhode Island Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Rhode Island Stingrays	19	(2)
2006–	Montreal Impact	84	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2010

Simon Gatti (born February 16, 1981 in Welland, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.

Career

College and Amateur

Gatti, who is a dual Canadian-French citizen, was a trialist for Sochaux's U-17 youth team in 1999, and played for French club Racing Club de Paris' youth team in 2000, before returning to North America to attend college. Gatti also won the Ontario Cup twice with the Thorold Cobras in 1998 and 1999 and placed second at the national championships with the Cobras in 1999.

Gatti played college soccer with University of Rhode Island from 2002 to 2005, leading the team as co-captain from 2003 to 2005 while majoring in kinesiology. In total he played 85 games, tallied 10 goals, eight assists and 28 points. As a freshman, the midfielder was chosen for the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team. He was proclaimed team MVP in 2005 and selected to the First Team All-Conference, and First Team All New England, helping the Rams win the Atlantic 10 Division Championship again (2002, 2005). As a sophomore, he was a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference and Third Team All-New England.

During the summers of 2004 and 2005, he also played in the USL Premier Development League with the Rhode Island Stingrays, playing 19 games, scoring two goals and picking up one assist.

Professional

Gatti joined the Montreal Impact as their first pick during the 2006 USL First Division college draft, chosen 12th overall. He played his first game with the Impact on May 21, coming onto the field for Antonio Ribeiro at the 82nd minute of play. He earned his first start against the Toronto Lynx on September 8. That year, he helped Montreal win the regular-season title as well as the Voyageurs Cup.

During his second season with the Impact, he was one of 13 players in the USL to play all 28 games. His versatility and steadfastness was in evidence as the longtime midfielder played right fullback in 22 out of 28 games, helping the Impact to register the second-best defense in 2007, with 14 shutouts and only 21 goals in 28 games. He quickly surpassed his 2006 minutes played (157 minutes), playing a total of 2,046 minutes. His first career point came on June 29, with an assist to Antonio Ribeiro's game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders. He was named to the USL D1 Team of the Week for week 14 and received the Unsung Hero Award at the end of the season.

Honors

Montreal Impact

• USL First Division Championship (1): 2009

Career stats

Team	Season	League	Domestic League			Domestic Playoffs			Domestic Cup1			Concacaf Competition2			Total
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Rhode Island Stingrays	2004	PDL	14	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	2	0
	2005	PDL	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	0	0
Montreal Impact	2006	USL-1	5	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	0
	2007	USL-1	28	0	1	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	0	1
	2008	USL-1	27	0	1	4	0	0	4	0	0	8	0	0	39	0	1
	2009	USL-1	21	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	27	1	1
	2010	USL-1	2	0	0	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	-	3	0	0
		Total PDL	19	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	2	0
		Total USSF D2	83	1	3	9	0	0	9	0	0	8	0	0	109	1	3

External links

• Montreal Impact bio
• University of Rhode Island profile