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Joseph Di Chiara
Di Chiara with Krylia Sovetov in 2011
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
 York9
Number 8
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 25 (12)
2018 Unionville Milliken 4 (1)
2018 Jonava 6 (0)
2019– York9 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Joseph William Anthony Di Chiara (born January 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for York9.

Club career

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.[1]

Krylia Sovetov

Di Chiara made his Russian Premier League debut for Krylia Sovetov Samara on 18 June 2011 in a game against Terek Grozny.[2]

Vaughan Azzurri

Di Chiara returned to North America in 2014 to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario with the Vaughan Azzurri. He was named L1O Cup MVP during the season, after Vaughan captured the cup, defeating Sigma FC in the final.[3]

Okzhetpes

In February 2015 he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side Okzhetpes.[4] He made his debut against Astana on March 7.[5] Di Chiara left Okzhetpes on 1 July 2015.[6]

Second spell at Vaughan

Di Chiara returned once again to Vaughan Azzurri for the 2015 and 2016 League1 Ontario seasons. With the Azzuri, Di Chiara won the 2016 League Cup and 2016 League, as well as Finals MVP.

Unionville Milliken

For the 2018 League1 Ontario season, he joined Unionville Milliken SC.[7]

Jonava

In June 2018, Di Chiara signed with A Lyga club FK Jonava.[8] He made his debut on June 20 in a 2–0 loss to Sūduva.[9] 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.[10]

York9

In January 2019, Di Chiara signed with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC.[11][12] He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

Honours

Vaughan Azzurri

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Di Chiara - York9 FC - Stats - palmarès". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ^ "Game report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011.
  3. ^ Hylton, Kamal (October 19, 2014). "Vaughan Azzurri crowned 2014 League1 Cup champions". Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Окжетпес отправился на завершающие сборы". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Astana vs. Okzhetpes 2 - 0". March 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Канадец покидает Окжетпес". sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Unionville Milliken Men To Spotlight Pro Model, Community Roots, In Debut Season". League1 Ontario. April 16, 2018.
  8. ^ ""Jonavos" ekipą papildė du saugai" (in Lithuanian). futbolas.lt. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Sūduva vs. Jonava - 20 June 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  10. ^ Sandor, Steven (January 10, 2019). "'Like another planet': Well-traveled Di Chiara brings wealth of experience to York9". Canadian Premier LEague.
  11. ^ Hershenfeld, Nate (January 7, 2019). "York9 FC signs midfielder Joseph Di Chiara". Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  12. ^ Cudmore, John (2019-03-18). "Markham midfielder Joseph Di Chiara finds his way home at long last". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  13. ^ Davidson, Neil (April 27, 2019). "Forge FC, York9 FC tie in Canadian Premier League's entertaining opener".
  14. ^ Wall, Jeff. "York9 get last laugh, dominate Forge 4-0 in final 905 Derby of the season".
  15. ^ "Joseph Di Chiara". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  16. ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Men's First And Second Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2016.
  17. ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2017 Men's First, Second and Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 10, 2017.
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