Dante Marini

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Dante Marini
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Marini playing with Charleston Battery in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-21) July 21, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Charleston Battery
Number 19
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Northeastern Huskies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Reading United 19 (5)
2014–2020 Charleston Battery 115 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020

Dante Marini (born July 21, 1992 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania) is an American former soccer player.

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Career

College and youth

Marini played four years of college soccer at Northeastern University from 2010 to 2013. [1] While at college, Marini appeared for USL PDL club Reading United AC. [2]

Professional

Marini signed his first professional deal with USL Pro club Charleston Battery in March 2014. [3] In April 2021, Marini indicated his retirement from professional soccer with a post on social media. [4]

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References

  1. "Eric Shannon Bio - GoRunners.com—Official Web Site of the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners". Gorunners.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. "Dante Marini". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. "Players". Charleston Battery. July 21, 1992. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. Marini, Dante [@dmarini14] (April 30, 2021). "From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone that has been a part of this incredible journey. I'm so grateful I got to play this game for a living. Dream big, Play bigger!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 12, 2022 via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)