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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | June 4, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Vanderbilt University | ||
2006–2007 | Duke University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Des Moines Menace | 13 | (4) |
2007 | Cary RailHawks U23's | 15 | (2) |
2008 | New England Revolution | 1 | (0) |
2008 | → Western Mass Pioneers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 April 2008 |
Joe Germanese (born June 4, 1985) is an American soccer player.
Prior to playing professionally, Germanese played for the Duke Blue Devils. [2]
On January 18, 2008, Germanese was selected by the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer 27th-overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. [3] The club signed him to a developmental contract on May 22. [4] Germanese made his full professional debut, and scored his first career goal for Revolution, on July 1, 2008, in a 2008 U.S. Open Cup third-round game against Richmond Kickers. [5] [6] [7] He would score again in the club's 3-1 loss to D.C. United on August 12 in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal. [8]
He made his Major League Soccer league debut on September 6, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Sainey Nyassi in a 4-0 loss to the Columbus Crew. [9]
During 2008 Germanese also spent a short spell on loan at USL Second Division side Western Mass Pioneers. [10] [11] The Revolution released him at the end of the 2008 season.