Thomas de Villardi

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Thomas de Villardi
Personal information
Full name Thomas de Villardi de Montlaur
Date of birth (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Vincennes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Charlotte Independence
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2008 Club Olympique Vincennois
2008–2012 Guingamp
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Duquesne Dukes 27 (2)
2015–2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 39 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1 (0)
2016 New York Red Bulls U-23 8 (1)
2017 Minnesota United 0 (0)
2019–2020 Austin Bold 22 (0)
2021– Charlotte Independence 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:33, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Thomas de Villardi (born 27 March 1994) is a French footballer who currently plays for Charlotte Independence in the USL Championship.

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Career

Youth

De Villardi played for Club Olympique Vincennois between the ages of 6 and 14. He then competed with the Val-de-Marne district team in the Paris interdistrict tournament and was spotted by Ligue 1 club Guingamp. After a three or four day trial, he was signed by the club and stayed for four years before leaving in 2013 to play college soccer in the United States. [1] He made one appearance for the club's reserve side in the CFA 2 during the 2012/13 season.

College

De Villardi played two seasons of college soccer with the Dukes of Duquesne University. Over that time, he made a total of 27 appearances for the team, scoring two goals. During his freshman year, he appeared in every match and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. For his junior and senior seasons, he transferred to the University of Delaware. For the 2015 season he earned NSCAA All-Midwest Region Third Team and All-CAA First Team honors while tallying nine assists. His nine assists led the conference and was 21st nationally. It also tied a single-season school record in that category. [2] For the 2015 season he made 19 appearances tallying two goals and nine assists. [3] In 2016, he made 20 appearances while scoring two goals and tallying four assists. [4]

Semi-professional

In 2014, de Villardi signed for the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 team of the Premier Development League. [5] He made one appearance for the club during the season. [6]

De Villardi was signed by New York Red Bulls U-23, also of the PDL, for the 2016 season. [7] Over the season, he made eight appearances, scoring one goal. [8] He was also part of the club's squad for their opening round defeat to the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms during the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. [9] However, he did not appear in the match. [10]

Professional

De Villardi was selected 42nd overall by Minnesota United FC in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. [11] About drafting de Villardi, Minnesota head coach Adrian Heath said, "...we've taken somebody that we were worried was going to get taken before because it's someone Amos has seen and likes a lot so it's we're really pleased with what we've done today.” [12]

On 29 November 2018, de Villardi signed for USL Championship side Austin Bold FC ahead of their inaugural season. [13]

In March 2021, de Villardi joined Charlotte Independence for the 2021 season. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Vauthier, Antoine. "ENTRETIEN – FOOTBALL : THOMAS DE VILLARDI, SON RÊVE AMÉRICAIN" (in French). Dans Ton Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fightin' Blue Hens profile". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "2015 Stats". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "2016 Stats". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sounders U-23 Add NC St. & Duquesne Stars". Seattle Sounders U23. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "PDL Archived Stats". Premier Development League. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Fido, Austin. "New York Red Bulls U-23 roster officially announced, finally". Once a Metro. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "PDL profile". Premier Development League. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "New York Red Bulls U-23 Announce 2016 Roster Ahead of U.S. Open Cup Match". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Martinez, Dave. "Red Bulls U23 lose to Freedoms, ousted from Open Cup". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "2017 Draft Tracker". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "MNUFC Coaching Staff 'Over The Moon' Following Club's Historic First MLS SuperDraft". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "AUSTIN BOLD FC SIGNS DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER THOMAS DE VILLARDI". Austin Bold FC. 29 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE SIGNS MIDFIELDER THOMAS DE VILLARDI". www.charlotteindependence.com. 20 March 2021.
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