Vince Petrasso

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Vince Petrasso
Personal information
Full name Vincent Anthony Petrasso
Date of birth (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Campbell Fighting Camels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Toronto Lynx 8 (3)
2009 Cary Clarets 13 (1)
2010 Harrisburg City Islanders 17 (5)
2010 York Region Shooters 4 (0)
International career
2005–2009 Canada national soccer team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 15, 2010

Vince Petrasso (born April 11, 1987) is a former Canadian soccer player who played the USL Premier Development League, USL Second Division, and the Canadian Soccer League. Vince Petrasso also was part of Frosinone Calcio at the time Serie C making him youngest player only being 16 years old on the 1st team. He is currently the Director Woodbridge Soccer Club who is youngest Coach in Ontario to win back to back Ontario Cup Finals in 2014-15. [1]

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Career

College and amateur

Petrasso grew up in Woodbridge, Ontario, attended Father Bressani Catholic High School, and played college soccer at Campbell University. He was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team in his first year at Campbell in 2006, and was an A-Sun Tournament MVP and a league all-tournament team selection as a sophomore in 2007.

During his college years Petrasso also played for the Toronto Lynx [2] and the Cary Clarets [3] in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Petrasso turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division.Prior to playing in USL Vince Petrasso was playing with Frosinone Calcio in Italy Serie C at 16 years old being youngest player on the squad. He made his professional debut on April 24, 2010, in a game against the Real Maryland Monarchs. [4] At the conclusion of the season he briefly played with the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League. [5]

International

Petrasso was a member of the Canada men's national soccer team.

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References

  1. "Woodbridge Soccer Club Vince Petrasso" (PDF).
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.
  5. Glover, Robin. "September 3, 2010 CSL--Portugal FC vs York Region Shooters". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.