Joseph Di Chiara

Joseph 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
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Jonava
Number 23
Youth career
Spartacus Soccer Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 York Region Shooters
2011–2012 Krylia Sovetov 5 (0)
2012–2013 Kecskeméti TE 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 4 (0)
National team
2010–2012 Canada U20 7 (1)
2011 Canada U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2018

Joseph William Anthony Di Chiara (born January 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Lithuanian club Jonava.

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]

Russia

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

Canada

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

Kazakhstan

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]

Return to Canada

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.

Lithuania

In June 2018, Di Chiara signed with A Lyga club FK Jonava.[7] He made his debut on June 20 in a 2–0 loss to Sūduva.[8]

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.[9]

Honours

Vaughan Azzurri

References

  1. ↑ "March 28, 2011 CSL--Niagara Falls In CSL Second Division (from CSL news release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  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. ↑ ""Jonavos" ekipą papildė du saugai" (in Lithuanian). futbolas.lt. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sūduva vs. Jonava - 20 June 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Di Chiara called to the Canadian national team by FKSS". FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 26 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Men's First And Second Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces 2017 Men's First, Second and Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 10, 2017.


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