Lawrence Papaleo

Lawrence Papaleo (born 23 December 1989) is an American soccer coach and former player.

Lawrence Papaleo
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Joseph Papaleo
Date of birth (1989-12-23) December 23, 1989
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Youth career
–2008 Christian Brothers Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Albany Great Danes[1] 18 (4)
2009–2011 Syracuse Orange 28 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bałtyk Gdynia 4 (0)
Teams managed
Tri-Town Soccer (director of coaching)[2]
SUNY ESF (assistant)[2]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Papaleo was born in Dallas, Texas, United States.

He netted his first college goal for Syracuse Orange in a 1–2 defeat to Hartwick College.[3]

Trialling with Bałtyk Gdynia of the Polish third tier in 2012 for one week,[4] Papaleo signed for the club, getting his work permit in February.[5] Despite not being able to speak Polish, he was able to communicate to his teammates as they spoke English and helped him ensconce into the team.[6]

Personal life

The son of Joe and Maureen Papaleo,[7] he has two sisters named Julia and Lauren.[6] Besides soccer clubs, Papaleo supports the American football team Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees baseball team.[6]

Honors

High School
  • Second-team all state(1)
  • All-Central New York(1)
  • Conference Player of the Year(1)
  • Offensive Player of the Year(2)
  • Team MVP
  • Red Bulls High School Cup participation

College
  • East co-Rookie of the Week(1): 2008 (Albany)[7]
  • BIG EAST All-Academic Team(2): 2009, 2010 (Syracuse)[7]
  • Orange Alumni Award(1): 2010[7]
  • SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll(5): 2009, 2010, 2011 (Syracuse)[7]

References
  1. http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=1505083
  3. "Papaleo Scores First Goal of the Year". cuse.com. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. http://www.trojmiasto.sport.pl/sport-trojmiasto/1,111913,10973742,Baltyk_Gdynia_testuje_Amerykanina__Nigeryjczyka_i___.html
  5. https://m.trojmiasto.pl/sport/Amerykanin-czeka-na-pozwolenie-na-prace-Baltyk-Gdynia-n55314.html
  6. http://www.baltyk.gdynia.pl/index.php/109-jankes-w-baltyku
  7. http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8497&path=
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