David Testo

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David Testo
Personal information
Full name	David Testo
Date of birth	August 7, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Winston-Salem, U.S.A
Height	5'10
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Vancouver Whitecaps
Youth clubs
	University of South Carolina
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 2004 - 2005 2006 - present	Richmond Kickers Columbus Crew Vancouver Whitecaps	28 (6) 33 (10 19 (5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 3, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

David Testo (born August 7, 1981 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American soccer player, who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division.

After a standout prep career at Skyland, North Carolina's TC Roberson High School where he was named the North Carolina state player of the year in 1998, Testo played his first and second years of college soccer at the University of South Carolina, where he registered 6 goals and 11 assists in 33 games. After his sophomore season, Testo moved to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he emerged as a major force, helping lead the Tar Heels to an NCAA Championship his junior season. Testo was named to the All-ACC second team both his seasons at UNC, after scoring 11 goals and 6 assists as a junior, and 7 goals and 9 assists as a senior.

Upon graduating from college, Testo was surprisingly undrafted in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft despite a significant amount of experience with the Youth U.S. national teams, most likely caused by his reputation as being temperamental. Testo therefore signed with the Richmond Kickers, with whom he made an immediate impact, playing in 28 games and scoring six goals. For his performance, Testo was named the A-League's 2003 Rookie of the Year.

After his performance in the A-League, several MLS teams were interested in Testo, but he ended up with the Columbus Crew. . Due to many injuries Testo was sidelined however he received more action in 2005, and he ended the season with a goal and multiple assists, Testo was released. He then signed with Vancouver.

Despite missing several games due to serious injuries in mid-season with the Whitecaps, Dave's quick pivots and brilliant touch passes made him a favourite among fans and teammates in this his first season in Vancouver. He was named Newcomer of the Year and was second in team scoring (7 goals, 7 assists) behind Joey Gjertsen (13 goals, 7 assists) while playing both as a striker and in his preferred midfield positions equally well. Fans from his college and MLS days will be pleased to know that he still plays with an edge on the field and retains an off-duty style all his own. Dave assisted on both Whitecaps goals scored in the final five minutes of OT in the USL semifinal match on September 24th when the Caps defeated Montreal 2-0 in that vibrant city to earn a spot in the USL championship game against Rochester on September 30th.

The Whitecaps became the first team in USL history to win a championship game on the road as they withstood a fifteen minute all-out attack by the Rhinos to start the game and then dominated their hosts to win 3 - 0 before 10,000 partisan and rain-soaked fans. The 'Caps scored 11 goals and only surrendered one (on a free kick) in five playoff games and one OT period. Vancouver's second goal in this game was a result of Testo's pass to Gjertsen who one-timed it to a charging Tony Donatelli; Tony held on for an interminable two seconds before powering it home to the back of the net. Testo earned an assist on the final goal with a brilliant pass to Matondo who scored easily to end all doubt. Dave started celebrating by running into the stands to hug his mother who had come up from North Carolina to join a small but vocal contingent of Whitecaps supporters. Later he was the king of the dance as he and his teammates and Whitecaps staff partied till the wee hours at Barfly (good tunes and only one brawl, no 'Caps involved). Time for R&R and to heal up.

Vancouver Whitecaps - Current Squad
1 Caig | 2 Clarke | 3 Klein | 4 Cann | 6 Alberts | 7 Nash | 8 Kindel | 9 Valente | 11 Testo | 13 Cucca | 14 Donatelli | 17 Gjertsen | 18 Sebrango | 19 Matondo | 20 Morris | 22 Jones | 24 Kambere | 26 Jordan | 27 Leslie | 29 Djekanovic | Manager: Lilley