Simon Gatti
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Simon Gatti | |
| Date of birth | February 16, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Welland, Ontario, Canada | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
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| Current club | Montreal Impact | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2002-2006 | Rhode Island University | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2005 2006- |
Rhode Island Montreal Impact |
19 (2) 33 (0) |
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Simon Gatti (born February 16, 1981 in Welland, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for the Montreal Impact.
From 2002 to 2005, he played college soccer with Rhode Island University, leading the team as co-captain from 2003 to 2005 while majoring in Kinesiology. In total he played 85 games, tallied 10 goals, eight assists and 28 points. As a freshman, the midfielder was chosen for the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team. He was proclaimed team MVP in 2005 and selected to the First Team All-Conference, and First Team All New England, helping the Rams win the Atlantic 10 Division Championship again (2002, 2005). As a sophomore, he was a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference and Third Team All-New England.
During the summers of 2004 and 2005, he played in the Premier Developmental League (PDL) with the Rhode Island Stingrays. In total he played 19 PDL games, scored two goals and picked up one assist.
In 2006, he joined the Montreal Impact's as their first pick during the United Soccer League First Division (USL D1) college draft (chosen 12th overall). He played his first game with the Impact on May 21, coming onto the field for Antonio Ribeiro at the 82nd minute of play. He earned his first start against the Toronto Lynx on September 8. That year, he helped Montreal win the regular-season title as well as the Voyageurs Cup.
During his second season with the Impact, he was one of 13 players in the USL to play all 28 games. His versatility and steadfastness was in evidence as the longtime midfielder played right fullback in 22 out of 28 games, helping the Impact to register the second-best defense in 2007, with 14 shutouts and only 21 goals in 28 games. He quickly surpassed his 2006 minutes played (157 minutes), playing a total of 2,046 minutes. His first career point came on June 29, with an assist to Antonio Ribeiro's game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders. He was named to the USL D1 Team of the Week for week 14 and received the Unsung Hero Award at the end of the season.
Prior to playing for Rhode Island, the dual Canadian-French citizen played for the Racing Club de Paris' 3rd Division Youth team (2000), and was a trialist for FC Sochaux's Under-17 Youth French 1st Division team (1999).
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