Dan Antoniuk
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Antoniuk | ||
| Date of birth | January 23, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | San Diego Sockers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Wheaton Lyons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Portland Timbers | 61 | (17) |
| 2003 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 18 | (3) |
| 2005 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 17 | (3) |
| 2006 | Montreal Impact | 19 | (3) |
| 2007 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 26 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | New Jersey Ironmen (indoor) | 23 | (39) |
| 2008 | Carolina RailHawks | 30 | (3) |
| 2009 | Chicago Storm (indoor) | 9 | (7) |
| 2009 | Charleston Battery | 24 | (3) |
| 2009- | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 36 | (28) |
| 2010 | San Diego Boca | ||
| 2011 | FC Edmonton | 23 | (3) |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 25 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 25, 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daniel Antoniuk (born January 23, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player.
Career
College
Antoniuk attended Wheaton College, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1999 to 2002. He holds the school record for career goals (54) and points (144) and was a 1999 NCAA Division III Third Team All American.[1]
Professional
In spring of 2003, Antoniuk signed with the Portland Timbers of the USL A-League/First Division. He spent three seasons in Portland, his most productive coming in 2005 when he scored thirteen goals in twenty-four games.[2] Following the 2005 season, Antoniuk became a free agent and signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps on February 1, 2006. The Vancouvers then traded Antoniuk to the Montreal Impact for Eduardo Sebrango on March 28. He spent the 2006 season with Montreal, scoring only three goals in nineteen games, most coming off the bench, Antoniuk asked for a trade and was traded to the Atlanta Silverbacks for Fabian Dawkins and Jason McLaughlin. In 2007, he led the USL-1 in points, scoring seven goals and adding a league leading nine assists, as the Silverbacks went to the USL-1 championship game. Antoniuk was selected as a first team All Star.
On November 7, 2007, the Carolina RailHawks signed Antoniuk for the 2008 season.[3] He scored his first goal with the RailHawks in a 1-0 victory at Miami FC on May 4, 2008. He played in all thirty regular season games with the RailHawks, but was injured for most of the season and managed only three goals. On April 3, 2009, he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.[4]
Antoniuk signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League (NASL) on March 16, 2011.[5] The club declined to pick up his option for a second year after the conclusion of the 2011 season.[6]
He signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL on January 31, 2012. He went on lead the Rowdies with 9 goals while notching 4 assist, on the way to helping the Rowdies win the NASL Championship. In the Final game vs the Minnesota Stars, he scored in the 86th minute to tie the aggregate score between the two teams, sending the game to a penalty shootout in which the Rowdies prevailed.[7]
Indoor Soccer
On October 31, 2003, Antoniuk signed, with the permission of the Portland Timbers, a two year contract with the Milwaukee Wave of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played only three games with the Wave before being traded to the San Diego Sockers, where he scored two goals in eight games. The Sockers folded during the 2004-2005 season and the Philadelphia KiXX selected Antoniuk in the first round of the dispersal draft, held January 5, 2005.[8] Antoniuk signed with the KiXX on January 28, 2005.
In the fall of 2007, after a 2-year break, Antoniuk returned to the indoor circuit with the New Jersey Ironmen of MISL.[9] On February 20, 2009, he moved to the Chicago Storm of the Xtreme Soccer League, and played 9 games for them during the 2009 XSL season. In the fall of 2009, he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the Professional Arena Soccer League.
References
- ↑ 1999 Division III All Americans
- ↑ 2005 Portland Timbers statistics
- ↑ Carolina RailHawks Sign 2007 USL-1 Points Leader Dan Antoniuk
- ↑ Battery adds two veterans to roster
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4167227
- ↑ http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2011-10-12/FC%20Edmonton%20Releases%20Eleven
- ↑ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1686
- ↑ MISL Dispersal Draft
- ↑ MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE DAILY REPORT