Joseph Di Chiara

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Joseph Di Chiara
File:Y9 postgame (cropped).jpg
Di Chiara in 2019
Personal information
Full name Joseph William Anthony Di Chiara
Date of birth (1992-01-30) January 30, 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vaughan Azzurri
Youth career
Glen Shields
Spartacus SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 York Region Shooters
2011–2012 Krylia Sovetov 5 (0)
2012–2013 Kecskemét 0 (0)
2013 Torpedo Moscow 1 (0)
2014 Vaughan Azzurri 16 (6)
2015 Okzhetpes 12 (1)
2016–2017 Vaughan Azzurri 24 (12)
2018 Unionville Milliken 4 (1)
2018 Jonava 6 (0)
2019–2020 York9 29 (5)
2021–2022 Cavalry FC 40 (1)
2023 Vaughan Azzurri 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 18, 2023

Joseph William Anthony Di Chiara (born January 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

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Early career

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Di Chiara played youth soccer with Spartacus soccer club.[1] 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,[citation needed] who became interested in him through a connection with his youth coach at Spartacus, Yuri Studin.[1]

Krylia Sovetov

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Di Chiara with Krylia Sovetov in 2011

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

Kecskemeti

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Di Chiara then moved to Hungary, joining Kecskemeti, but his stint was marred by injury.[1]

Torpedo Moscow

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Di Chiara returned to Russia, joining Torpedo Moscow in the second tier.[3]

Vaughan Azzurri

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Di Chiara returned to North America in 2014 to play in the newly formed League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri. He was named L1O Cup MVP during the season, after Vaughan captured the cup, defeating Sigma FC in the final.[4]

Okzhetpes

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In February 2015 Di Chiara signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side Okzhetpes.[5] He made his debut against Astana on March 7.[6] Di Chiara left Okzhetpes on 1 July 2015.[7]

Second spell at Vaughan

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Di Chiara returned once again to Vaughan Azzurri for the 2016 and 2017 League1 Ontario seasons. With the Azzurri, Di Chiara won the 2016 League Cup and 2016 League, as well as Finals MVP, in the championship match against FC London where he helped contribute to all four of his team's goals.[8]

Unionville Milliken

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For the 2018 League1 Ontario season, Di Chiara joined Unionville Milliken SC.[9]

Jonava

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In June 2018, Di Chiara signed with A Lyga club FK Jonava.[10] He made his debut on June 20 in a 2–0 loss to Sūduva.[11] With the club set to be relegated, he reached an agreement with the club to release him early from his contract, allowing him to join the Canadian Premier League.[12]

York9

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In January 2019, Di Chiara signed with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC.[13][14] He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019.[15] Di Chiara scored his first goal for York9 on October 12 against Forge, netting a penalty to open the scoring in an eventual 4–0 victory.[16] In October 2020 York9 announced Di Chiara was leaving the club per his own request.[17]

Cavalry FC

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On November 20, 2020, Di Chiara signed a multi-year contract with Cavalry FC.[18] In January 2022, it was announced Di Chiara would return for the 2022 season, his second with the club.[19] Cavalry would announce that Di Chiara would leave the club upon completion of the 2022 season.[20]

International career

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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, but did not appear in either match.[21]

Minifootball career

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In 2023, Di Chiara played with Sports Leagues Canada FC at The Soccer Tournament, finishing in second place.[22]

Career statistics

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As of June 18, 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Playoffs National cup League cup Total
Division Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Krylia Sovetov 2011–12 Russian Premier League 5 0 – 0 0 – 5 0
Kecskeméti 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 – 1 0 – 1 0
Torpedo Moscow 2012-13 Russian Football National League 1 0 – 0 0 – 1 0
2013–14 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Vaughan Azzurri 2014[24] League1 Ontario 16 6 – – 1 16 6
Okzhetpes 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League 12 1 – 1 0 – 13 1
Vaughan Azzurri 2016[25] League1 Ontario 10 4 1 0 – 2 11 4
2017[26] 14 8 – – 1 14 8
Total 24 12 1 0 0 3 25 12
Unionville Milliken 2018[27] League1 Ontario 4 1 0 0 – – 4 1
Jonava 2018 A Lyga 6 0 – 1 0 0 0 7 0
York9 2019 Canadian Premier League 23 2 – 4 0 – 27 2
2020 6 3 – – – 6 3
Total 29 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 5
Cavalry FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 24 1 1 0 1 0 – 26 1
2022 16 0 2 0 0 0 – 18 0
Total 40 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 44 1
Vaughan Azzurri 2023[28] League1 Ontario 2 1 0 0 1 0 – 3 1
Career total 139 27 4 0 9 0 3 152+ 30

Honours

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Vaughan Azzurri

References

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