Paolo DelPiccolo
DelPiccolo playing for Louisville City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Paolo DelPiccolo
Date of birth (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Louisville Cardinals 88 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Eintracht Frankfurt II 7 (1)
2013 Montreal Impact 0 (0)
2014 New England Revolution 0 (0)
2014 Arizona United 27 (2)
2015 Charlotte Independence 26 (0)
2016–2023 Louisville City 203 (23)
Managerial career
2018 Louisville City (joint interim)
2024– Louisville City (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023

Paolo DelPiccolo (born May 28, 1991) is an American retired soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for Louisville City in the USL Championship.

Career

College and amateur

DelPiccolo played four years of college soccer at the University of Louisville between 2009 and 2012.[1]

Professional career

DelPiccolo was drafted 27th overall by Montreal Impact in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. However, he opted to move abroad and signed with Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2013.[2]

DelPiccolo was released by Frankfurt at the end of their 2012–13 season and signed with Montreal Impact on July 5, 2013.[3] He was waived at the end of the season by Montreal without making a first team appearance and was subsequently signed by New England Revolution in the MLS Waiver Draft on November 25, 2013.[4] However, DelPiccolo was waived by New England just before the start of the 2014 MLS season on March 10, 2014.[5]

On April 10, 2014, DelPiccolo signed with USL Pro club Arizona United.[6] On January 22, 2015, DelPiccolo signed with the Charlotte Independence.[7]

DelPiccolo signed with USL's Louisville City FC on February 2, 2016.[8] On March 22, 2022, DelPiccolo became just the 12th player in USL Championship history to reach 200 regular season appearances during a 1–1 draw against Indy Eleven.[9]

After eight seasons with Louisville, DelPiccolo retired as the club's all-time appearances leader on January 22, 2024. He moved into coaching roles, as an assistant for the USL Championship first team, and also with the club's academy.[10]

Honors

Club

Louisville City FC

Individual

Personal life

As of March 2020, DelPiccolo is in a relationship with Katie George, a former University of Louisville volleyball player and Miss Kentucky USA and journalist with the ACC Network.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Paolo DelPiccolo Bio – Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". gocards.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "Paolo DelPiccolo signs with Eintracht Frankfurt – Mount Royal Soccer". mountroyalsoccer.com. 22 January 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "After initially leaving for Europe, Paolo DelPiccolo signs with Montreal Impact | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Revs add midfielder Paolo DelPiccolo through Waiver Draft | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Revs waive midfielder Paolo DelPiccolo | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Arizona United continues to build squad". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "DelPiccolo Heads To Independence". Charlotte Independence. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  8. ^ Lintner, Jonathan (February 2, 2016). "LouCity FC signs ex-U of L star DelPiccolo". www.pnj.com. Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Analysis: LouCity quick to change its shape, get a result vs. Indy Eleven". loucity.com. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ "LouCity legend DelPiccolo retires to take up full-time coaching role". LouCity.com. Louisville City. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  11. ^ a b Murray, Nicholas (November 14, 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  12. ^ Arlia, John (November 8, 2018). "Spencer's Strike Leads Louisville to Second Straight USL Cup". www.uslsoccer.com. Louisville, KY: USL. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "With the USL season on hold, Lou City captain DelPiccolo finds competition at home". Louisville, KY: WDRB. March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

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