Bryan Dominguez

Bryan Alexander Dominguez Solarte (born March 7, 1991) is an American soccer player currently without a club.

Bryan Dominguez
Personal information
Full name Bryan Alexander Dominguez Solarte
Date of birth (1991-03-07) March 7, 1991
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2007 IMG Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 13 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Miami FC 15 (0)
2011–2012 América de Cali[1]
2012–2013 1. FCA Darmstadt 6 (0)
National team‡
United States U17
United States U18
United States U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:01, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:01, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Early life and education

Dominguez was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Cali, Colombia, around the age of 1 and grew up there.[2] His family returned to the Atlanta-area after around 10 years.[2] Dominguez was offered a place at the US National Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida in 2006.[3] He attended the Edison Academic Center and was named on back-to-back NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Teams in 2006 and 2007.[4][5] He was also named as a Parade magazine All-American.[6]

Dominguez enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara and played college soccer as a student-athlete for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team.[6] In his single season on campus, he appeared in 13 games and scored 1 goal with 5 assists.[7]

Club career

Dominguez, who left school early to pursue a professional career, signed a contract with Traffic Sports USA in 2009.[8] He would eventually be placed with Miami FC of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[9] He made his professional debut on April 10, 2010 in a game against the Rochester Rhinos.[10] He appeared in 15 games for the club, scoring 0 goals and assisting once.[11]

Dominguez joined América de Cali of the Colombian Categoría Primera B in 2011 and was promoted from the youth and reserve set up in January 2012.[12]

Dominguez later joined German Hessenliga side 1. FCA Darmstadt in 2012.[13][14] He appeared in 6 Hessenliga matches for the club before leaving.

International career

Dominguez was a member of the United States U-14 and U-16 boys national teams.[3] He would play for the United States U-17 men's national soccer team in 2007, and scored one goal in his four appearances with the team at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. He would later feature for the United States U-20 men's national soccer team.[15]

References
  1. Statistics need to be verified
  2. Sugiura, Ken (May 28, 2010). "Five questions: Soccer phenom Bryan Dominguez". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dunwoody, Georgia. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  3. "U-17 MNT Forward Bryan Dominguez". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. "2006 NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team Announced". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. February 14, 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  5. "2007 NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team Announced". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  6. "UCSB Signs Two U.S. Youth National Team Players To National Letters of Intent". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. February 7, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  7. "2008 UC Santa Barbara Overall Individual Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. January 21, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  8. Sciaretta, Brian (September 29, 2009). "Developmental Traffic". www.Yanks-Abroad.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  9. Baer, Benjamin (July 2, 2015). "2007 U-17 Residency Retrospective: What have Charles Renken's teammates done since residency?". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  10. "Miami FC Blues vs Rochester Rhinos 1:1". USSF.Demosphere.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  11. "Miami FC Blues (2010): Team Roster". USSF.Demosphere.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  12. "'Makelele' refuerzo del América de Cali que tiene patrocinio". Deportes.Terra.com (in Spanish). January 5, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  13. "Teams: 1. Mannschaft". 1. FCA Darmstadt (in German). Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  14. "1. FCA Darmstadt player profile". 1. FCA Darmstadt.
  15. Sciaretta, Brian (May 11, 2010). "DOMINGUEZ EXCITED FOR U-20 CALL". www.Yanks-Abroad.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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