Bryan Dominguez
American soccer player
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Bryan Alexander Dominguez Solarte (born March 7, 1991) is an American soccer player currently without a club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Alexander Dominguez Solarte | ||
| Date of birth | March 7, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position | 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[citation needed] | ||
| 2012–2013 | 1. FCA Darmstadt | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| United States U17 | |||
| United States U18 | |||
| United States U20 | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:01, 25 March 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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.[1] His family returned to the Atlanta-area after around 10 years.[1] Dominguez was offered a place at the US National Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida in 2006.[2] He attended the Edison Academic Center and was named on back-to-back NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Teams in 2006 and 2007.[3][4] He was also named as a Parade magazine All-American.[5]
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.[5] In his single season on campus, he appeared in 13 games and scored 1 goal with 5 assists.[6]
Club career
Dominguez, who left school early to pursue a professional career, signed a contract with Traffic Sports USA in 2009.[7] He would eventually be placed with Miami FC of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[8] He made his professional debut on April 10, 2010, in a game against the Rochester Rhinos.[9] He appeared in 15 games for the club, scoring 0 goals and assisting once.[10]
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.[11]
Dominguez later joined German Hessenliga side 1. FCA Darmstadt in 2012.[12][13] 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.[2] 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.[14]