Theodore Ku-DiPietro
American soccer player (born 2002)
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Theodore "Ted” Ku-DiPietro (born January 28, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
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Ku-DiPietro with the Colorado Rapids in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 28, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Oakton, Virginia, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | D.C. United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Loudoun United | 58 | (11) |
| 2022–2024 | D.C. United | 65 | (7) |
| 2025– | Colorado Rapids | 16 | (1) |
| 2025– | Colorado Rapids 2 | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | United States U23 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:43, 6 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Ku-DiPietro was born on January 28, 2002, in Oakton, Virginia. He attended Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia, where he was a standout soccer player.[2] In 2018, as a sophomore, he was named first-team all-state.[3][4] Ku-DiPietro is of Chinese descent through his mother, and Polish and German descent through his father. "DiPietro" is the last name of his adoptive Italian grandfather.[4]
Club career
Loudoun United
Ku-DiPietro played his first professional game with Loudoun United FC, on June 28, 2019, in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United 2.[5] Ku-DiPietro scored his first-ever professional goal in his first season with Loudoun United FC, on September 25, 2019, in the 68th minute of the team's 4–1 win over the Swope Park Rangers.[6] Ku-DiPietro also received his first-ever red card in the same match.
Ku-DiPietro signed his first professional contract with Loudoun on January 7, 2020.[7]
D.C. United
After appearing three seasons with Loudoun, Ku-DiPietro became the 17th homegrown player to sign for D.C. United.[8] In the opening match of the 2023 season, he scored his first goal for the club – the game-winning goal in a 3–2 comeback victory over Toronto. After coming on as a second-half substitute, Ku-DiPietro assisted on Christian Benteke's game-tying goal in the 90th minute before scoring himself.[9] As a result, he was named to Major League Soccer's Team of the Matchday for week one.[10]
International career
He was called up to the United States U-23 team for the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile, and scored his first international goal as the United States came from behind to beat Honduras 2–1.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of October 29, 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | U.S. Open Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Loudoun United | 2019 | USL | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 30 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 11 | — | — | 58 | 11 | ||||
| D.C. United | 2022 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 65 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 19 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
Personal life
Ku-DiPietro was born into a family of nine children, and six (including himself) have played soccer at least at the youth level.[4][13] His older brother, Michael, played for the Marymount Saints men's soccer team before graduating with a Business Administration degree.[14][13] His younger sister, Hope, signed a letter of intent to play with the George Washington Colonials women's soccer team in the Fall 2023 season.[15][13]
