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Mozzi Gyorio 
Personal information Full name Mozesh Gyorio Date of birth August 1, 1989 Place of birth Bačka Topola, Yugoslavia Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club FC Tampa Bay Number 17 Youth career 2007 NEC Nijmegen 2007–2008 San Jacinto Gators 2009 Houston Dynamo Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007 Avondale Islanders 2010– FC Tampa Bay 43 (4) National team‡ 2008–2009 Canada U-20 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 13, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 13, 2011Mozesh "Mozzi" Gyorio (born August 1, 1989 in Bačka Topola) is a Serbian-born Canadian soccer player currently playing for FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League.
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Career
Youth and College
Gyorio moved to Canada with his parents when he was a small child, settling in Stratford, Prince Edward Island. He attended Charlottetown Rural High School, played for the Stratford Soccer Club,[1] and spent time with the youth academy of famed Dutch club NEC Nijmegen in 2007,[2] before returning to North America to continue his education.
He subsequently played two years college soccer at San Jacinto College, where he was a NJCAA All-American honorable mention, was selected to the NJCAA all-region team and NSCAA all-region 2nd team, and was the college's offensive MVP in his senior year.[3] He also spent time with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo's academy, and played for the team in the Dallas Cup in 2009.
During his college years Gyorio also played with the Canadian amateur side Avondale Islanders in the Nova Scotia Soccer League.
Professional
Gyorio signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by the FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[4] He made his professional debut on May 1, 2010, as a substitute for Takuya Yamada in a game against Miami FC,[5] and scored his first professional goals on October 1, 2010 in a 6-3 victory over Crystal Palace Baltimore.[6] On November 30, 2010, FC Tampa Bay announced that it would exercise its contract option on Gyorio for the 2011 season.[7]
International
Gyorio represented Canada at the 2009 Francophone Games in Lebanon[8] and was a member of the Canadian national U-20 pool.[9]
References
- ^ Charlottetown, The Guardian: Sports | P.E.I. senior men's soccer
- ^ Gyorio Selected for U20 National Team
- ^ http://www2.sanjac.edu/athletics/soccer/achievements.shtml
- ^ FC Tampa Bay Rowdies announce additional players for the 2010 roster
- ^ http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634165.html
- ^ http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634317.html
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4141291
- ^ http://www.albertasoccer.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=JohnPeggArticleFrancophoneTeam&category=Technical
- ^ Gyorio, Mozesh - CanadaSoccer.com
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Canadian soccer players
- Serbian footballers
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Houston Dynamo players
- FC Tampa Bay players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Association football midfielders
- Canadian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Canadian people of Serbian descent
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- North American Soccer League (2011) players
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