Michael Dello-Russo

Michael Dello-Russo

Personal information
Full name	Michael James Dello-Russo
Date of birth	August 22, 1983 (1983-08-22) (age 28)
Place of birth	White Plains, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Baltimore Blast
Number	21
Youth career
2001–2005	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Chesapeake Dragons	3	(0)
2006–2009	FC Dallas	11	(0)
2006	→ Minnesota Thunder (loan)	3	(0)
2009	Austin Aztex	7	(0)
2009–	Baltimore Blast (indoor)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Dello-Russo (born August 22, 1983 in White Plains, New York) is an American soccer player, currently playing for Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Career

College

Dello-Russo grew up in Columbia, Maryland, attended Wilde Lake High School, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park from 2001-05. He appeared in 93 games over four seasons, scoring 2 goals and assisting on 20. He was named team captain his junior and senior seasons.

During his college years he also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chesapeake Dragons.

Professional

Dello-Russo was drafted in the fourth round, 42nd overall, of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. He spent part of his first season on loan with Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division. In 2007, his second year with the team, Dello-Russo made his first career MLS start on October 20, 2007 against the Kansas City Wizards in a 2-0 loss. He played the entire 90 minutes of the game at the right back position and would be his only MLS start of the 2007 season. During the 2008 MLS season, Dello-Russo was promoted to the senior roster on May 7, 2007 replacing retired defender Alex Yi. He made eight regular season appearances with FC Dallas, starting one game on September 4, 2008 against the Colorado Rapids in a 1-0 loss.

Dello-Russo was released by Dallas on July 23, 2009, and subsequently signed for Austin Aztex.^[1] He made 7 league appearances for the Aztex before being released at the end of the season.^[2]

In November 2009 Dello-Russo signed to play professional indoor soccer for Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.

References

1. ^ Aztex add former FC Dallas defender Michael Dello-Russo to squad
2. ^ Austin Announces Release Of 14 Players From The 2009 Squad

External links

• MLS player profile
• Baltimore Blast bio
• Maryland bio

Persondata
Name	Dello-Russo, Michael
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Date of birth	August 22, 1983
Place of birth	White Plains, New York, United States
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