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Tina DiMartino 
Personal information Full name Christina DiMartino Date of birth 6 November 1986 Place of birth Long Island, New York, United States Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Philadelphia Independence Number 25 Youth career Albertson Express 2005–2008 UCLA Bruins Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 Long Island Fury 2009 FC Gold Pride 18 (0) 2010 Saint Louis Athletica 6 (0) 2010– Philadelphia Independence 34 (6) National team‡ 2006 
United States U-2019 (1) 2007–2008 United States U-239 (2) 2008– United States5 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:40, August 19, 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:40, October 21, 2009 (UTC)Christina DiMartino (born 6 November 1986, in Long Island, New York), is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team. She goes by "Tina."
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Career
College career
During DiMartino's freshman year at UCLA, she was the only freshman to start in all twenty-six matches for the Bruins, scoring five goals and assisting on five.
Praised for her creativity on the field,[1] DiMartino became one of the nation's top attacking midfielders in women's college soccer, helping the Bruins to four consecutive College Cups throughout her career.
DiMartino was a semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy in 2007, and was a finalist for the trophy in 2008.[2]
National Team career
DiMartino was a member of the fourth-place United States U-20 women's national soccer team that competed in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia, alongside UCLA teammates Danesha Adams, Lauren Cheney, Erin Hardy, and Valerie Henderson. After 2006, she also saw time in the United States U-23 women's national soccer team player pool. Her first appearance for the senior team was during the Four Nations Tournament in January 2008, appearing in a match against Finland and assisting on Lauren Cheney's goal. DiMartino scored her first goal for the senior national team in March 2009 during the Algarve Cup, against Denmark.
DiMartino has also made appearances for the U-16, U-17, and U-19 teams.
Professional career
DiMartino was selected third overall in the 2009 WPS Draft, going to FC Gold Pride.[3] In her first season with the club, she started 18 games and recorded one assist.
In January 2010, DiMartino was traded to the Los Angeles Sol.[4] The Sol ceased operations on January 28, 2010; in the ensuing dispersal draft for the players, DiMartino was selected by Saint Louis Athletica.[5] On May 27, 2010, the Athletica folded in the middle of the 2010 WPS season due to financial problems, making all Athletica players free agents on June 1.[6] DiMartino was then signed by the Philadelphia Independence, joining younger sister Gina DiMartino on the squad coached by the sisters' former youth team coach, Paul Riley.[7]
Career statistics
Club career
Team Season League Domestic
LeagueDomestic
PlayoffsTotal Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists Long Island Fury 2006 WPSL 2007 2008 Total FC Gold Pride 2009 WPS 18 18 1530 0 1 - - - - - 18 18 1530 0 1 Total 18 18 1530 0 1 - - - - - 18 18 1530 0 1 Career Total - 10 5 450 0 0 - - - - - 10 5 450 0 0 International career
Nation Year International Appearances Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists United States 2008 1 0 28 0 1 2009 4 1 119 1 0 Career Total 2 5 1 147 1 1 Personal
DiMartino has two younger sisters who have played at the youth national level: Gina DiMartino, a member of the United States U-20 women's national soccer team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, and Vicki DiMartino, a member of the United States U-17 women's national soccer team that was runner-up at the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.[8]
References
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?columnist=hays_graham&id=3050121
- ^ http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2009/jan/05/bruin-named-finalist-highest-soccer-award/
- ^ http://www.womensprosoccer.com/newsitem_ektid7706.aspx?team=bayarea
- ^ FC Gold Pride Acquires WPS All-Star Camille Abily, womensprosoccer.com
- ^ Shannon Boxx Goes First, Marta Third in LA Sol Dispersal Draft, womensprosoccer.com.
- ^ Timmermann, Tom (2010-05-27). "Athletica shutting down, AC St. Louis looks like it survived; 2:45 update: Cooper comment". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/free-kicks/free-kicks/2010/05/athletica-shutting-down-ac-st-louis-looks-like-it-survived/. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ WPS Standout Tina DiMartino Signs with Independence, womensprosoccer.com.
- ^ Soccer's a family affair for DiMartino, ESPNRise.com
External links
- Christina DiMartino – FIFA competition record
- US Soccer player profile
- Philadelphia Independence player profile
- UCLA player profile
United States squad – 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship 
Categories:- United States women's international soccer players
- UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
- FC Gold Pride players
- Saint Louis Athletica players
- Philadelphia Independence players
- Living people
- 1986 births
- American women's soccer players
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