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Demitrius Omphroy 
Personal information Full name Demitrius Omphroy Date of birth May 30, 1989 Place of birth Alameda, California, United States Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Defender / Forward Youth career 2006–2007 Sporting CP 2007–2010 California Golden Bears Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008 San Francisco Seals 10 (0) 2009 Bay Area Ambassadors 2011 Toronto FC 1 (0) National team‡ 2007 United States U18 2010 Panama U21 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 29, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 7, 2011Demitrius "Demit" Omphroy (born May 30, 1989 in Alameda, California) is an American-born Panamanian and Filipino footballer who last played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
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Career
College and Amateur
Omphroy played with Sporting Clube de Portugal Academy Juniores at age 17. He returned to the U.S. and played four years of college soccer for the University of California, Berkeley. During his college career, he also played for the San Francisco Seals in the USL Premier Development League,[1] and for National Premier Soccer League club Bay Area Ambassadors.[2]
Professional
Omphroy was selected by Toronto FC in the second round (26th overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.[3] He was officially signed by Toronto FC on March 16, 2011.[4] Omphroy made his debut for Toronto June 29 as a second half sub for Joao Plata in a 1-0 home victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[5] Originally a right back, Omphroy was moved to the forward position after a few games with Toronto FC.[6]
International
Omphroy represented the United States at under-18 level. In June 2010 Omphroy was selected by Julio Dely Valdes to play for the Panama under-21 national team in qualifiers for the Central American Games.[7]
Personal
Omphroy's father and mother are of Panamanian and Filipino descent respectively. Both were born in the United States.[8]
He is battling multiple sclerosis, which he first discovered having as a result of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in February 2010. He had initially experienced vision problems and numbness in his foot while with Sporting Clube de Portugal Academy Juniores. The symptoms, which later included neck pain, precluded him from signing his first professional contract with Sporting and forced him to return to the United States for medical attention. Toronto FC had no knowledge of his condition when they drafted him. Part of Omphroy's ongoing treatment is daily self-injections of Copaxone.[9]
Honours
Toronto FC
- Canadian Championship (1): 2011
Club Statistics
Club Nat Season League League Playoff Domestic Cup Continental Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Toronto FC 
2011 MLS 1 0 - - - 1 0 Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Last updated on August 21, 2011
References
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/4069043.html
- ^ "Demitrius Omphroy profile". National Premier Soccer League. http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/teams/21727632/14994915-21727676/15980057.html. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "2011 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft-tracker. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/omphroy-officially-signs
- ^ "Soolsma lifts Toronto FC over Whitecaps". CBC Sports. 29 June 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/06/29/sp-whitecaps-tfc.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.rednationonline.ca/MoveForwardExcitingForOmphroy.aspx
- ^ "Demitrius Omphroy Invited to Panama U-21 National Team Camp". CalBears.com (University of California, Berkeley). 2010-05-25. http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/052510aaa.html.
- ^ Dominguez F., Jose Miguel (2010-06-02). "Entrenamiento. Demitrius Omphroy quiere entrar en la sub-21" (in Spanish). PA-Digital.com (Panama America). http://www.pa-digital.com.pa/periodico/buscador/resultado.php?story_id=926164&texto=%22chico. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ Bell, Jack. "Rookie Endures Multiple Sclerosis," The New York Times, Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- American people of Filipino descent
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- American people of Panamanian descent
- American soccer players
- Panamanian footballers
- Association football defenders
- San Francisco Seals players
- Toronto FC players
- California Golden Bears men's soccer players
- USL Premier Development League players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
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