Domenic Mediate

Domenic Mediate

Personal information
Full name	Stanton Domenic Mediate
Date of birth	(1982-06-01) June 1, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Columbus Crew	11	(1)
2006–2008	D.C. United	26	(0)
2009	Puerto Rico Islanders	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2009

Domenic Mediate (born June 1, 1982, in Sheridan, Wyoming) is an American former professional soccer player who played for D.C. United in Major League Soccer and Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division.

Career

College and amateur

Mediate grew up in Southlake, Texas, attended Carroll High School, played club soccer for Dallas Solar, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland, making 3 consecutive College Cup appearances. He ended his college career with 27 goals and 17 assists and was named to the All-ACC first team in 2004.^[1] Mediate made the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2002^[2] and 2003^[3] and was a four-time Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team selection^{[4] [5] [6]}

Professional

Mediate was Columbus Crew's second pick (23rd overall) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. After a year with the Crew, appearing in 11 games (four starts) with one goal and an assist, he was traded to D.C. United on March 14, 2006, for a 2007 draft pick. Mediate made seven starts for the D.C. reserves in 2006, scoring a goal and logging two assists.^[7] He had worked his way into United's first team, appearing in eight games with two starts (despite having to miss time due to a concussion)^[8] when his right leg (distal fibula) was broken in a game against Los Angeles Galaxy on August 8, 2006. The injury required surgery and ended Mediate's season.^[9] He was waived by United during the 2007 pre-season, but on June 28, 2007, D.C. United had announced that Mediate had re-signed with the club.

Personal

The son of Stan and Chris Mediate, Domenic has four siblings: sister Angela, and brothers Carmine, Rocco, and Vincent. Carmine is a golfer for Baylor University^[10] and Vincent is an ODP soccer player for Dallas Solar Red.^[11] The siblings are distant cousins of PGA Tour professional golfer Rocco Mediate.^[10] In high school, Domenic was a National Honor Society student, and received US Achievement Academy national awards in 1996, 1997 and 1998.^[1]

He is an occasional participant in NYC's weekly Bayards kickabout group.

Honors

Club

D.C. United

• Supporter's Shield: 2007

Puerto Rico Islanders

• CFU Club Championship runner-up: 2009

References

1. "Player Bio: Domenic Mediate". Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
2. "2001-02 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
3. "2002-03 ACC Academic Honor Roll". Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
4. "2003 Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-12-11.
5. "2004 Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-12-11.
6. "MatchNight Central Scouting Database". Archived from the original on 2004-01-11. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
7. "United Players To Join Armed Forces Entertainment Tour". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
8. "D.C. United: Roster: Player Bio". Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
9. "United Midfielder Mediate Out for Season". Retrieved 2006-12-11.
10. "Player Bio: Carmine Mediate". Retrieved 2006-12-11.
11. "Solar Soccer Club Dallas TX:: Player Profiles". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2006-12-11.

External links

• Puerto Rico Islanders bio
• MLS player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived November 29, 2006)
• Domenic Mediate at ESPN FC
• Scouting report from MatchNight