Domenic Mediate

Personal information
Full name	Stanton Domenic Mediate
Date of birth	June 1, 1982 (1982-06-01) (age 27)
Place of birth	Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Puerto Rico Islanders
Number	24
Youth career
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Domenic Mediate (born June 1, 1982 in Sheridan, Wyoming) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 College and Amateur 1.2 Professional 2 Personal 3 Honors 3.1 D.C. United 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] 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]}

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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]

[edit] Honors

[edit] D.C. United

• Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (1): 2007

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Puerto Rico Islanders bio
• MLS player profile
• ESPNsoccernet profile
• Scouting report from MatchNight

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