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Luciano Emilio
Personal information
Full name	Luciano Emilio
Date of birth	December 12, 1978 (age 30)
Place of birth	Ilha Solteira, Brazil
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	D.C. United
Number	11
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Luciano Emilio (born December 12, 1978 in Ilha Solteira) is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early Career

Emilio started playing professional soccer at the age of 16 in 1995, playing for XV de Piracicaba, a member of the state league of São Paulo. The next season he transferred to Rio Branco, another team in the state league of São Paulo.

In 1997, Emilio signed with 1. FC Köln of the German Bundesliga. He played for the youth team and finally worked his way up to the senior team where he played for several matches. In 1999, Emilio transferred to Alemannia Aachen, a team in the second Division of the Bundesliga.

[edit] Honduras and Mexico

In 2001, Luciano Emilio made a return to Brazil to play for União Barbarense. After a brief stint at União Barbarense, Emilio made a move to the Honduran league to play for Real España in Honduras. He quickly established himself as a key player and won the league scoring titles in 2003 and 2004. He helped lead Real España to the Apertura Championship in 2003. In 2004, Emilio made a move to another Honduran team, Olimpia. Emilio won another scoring title in the Apertura in 2004 with Olimpia.

Emilio enjoyed a brief stint in Mexico in 2005, signing the Mexican second division side Queretaro where he helped the team win the 2005 Clausura title, scoring 10 goals in the process. After playing for a short time with Querataro, Emilio made a return to CD Olimpia in 2005 in time to lead them to championships in the 2005 Apertura and the 2006 Clausura, during which he once again won the scoring title. In 2006, Emilio's eight goals in the UNCAF Tournament were enough to propel his team to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' cup. Ironically enough, Emilio would go on to play against CD Olimpia in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup with his new club, D.C. United.

[edit] Major League Soccer

He signed with D.C. United on January 16, 2007, as a Senior International player, after completing his second stint with Honduran club Olimpia. Emilio debuted for United in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Olimpia, scoring once in Tegucigalpa and twice in the return leg in Washington, DC in United's 7-3 aggregate win. He went on to score a fourth time in three games versus CD Guadalajara in the opening game of the CONCACAF semi-final.

At the end of his first season with D.C. United, his team received the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield, the award for gaining the most points overall in a season. In the 2007 MLS season, Emilio had 20 goals and won the MLS Golden Boot award. Emilio won the 2007 MLS MVP award on November 14, 2007 and the inaugural MLS Newcomer of the Year Award on November 17, 2007.

After recovering from a lean start to the 2008 season, Emilio scored his first career MLS hat-trick on June 14th against Red Bull New York.

Though not originally signed under the Designated Player Rule, he later received a pay rise which took him over the maximum salary covered by the league, becoming a designated player.

Emilio received a green card in August of 2009 for permanent residency in the United States and will no longer count against DC United's foreign player limit.

[edit] Honors

[edit] D.C. United

Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (1): 2007
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2008

[edit] Olimpia

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras (3): 2004-05 Clausura, 2005-06 Apertura, 2005-06 Clausura

[edit] Querétaro

Primera División A (1): Clausura 2005

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

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