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Matthew Delicâte
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Delicâte
Date of birth	February 7, 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kent, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Richmond Kickers
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2003	VCU Rams
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Matthew Delicâte (born February 7, 1982) is an English soccer player currently playing for Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Amateur

Born in England, Delicâte grew up in Boncath in Wales, and began his playing career in at the age of 17, playing for Carmarthen Town the League of Wales during the 1999-2000 season. After scoring a hat-trick on his Carmarthen debut in a 6-1 away win at Haverfordwest County in August 1999, he was a regular scorer until he departed the following April after making 12 league starts when he was awarded a college soccer scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Delicâte played at VCU from 2000 to 2003 where he was CAA Player of the year and a 2nd team All American, holding career records for goals(44) and points (101). In 2000 Delicâte was the only freshman to play in every game, starting 13. He led the team in goals with 6 and was named to the Nike/ALLTELL Soccer Classic all-tournament team. In 2001 he was a second-team All-CAA selection and led the Rams in goals scored with 11. He ranked third in the CAA in that category and fifth in total points with 22. In 2002 he recorded career highs in goals with (12) and points with (26) en route to being named second team All-Colonial Athletic Association for the second straight year. He also made the All-Virginia second team and ranked second in goals and fifth in points in the CAA. He earned MVP honors at the CAA tournament and was selected to Verizon Academic All-American third team. In 2003 Delicâte led the VCU men's soccer team in scoring with 39 points (15 goals, 9 assists), the third highest in school history. He was the 2003 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. Delicâte led the league in scoring as well.

Delicâte played for the Richmond Kickers Future of the USL Premier Development League in 2003 and 2004, s25 goals in 34 games and helping them win the PDL Mid-Atlantic division in 2003.

[edit] Professional

Delicâte turned professional in 2004 with the Richmond Kickers in the USL First Division, finishing his debut season as the Kickers second leading scorer with 20 points. Recording the most assists on the team with six, he appeared in 34 games. In 2005, his second season with the Kickers, he led the team in scoring with 12 goals and 2 assists for 26 points. Delicâte recorded more game winning goals than any other player with four. Delicâte was responsible for 3 of the 4 goals against Rochester during the USL First Division semi finals, leading the team to the championship game.

Delicâte left the Kickers when they moved down to the USL Second Division after the 2005 season, and signed with the Rochester Rhinos. In his 2006 season with the Rhinos Delicâte finished the season as their leading scorer with 19 points, placing in the top ten in the league in points and goals. Delicâte started the season off strong in 2007 and was the top scorer on the team before suffering a broken jaw mid-season. He finished the season with 13 points in second place on the team. In 2008 Delicâte finished third in scoring with 5 goals and 3 assists for a total of 13 points. He is on the teams all-time scoring list with 19 regular season goals over three seasons.

After the 2008 season Delicâte then had a brief stint with Ebbsfleet United in the English Conference National before returning to the Richmond Kickers for the 2009 season. Delicâte finished the 2009 regular season with 13 goals and 2 assists for a total of 28 points. He was named the 2009 USL-2 Goal scoring Champion and was also named to the USL-2 All-League First Team and was a finalist for League MVP. Delicâte's goal in the 120th minute of the Semifinal game carried the Kickers into the USL-2 championship game which they went on to win 3-1 against the Charlotte Eagles. ^[1].

[edit] Honors

[edit] Richmond Kickers

USL Second Division Champions (1): 2009

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ Kickers claim USL-2 Championship

[0] Kickers claim USL-2 Championship

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