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Patrick Ianni
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Edward Joseph Ianni
Date of birth	June 15, 1985 (age 24)
Place of birth	Lodi, California, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Seattle Sounders FC
Number	4
Youth career
2003–2005	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March, 2009

Patrick Ianni (born June 15, 1985 in Lodi, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Amateur

Ianni played college soccer at UCLA, where he was nominated for a Hermann Award in his junior season. He also played in the USL Premier Development League with the Southern California Seahorses.

[edit] Professional

Ianni entered the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and was chosen by Houston Dynamo as the eighth overall pick.^[1] After failing to break into the Dynamo first team on a regular basis, Ianni was loaned to USL-1 side California Victory in May 2007, but he played just two games before re-joining the Dynamo.

He made his first MLS start on June 24, 2007 against the Kansas City Wizards. In that game, he scored on a late header and contributed defensively in a 1-0 shutout win that helped earn him continued playing time as a center back. On January 26, 2009, Ianni was acquired by Seattle Sounders FC from Houston Dynamo via trade. He made his Sounders debut on May 16, 2009, on the road against FC Dallas and scored his first goal for the club against his former club Houston Dynamo on July 11, 2009.^[2]

[edit] International

Ianni was a member of the U.S. U-20 national team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, and the U.S. U-23 national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics ion Beijing.

[edit] Personal

Ianni is the brother of fellow professional soccer player Tayt Ianni, who played for the San Jose Clash in MLS. In college, Ianni listed his career aspiration as becoming a Christian preacher.^[3]

[edit] Honors

[edit] Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2007

[edit] Seattle Sounders FC

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2009

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t260&player=ianni_p&playerId=ian432955&statType=current

[1] ttp://www.seattlepi.com/soccer/408040_sounders11.html

[2] ttp://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/sports/soccer/mls/players/ianni.html

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