Danny Szetela
| Danny Szetela | ||
 Szetela (2013)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Daniel Szetala | |
| birthday | June 7, 1987 | |
| place of birth | Passaic , United States | |
| size | 180 cm | |
| position | midfield player | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2002-2004 | Bradenton Academy | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2004-2007 | Columbus crew | 28 (0) |
| 2007-2009 | Racing Santander | 0 (0) |
| 2008-2009 | → Brescia Calcio (loan) | 26 (1) |
| 2009-2010 | DC United | 4 (0) |
| 2013 | Icon FC | |
| 2013– | New York Cosmos | 59 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2002-2003 | USA U-16 | |
| 2003-2004 | USA U-17 | 33 (1) |
| 2005-2007 | USA U-20 | 23 (3) |
| 2008 | USA U-23 | 4 (0) |
| 2007-2008 | United States | 3 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of April 13, 2016 2 As of July 7, 2013 |
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Daniel Szetela (born June 7, 1987 in Passaic ) is an American football player with Polish ancestors.
Career
In the club
Danny Szetela was trained at Bradenton Academy , where he graduated in 2004. He then signed a contract with Major League Soccer . The Ohio Columbus crew secured the rights. His wish to play for his hometown club MetroStars remained unfulfilled.
In his first season he played eight games in the regular season and two in the play-offs. In the 2005 season he was used several times and played his way up to the starting eleven. A year later he was only able to play four games for the crew due to injuries.
On August 31, 2007, Szetala moved to the Spanish first division club Racing Santander . He made his first game for the Spaniards in the cup match on November 14, 2007 against FC Málaga . It was never used in a league game. At the end of January 2008 he was loaned to Brescia Calcio . He was used several times for the Italian second division and was even able to score his first goal in his professional career. In summer 2008 the loan was extended by one year.
On July 13th, 2009 Szetala returned to Spain . His contract was not extended. He saw no option to continue his career in Europe and returned to the USA in 2009. He has since played for DC United , who secured the rights to him. After only four games in Major League Soccer, he was released on March 20, 2010.
After three years without a club, Szetala was signed by the lower-class US club Icon FC in 2013 , but shortly afterwards he moved to New York Cosmos , for which he is currently active.
In the national team
He played in various youth national teams in the USA and took part in several international youth tournaments. At the 2007 U-20 World Cup in Canada, he scored two goals against Poland in a 6-1 win for the USA. In total, he scored three goals at the World Cup.
On October 17, 2007, he came off the bench in an international match against Switzerland. Because of his Polish ancestors, he also had the chance to play for the national team of Poland . The former coach of the national team, Paweł Janas , announced in an interview that Szetala has no chance of being nominated because "there are 200 players in Poland who are as good as Szetala".
He participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
arrest
Danny Szetela was arrested along with his two brothers on February 11, 2011 after a pub brawl in Boonton , New Jersey .
Web links
- Danny Szetela in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Szetela agrees deal with La Liga's Racing Santander August 31, 2007 on soccernet.espn.go.com
- ↑ Zac Lee Rigg: .S. int'l Szetela returns to Spain's Santander . In: CNN Sports Illustrated , July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ↑ Szetela waived by DC United
- ↑ Szetela będzie grał dla USA October 17, 2007 on www.sport.pl
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Szetela, Danny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Szetela, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Passaic |