Cesidio Colasante is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and USL A-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1975-01-10) January 10, 1975 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | La Salle Explorers | 77 | (76) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 26 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Hershey Wildcats | 25 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 73 | (42) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colasante graduated from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware where he was an All State soccer player. After high school, Colasante attended La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was a 1997 Third Team All American.[1] He is a member of the La Salle Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
On February 1, 1998, the MetroStars selected Colasante in the third round (twenty-eighth overall) in the 1998 MLS College Draft. The team released him during the pre-season. In the last summer of 1998, he signed with the Philadelphia KiXX of the National Professional Soccer League who had drafted him in the January 2, 1998 NPSL draft.[3] In 1999, he moved to the Hershey Wildcats of the USL A-League. In June 2000, he returned to the KiXX.[4] In July 2003, the KiXX traded Mark Moser, Kevin Hundelt, Droo Callahan and Matt DeJong to the St. Louis Steamers in exchange for Colasante and Ze Santana.[5]
Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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| Player of the Year (1987–1999) | |
| Offensive Player of the Year (2000–) |
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| Defensive Player of the Year (2000–) |
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| Midfielder of the Year (2007–) | |