Dante Washington
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dante Deneen Washington | ||
| Date of birth | November 21, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth |
Baltimore, Maryland , United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Radford Highlanders | 66 | (82) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Washington Warthogs (indoor) | 47 | (70) |
| 1996 | Columbus Crew | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 |
Dallas Burn | 85 | (24) |
| 2000–2002 | Columbus Crew | 73 | (28) |
| 2003–2004 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 53 | (35) |
| 2004–2005 | Columbus Crew | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1997 | United States | 6 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013 | |||
Dante Deneen Washington (born November 21, 1970) is an American former
striker
.
Washington played
All-American in 1991. He is the NCAA career leader for assists
in men's soccer.
Playing career
After years in the various indoor leagues and minor outdoor leagues, he signed with MLS and the
Dallas Burn for the rights to Brad Friedel
. Washington spent the next three and a half seasons in Dallas, his best being in 1997, when he scored 12 goals. In 2000, it was off to Columbus again, traded for a draft pick. Washington scored 15 in his first season back with the Crew, but his production declined during the next two seasons and he wasn't re-signed in 2003.
Washington would spend the next two years with the
MISL. Washington had played for a few years prior to his stint in the MLS with the Washington Warthogs
in the CISL.
Washington played for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] He earned a total of six caps for the senior team, the first coming on March 12, 1991, against Mexico. He scored on his debut and added one other goal for his country.
Washington is one of 22 college players to be part of the 40-40 club, having both 40 goals and 40 assists in their college career.[2]
Honors
Club
Dallas Burn
- 1997
Columbus Crew
- 2002
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 1997,[3] 2000[4]
- 2004
References
- ^ "Dante Washington Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- NCAA. August 10, 2018. pp. 7–8. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
