Matthew Delicâte
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth |
Kent , England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | VCU Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 |
Carmarthen Town | 32 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | Richmond Kickers Future | 34 | (25) |
| 2004–2005 | Richmond Kickers | 52 | (19) |
| 2006–2008 |
Rochester Rhinos | 76 | (19) |
| 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2016 | Richmond Kickers | 173 | (76) |
| 2009 |
→ Carolina RailHawks (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 374 | (150) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew Delicâte (born 7 February 1982) is an English former footballer who played for Richmond Kickers in the United Soccer League.
Career
College and amateur
Born in England, Delicâte grew up in
Delicâte played at VCU from 2000 to 2003 where he was CAA Player of the year and a second 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 six 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 honours 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, nine 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. The 2003 Virginia State Player of the Year was inducted into the VCU Hall of Fame in 2017.
Delicâte played for the
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 semifinals, leading the team to the championship game.
Delicâte left the Kickers when they moved down to the
After the 2008 season, Delicâte then had a brief stint with
On 24 September Delicâte was named on a three-man short list for the 2014 USL PRO MVP award,[3] having finished as the second highest scorer in the league that season.
On February 13, 2017, Delicâte announced his retirement from professional soccer. Delicâte made 249 appearances over 10 seasons in Richmond, the Kickers' all-time leading scorer amassed 113 career goals and 28 career assists.[4]
Honours
- Richmond Kickers
- 2009
- USL Second Division Goal Scoring Champion, MVP Finalist and All League First Team: 2009
- USL Pro Regular Season Champions: 2013
- USL Pro MVP Finalist and All League First Team: 2014
References
- ^ Kickers claim USL-2 Championship Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Richmond re-signs four". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "DELICĀTE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT - Richmond Kickers". www.richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.
