Anthony Di Biase (born April 26, 1988) is a

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soccer player. He played the majority of his career in North America in the

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, and the Canadian Soccer League.

Career

College and Amateur

Di Biase played college soccer at

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, playing 20 games in his freshman season, before transferring to Niagara University as a sophomore. He played 19 games in the

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for the Niagara Purple Eagles before turning professional.

Professional

Di Biase left college early to joan

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club Olympic Charleroi in the summer of 2007. He played a year with the team before returning to Canada at the end of the season. He played with Ottawa Fury in 2008, and joined

expansion side

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, in 2009 was named to the PDL All-Central-Conference team at the end of the season. Di Biase signed with the

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of the

in 2010, and played 8 games for the team, before being released at the end of the season. Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Di Biase returned to Canada and signed with the expansion

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in the

for 2011. After the 2011 season, Di Biase went on trial with

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in the NASL and with Finland 1st Division side

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before once again returning to play for the Ottawa Fury in 2012. He played 14 regular season games while adding 2 assists on the year. Di Biase would help Ottawa reach the Elite 8 in the

before losing to the

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. In late August 2012, Di Biase signed with

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in the Canadian Soccer League first division. He made his first appearance on August 24, 2012, against the York Region Shooters. He would score his first goal for the club on September 2, 2012, in a 6–1 victory over

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. He helped Toronto secure a postseason berth by finishing third in the overall standings. He featured in the playoff quarterfinal match against the

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, but lost the match to a score of 1–0.

International

Di Biase toured with the Canada U-20 team in 2005, and played four matches at the 2005 Canada Summer Games in

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, winning a gold medal. Named to the 2011 Summer Universiade roster for Canada.

Honours

* Gold Medal at 2005 Canada Games with

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* 2009 All-MAAC Preseason First Team * 2008 All-MAAC Second Team

References

External links

Harrisburg City Islanders bio

Niagara University bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Di Biase, Anthony 1988 births Living people Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Soccer people from Ontario Men's association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Belgium FC London players Penn FC players K–W United FC players Men's association football defenders Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Men's association football utility players Ottawa Fury SC players R. Olympic Charleroi Châtelet Farciennes players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer players USL League Two players USL Second Division players Canada men's youth international soccer players SC Toronto players