Antonia Bua (born 23 August 1990) is an Italian

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who played for the

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Career

High school and college

Bua attended

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. In 2008, he was named an all-state selection along with

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and

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, both of whom were drafted into Major League Soccer. Bua played college soccer for

York College of Pennsylvania York College of Pennsylvania is a private college in Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania. It offers more than 70 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences, and humanities to 3,500 full-time undergraduate students. It also off ...

. Over his college career, Bua registered 66 total points on 28 goals and ten assists in 87 games. Included in his 28 career goals were nine game-winning goals. Bua was a 3-time All-

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selection with the Spartans and was part of the team that won four straight conference championships.

Professional

After trialing with the

for several weeks, Bua was signed by the club on 3 July 2013. The trial included an impressive performance against the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer in which Bua played 26 minutes as a substitute. Bua made his professional league debut on 14 July 2013 in a 0–1 loss to the Richmond Kickers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bua, Antonio 1990 births Living people Italian men's footballers Footballers from Palermo Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football midfielders Penn FC players USL Championship players Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United States York College of Pennsylvania alumni