Dane Saintus (born March 23, 1987, in

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...

) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player.

Career

College and amateur

Saintus attended

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , prov ...

. In his freshman year, he made 15 appearances and recorded one assist. He started all 21 games his sophomore year and was named Second-team All-Conference USA selection. In his junior year, he made 17 appearances and finished tied for third in his team with three goals scored. He made 16 appearances in his senior year and finished with eight goals and five assists. During his college years, Saintus also played for

DFW Tornados DFW Tornados (also known as Dallas–Fort Worth Tornados) was an American soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer P ...

in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

Professional

On January 14, 2010, Saintus was drafted in the fourth round (54th overall) by

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...

in the

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. However, he was cut during camp. A year later, Saintus was signed by the

Los Angeles Blues Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games a ...

of the

USL Professional Division The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

. He made his professional debut for the Blues on June 21, 2011, in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game against Ventura County Fusion.

References

External links

SMU bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saintus, Dane 1987 births Living people American men's soccer players DFW Tornados players FC Dallas draft picks OC Pateadores Blues players Orange County SC players SMU Mustangs men's soccer players Soccer players from Texas Sportspeople from Arlington, Texas USL Championship players USL League Two players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders