Daniel Antoniuk (born January 23, 1981, in

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player who last played for the Tacoma Stars in the

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Career

College

Antoniuk attended Wheaton College, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. He holds the school record for career goals (54) and points (144) and was a 1999 NCAA Division III Third Team All American.

Professional

In the spring of 2003, Antoniuk signed with the

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of the USL A-League/First Division. He spent three seasons in Portland, his most productive coming in 2005 when he scored thirteen goals in twenty-four games. Antoniuk was selected to the USL Starting Eleven All-star Team. Following the 2005 season, Antoniuk became a free agent and signed with the

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on February 1, 2006. The Vancouvers then traded Antoniuk to the Montreal Impact for

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on March 28. He spent the 2006 season with Montreal, scoring only three goals in nineteen games, most coming off the bench. Antoniuk asked for a trade and was traded to the

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for Fabian Dawkins and Jason McLaughlin. In 2007, he led the USL-1 in points, scoring seven goals and adding a league leading nine assists, as the Silverbacks went to the USL-1 championship game. Antoniuk was again selected to USL Starting Eleven All-Star Team. On November 7, 2007, the

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signed Antoniuk for the 2008 season. He scored his first goal with the RailHawks in a 1–0 victory at

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on May 4, 2008. He played in twenty-eight regular season games with the RailHawks, but was injured for most of the season and managed only three goals. On April 3, 2009, he signed with the

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of the

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. In June 2010, he moved to San Diego Boca of the

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. Antoniuk signed with

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of the

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(NASL) on March 16, 2011., scoring four goals and adding four assists for the club . The club declined to pick up his option for a second year after the conclusion of the 2011 season. He signed with

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of the NASL on January 31, 2012. He went on lead the Rowdies with nine goals while notching four assists, on the way to helping the Rowdies win the NASL Championship. In the semi-final game, Antoniuk scored the game winner in the 85th minute against the Carolina Railhawks. In the championship against the Minnesota Stars, he scored in the 86th minute to tie the aggregate score between the two teams, sending the game to a penalty shootout in which the Rowdies prevailed. While playing outdoor soccer professionally for 10 seasons, Antoniuk has also played 8 seasons of professional indoor soccer in the MISL and PASL. The indoor season is played in the 4 months over the winter, and barely overlaps with the outdoor leagues.

Indoor soccer

On October 31, 2003, Antoniuk signed, with the permission of the Portland Timbers, a two-year contract with the

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of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He played only three games with the Wave before being traded to the

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, where he scored two goals in eight games. The Sockers folded during the 2004–2005 season and the

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selected Antoniuk in the first round of the dispersal draft, held January 5, 2005. Antoniuk signed with the KiXX on January 28, 2005. In the fall of 2007, after a 2-year break, Antoniuk returned to the indoor circuit with the

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of MISL. On February 20, 2009, he moved to the Chicago Storm of the

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, and played 9 games for them during the 2009 XSL season. In the fall of 2009, he signed with the

of the

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. He played four seasons with the San Diego Sockers, from 2009 to 2012, winning the PASL Championship each year. On November 10, 2013, he signed with the St. Louis Ambush of the MISL for their inaugural season.St. Louis Ambush Sign Veteran Dan Antoniuk
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References

External links

Charleston Battery bio

New Jersey Ironmen bio

Carolina RailHawks bio

San Diego Sockers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antoniuk, Dan 1981 births Living people American expatriate sportspeople in Canada American expatriate soccer players American soccer players Association football forwards Atlanta Silverbacks players Charleston Battery players Chicago Storm players Expatriate soccer players in Canada FC Edmonton players FC Tucson players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Milwaukee Wave players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players New Jersey Ironmen (MISL) players North American Soccer League players North Carolina FC players Philadelphia KiXX (2001–2008 MISL) players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players USL League Two players Professional Arena Soccer League players San Diego Sockers (PASL) players Soccer players from Philadelphia Tampa Bay Rowdies players A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players Xtreme Soccer League players Major Arena Soccer League players Tacoma Stars (2003–) players Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni