Dominic Schell is an American

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player who played professionally

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and the USL First Division. Schell attended the University of Mobile. In 1999, Schell and his teammates went to the NAIA national men's soccer championship where they finished runner-up to

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. Schell was an NAIA First Team All American that season. In February 2000, the Columbus Crew selected Schell in the fifth round (57th overall) in the

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. He played seven league and two Open Cup games with the Crew in addition to going on loan to the Cincinnati Riverhawks in June and the

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. Columbus waived Schell in November 2000. On March 12, 2001, Schell signed with the Nashville Metros. In 2002, he moved to the

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. In 2005, he played for the DFW Tornados in the USL Premier Development League. In 2006, Schell played for the amateur Dallas Roma which upset Chivas USA in the Open Cup. During the 2008-2009 PASL season, Schell played one game each, scoring one goal a piece, for the Texas Outlaws and the

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. In 2009, he played for Lynch's Irish Pub F.C. In November 2009, he joined the Texas Outlaws of the

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. In October 2018, Schell led the celebrated Friendly FC to the second consecutive championship of the 2018 Tulsa SoktoberFest tournament outscoring fellow Roma alum Matthew Clark in the 5 game event.

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Texas Soccer Club: Dominic Schell

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schell, Dominic Living people 1977 births American men's soccer players Cincinnati Riverhawks players Columbus Crew players DFW Tornados players El Paso Patriots players Jackson Chargers players Major League Soccer players Major Arena Soccer League players St. Louis Illusion players A-League (1995–2004) players USL League Two players MLS Pro-40 players Nashville Metros players Soccer players from Dallas Columbus Crew draft picks Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards