Joseph William Anthony Di Chiara (born January 30, 1992) is a

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professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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Club career

He played youth soccer with Spartacus soccer club. In 2010, he began his career with the

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in the

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, and in 2011 was signed by

Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Крылья Советов» Самара) is a football club from Russia based in Samara. It returned to the Russian Premier League for the 20 ...

, who became interested in him through a connection with his youth coach at Spartacus, Yuri Studin.

Krylia Sovetov

Di Chiara made his

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debut for

on 18 June 2011 in a game against

Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

Kecskemeti

He then moved to Hungary, joining Kecskemeti, but his stint was marred by injury.

Torpedo Moscow

He then returned to Russia, joining

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in the second tier.

Vaughan Azzurri

Di Chiara returned to North America in 2014 to play in the newly formed

with

. He was named L1O Cup MVP during the season, after Vaughan captured the cup, defeating

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in the final.

Okzhetpes

In February 2015 he signed with

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side Okzhetpes. He made his debut against

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on March 7. Di Chiara left Okzhetpes on 1 July 2015.

Second spell at Vaughan

Di Chiara returned once again to Vaughan Azzurri for the 2016 and 2017

seasons. With the Azzurri, Di Chiara won the 2016 League Cup and 2016 League, as well as Finals MVP, in the championship match against

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where he helped contribute to all four of his team's goals.

Unionville Milliken

For the

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, he joined

Unionville Milliken SC Unionville Milliken Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Unionville, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2018. The club also f ...

Jonava

In June 2018, Di Chiara signed with

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club

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. He made his debut on June 20 in a 2–0 loss to Sūduva. With the club set to be relegated, he reached an agreement with the club to release him early from his contract, allowing him to join the

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York9

In January 2019, Di Chiara signed with

club

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. He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against

Forge FC Forge FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadian soccer. The club plays its home matches at Tim Hortons Field. Forge FC joined the CPL in 2019 as ...

on April 27, 2019. Di Chiara scored his first goal for York9 on October 12 against Forge, netting a penalty to open the scoring in an eventual 4–0 victory. In October 2020 York9 announced Di Chiara was leaving the club per his own request.

Cavalry FC

On November 20, 2020, Di Chiara signed a multi-year contract with

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. In January 2022, it was announced Di Chiara would return for the 2022 season, his second with the club. Cavalry would announce that Di Chiara would leave the club upon completion of the 2022 season.

International career

Di Chiara was called up to the Canadian senior team on September 26, 2011 for Canada's games in the second round of CONCACAF 2014 World Cup Qualification, but did not appear in either match.

Career statistics

''As of June 18, 2023''

Honours

;Vaughan Azzurri *

First Team All Star:

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References

External links

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RFPL profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Chiara, Joseph 1992 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Toronto Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan York Region Shooters players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Kecskeméti TE players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Okzhetpes players FK Jonava players York United FC players Cavalry FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Russian Premier League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players League1 Ontario players Kazakhstan Premier League players A Lyga players Canadian Premier League players Vaughan Azzurri players Unionville Milliken SC players