Massimo Di Ioia (born June 18, 1987 in Saint-Léonard,

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) is a Canadian former

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player. Di Ioia was part of the Canadian National Under 20 team and Olympic Under 23 team. He played the majority of his career in the Canadian province of Quebec with notable stints in the

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, and the

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. He was most recently part of the Montreal Impact

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technical staff that led the team for the first time in club history to the

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Eastern Conference Finals.

Career

He began playing in the

for CSE Montreal-Concordia in 2003. Where he won a bronze medal at the Canadian National Championship games and he received the Golden boot for scoring the most goals in a season. He joined the National Training Centre in 2005 where he won the bronze medal at the

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in 2005, scoring one goal in a 5-2 victory against British Columbia, as well won the gold medal at the

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. On May 9, 2006 he signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Impact in the

, making his debut on May 13, 2006 against

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, coming into the game for

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at the 83rd minute. He scored his first career goal on July 21, 2006 in Minnesota giving the Impact a 1-0 lead, but Montreal ended up losing 2-1 to the Thunder. In the end of the 2006 season he was able to help Montreal win the regular-season title as well as the

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. The following season Di Ioia featured little in the first team, where he only appeared in eight games and started in only one match. As a result played with Montreal's farm team the

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in the

. During his tenure with the Attak he won the National Division title, and appeared in 16 matches and recorded 5 goals. He featured in the

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final against the

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, where Trois-Rivières were defeated 2-1 in a penalty shootout. In 2010, he played with

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in the

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. He played two seasons in the

with FC St-Léonard.

International career

Di Ioia played in the 2005 Francophone games in Niger with Canada. He made his debut with the

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in 2006, starting both games played against the

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on July 7 in

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which resulted in 2-1 loss, and July 9 in

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which ended in 1-1 tie. Di Ioia started in both games vs

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( 2-1 loss, 1-1 draw), came on as a sub vs the

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and started again in an international friendly vs the

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Coaching career

He founded the Massimo Di Ioia Soccer Academy in Canada. He worked besides his playing career as Technical Director for LaSalle Minor Soccer Association, ARS Lac Saint Louis, Lakeshore Soccer Club, and Brampton Soccer Club. Since 2014 worked as coach on the Academy of Montreal Impact. On January 7, 2016, he was elevated to the first team coaching staff in the

under

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References

External links

Montrealimpact.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Di Ioia, Massimo 1987 births Living people Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Trois-Rivières Attak players Soccer players from Montreal People from Saint-Leonard, Quebec USL First Division players USL League Two players FC St-Léonard players