Victoria Teresa DiMartino (born September 4, 1991) is an American former soccer player from Massapequa, New York. She was a forward for the

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in the National Women's Soccer League, and a defender for the

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Early life

DiMartino grew up in Massapequa, New York and attended

Massapequa High School Massapequa High School is a public high school located in Massapequa, New York, United States, for students in grades 10 through 12. As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,825 students and 142.4 classroom teachers (on an ...

where she was a 2009 Parade All-American. During her three seasons at Massapequa, she scored 52 goals and provided 27 assists. She was named All-County as a freshman, sophomore and junior. In 2007, she was named an NSCAA Youth All-American. As a junior, she earned All-Long Island and Big Apple Player of the Year honors. She played in three games as a senior due to national team commitments. As a teenager, she played for club team, the Alberston Fury. She won the New York State Cup every year she played in the tournament.

Boston College

DiMartino attended Boston College and played for the Eagles for four years. She finished her career at Boston as the third all-time in points scored with 93 career points. She finished third on the goals scored list with 34 and fifth in assists with 25.

Playing career

Club

In 2013, DiMartino was drafted to the

in the National Women's Soccer League. She was selected seventh in the third round during the

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International

DiMartino has represented the United States on the U-15, U-16, U-17, U-20, and U-23 national teams. A multi-dimensional player, she played as forward for the U-17 team, as outside back and outside midfield for the U.S. U-20 team and also played forward at the U-20 World Cup. She is a member of the U.S. team that won the 2010 CONACAF U-20 Women's Championships in Guatemala to earn a berth to the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. DiMartino was one of the leading scorers for the U-17 team in 2008. She scored five goals in five consecutive games (the only U.S. player ever to achieve that feat in a World Cup) and won the Silver Boot as the second-leading scorer at the U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. She scored twice at the CONCACAF U-17 Women's Qualifying Tournament. She finished her U-17 international career with nine goals in 14 matches.

Personal

DiMartino has two older sisters who played professional soccer. Her oldest sister

Christina DiMartino Christina DiMartino (born November 6, 1986) is an American professional soccer midfielder. She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence of the WPS and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team. Early life Born ...

, a former star at

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,This Year, Success Runs in the Family
The New York Times. was a midfielder for the

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and Philadelphia Independence. Another sister,

Gina DiMartino Gina DiMartino (born July 31, 1988) is an American soccer player from Massapequa, New York. She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States U-23 women's national soccer team. Her ...

, was a forward for the Philadelphia Independence.

References

External links

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Boston College player profile

US Soccer player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimartino, Vicki 1991 births Living people Boston College Eagles women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players Western New York Flash players People from Massapequa, New York American women's soccer players Women's association football defenders Women's association football forwards Western New York Flash draft picks United States women's under-20 international soccer players Massapequa High School alumni