Daniel Gagliardi (born January 21, 1997) is an American

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player who plays as a

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Career

Youth and college

Gagliardi played prep soccer at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in

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. Gagliardi played club soccer with local side Plantation SC. He also spent a single season with

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side Kendall Soccer Club, making 14 appearances during their 2014–15 season. Gagliardi played five years of

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Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

, including a redshirted freshman season. During his time with the ''Panthers'', Gagliardi made 34 appearances, and was named All-Conference USA Third Team in 2019. While at college, Gagliardi also played in the NPSL in 2016 with

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, and in 2017 and 2018, spent time with

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and

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of the

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Professional career

On January 9, 2020, Gagliardi was drafted 32nd overall in the

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. However, he did not sign with the club. In February 2020, Gagliardi signed with

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side

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ahead of their inaugural season. He made his professional debut on October 24, 2020, starting in the final game of the season to

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, which ended in a 1–0 defeat for Fort Lauderdale. On January 19, 2021, Gagliardi signed with

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side

FC Tulsa FC Tulsa is an American professional soccer team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma which competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. History The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, br ...

. In May 2022, Gagliardi joined

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side

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. Gagliardi returned to South Florida in January 2024, signing with

club

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. His contract option was not extended with Miami at the end of the season.

Personal

Gagliardi also holds Brazilian citizenship.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagliardi, Daniel 1997 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Des Moines Menace players FC Tulsa players FIU Panthers men's soccer players Inter Miami CF II players IMG Academy Bradenton players Miami FC players National Independent Soccer Association players National Premier Soccer League Sportspeople from Plantation, Florida Soccer players from Broward County, Florida SIMA Águilas players USL League One players USL League Two players Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks 21st-century American sportsmen