Neil Dombrowski (born March 19, 1984 in

West Allis, Wisconsin West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 census. History The name West Allis derives from Edward P. Allis, wh ...

) is an

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n soccer player, who last played for the

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of the

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Youth

Dombrowski, one of four brothers who play professional soccer, grew up in Wisconsin, attending Nathan Hale High School. In high school, he was three time All Conference and led his team in scoring as a senior. He then attended the

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, playing on the men’s soccer team from 2002 to 2005. He played a total of 83 games over his four-year career, leading the team in goals and points his senior season.

Professional

In 2005, Dombrowski spent the collegiate off season with the

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of the fourth division

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.2005 Chicago Fire Premier Stats
/ref> In 2006, the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League selected Dombrowski in the first round (seventh overall) in the MISL Draft, but he did not sign with the Wave. Instead, on April 11, 2006, he signed with the

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of the

. In 2007, he moved to the

. He played nineteen games, but suffered a season ending knee injury on August 26. He was a regular with the Timbers in 2008, but did not sign with the team in 2009.

Personal

Neil is one of the Dombrowski brothers, all of whom are also professional soccer players: Scott Dombrowski, Zeke Dombrowski,

Tighe Dombrowski Tighe Dombrowski (born March 4, 1982) is an American soccer player, currently without a club. Dombrowski played four years of college soccer for the UW–Milwaukee Panthers of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 2000–2003, during whic ...

and Chad Dombrowski.

References

External links

Timbers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dombrowski, Neil 1982 births American men's soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players Men's association football midfielders Living people People from West Allis, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Rochester New York FC players Soccer players from Wisconsin USL First Division players USL League Two players Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer players