Tony Cascio (born March 28, 1990) is an American

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player.

Career

College and amateur

Tony begin his soccer career playing for

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in his home town of

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. Cascio played college soccer at the

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between 2008 and 2011. During his time at UConn, Cascio was named 2010 NSCAA First Team All-American, Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2010, and was a two-time All-Big East First Team selection in both 2009 and 2010. During his junior year, he was named NSCAA/Performance Subaru Division I First Team All-American, Soccer America MVP Second Team, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. As a sophomore, was named to the Northeast Region Second Team and selected to the All-Big east First team.

Professional

Colorado Rapids

The

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selected Cascio in the first round (No. 14 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Cascio made his debut during a 2–0 win over

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on March 10, 2012. Cascio recorded his first professional goal against the

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on March 18, 2012, by beating defender

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to fire home past

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Houston Dynamo

Cascio was loaned to the

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for the 2014 season in exchange for a season's use of an international roster spot. He was the first player to be loaned within MLS.

Orlando City SC

Cascio was selected in the 2nd round of the 2014 Expansion draft by

Orlando City SC Orlando City Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Orlando, Florida. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Owned by Zygi, Leonard, and Mark Wilf, it is the sister club of ...

. Started and played 57 minutes in preseason game and was on the bench for the first two games of 2015 but missed the next six months due to a bulging disc in his back.

Arizona United SC

Cascio signed with Arizona United on March 8, 2016.

Sporting Arizona FC

Cascio signed with

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of the UPSL on March 7, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cascio, Tony 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Gilbert, Arizona Soccer players from Maricopa County, Arizona American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders UConn Huskies men's soccer players All-American college men's soccer players Colorado Rapids draft picks Colorado Rapids players Houston Dynamo FC players Orlando City SC players Phoenix Rising FC players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona) alumni 21st-century American sportsmen