Michael Dello-Russo
Encyclopedia
Michael Dello-Russo is an American
soccer player, currently playing for Baltimore Blast
in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
, attended Wilde Lake High School
, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park
from 2001-05. He appeared in 93 games over four seasons, scoring 2 goals and assisting on 20. He was named team captain his junior and senior seasons.
During his college years he also played in the USL Premier Development League
for Chesapeake Dragons
.
by FC Dallas
. He spent part of his first season on loan with Minnesota Thunder
of the USL First Division
. In 2007, his second year with the team, Dello-Russo made his first career MLS start on October 20, 2007 against the Kansas City Wizards
in a 2-0 loss. He played the entire 90 minutes of the game at the right back position and would be his only MLS start of the 2007 season. During the 2008 MLS season, Dello-Russo was promoted to the senior roster on May 7, 2007 replacing retired defender Alex Yi
. He made eight regular season appearances with FC Dallas
, starting one game on September 4, 2008 against the Colorado Rapids
in a 1-0 loss.
Dello-Russo was released by Dallas on July 23, 2009, and subsequently signed for Austin Aztex. He made 7 league appearances for the Aztex before being released at the end of the season.
In November 2009 Dello-Russo signed to play professional indoor soccer for Baltimore Blast
in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player, currently playing for Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Blast (current)
Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1992, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
College
Dello-Russo grew up in Columbia, MarylandColumbia, Maryland
Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
, attended Wilde Lake High School
Wilde Lake High School
Wilde Lake High School is a secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland's Village of Wilde Lake, one of 12 public high schools in Howard County. Opened in 1971 as a model school for the nation, it was Columbia's first high school. It had a unique open doughnut-shaped design with "open...
, and played college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
from 2001-05. He appeared in 93 games over four seasons, scoring 2 goals and assisting on 20. He was named team captain his junior and senior seasons.
During his college years he also played in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
for Chesapeake Dragons
Chesapeake Dragons
Chesapeake Dragons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The Dragons played their home...
.
Professional
Dello-Russo was drafted in the fourth round, 42nd overall, of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft2006 MLS SuperDraft
The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to C.D. Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fifth overall selection and Jason...
by FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
. He spent part of his first season on loan with Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
. In 2007, his second year with the team, Dello-Russo made his first career MLS start on October 20, 2007 against the Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
in a 2-0 loss. He played the entire 90 minutes of the game at the right back position and would be his only MLS start of the 2007 season. During the 2008 MLS season, Dello-Russo was promoted to the senior roster on May 7, 2007 replacing retired defender Alex Yi
Alex Yi
Alexander "Alex" Yi is a retired American soccer defender who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer...
. He made eight regular season appearances with FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
, starting one game on September 4, 2008 against the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
in a 1-0 loss.
Dello-Russo was released by Dallas on July 23, 2009, and subsequently signed for Austin Aztex. He made 7 league appearances for the Aztex before being released at the end of the season.
In November 2009 Dello-Russo signed to play professional indoor soccer for Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Blast (current)
Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1992, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.