Massimo Di Ioia

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Massimo Di Ioia
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Personal information
Full name Massimo Di Ioia
Date of birth June 18, 1987 (1987-06-18) (age 20)
Place of birth    Saint-Léonard, QC, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position forward
Club information
Current club Montreal Impact
Number 21
Youth clubs
2003-2005 CSE Montreal-Concordia
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006 - Montreal Impact 23 (1)   
National team2
2006 – Canada U-20 9 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19 May 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 September 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Massimo Di Ioia (born June 18, 1987 in Saint-Léonard, Quebec) is a Canadian soccer forward who currently plays for the Montreal Impact of USL First Division.

Before turning professional he played for CSE Montreal-Concordia in 2003, where he won a bronze medal at the Canadian National Championship games and he received the Golden Shoe for scoring the most goals in a season. He joined the National Training Centre in 2005 where he won the bronze medal at the Canada Games in 2005, scoring one goal in a 5-2 victory against British Columbia, as well won the gold medal at the Adidas Cup.

Played in the 2005 Francophone games in Niger with Canada. Scored 1 goal in a friendly game vs Mali and Congo.

On May 9, 2006 he signed a one-year amateur contract with the Montreal Impact, making his debut on May 13 against Charleston Battery, coming into the game for Patrick Leduc at the 83rd minute of play. He scored his first carear goal on July 21 in Minnesota, giving the Impact a 1-0 lead, but Montreal ended up losing 2-1 to the Thunder. In the end of the 2006 season he was able to help Montreal win the regular-season title as well as the Voyageurs Cup.

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