Patrick Ianni

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Patrick Ianni
Personal information
Full name Patrick Edward Joseph Ianni
Date of birth June 15, 1985 (1985-06-15) (age 22)
Place of birth    Lodi, CA, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Houston Dynamo
Number 4
Youth clubs
2003-05 UCLA
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005
2007
2006—		 Southern California Seahorses (PDL)
→ California Victory (loan)
Houston Dynamo		 4 (0)
2 (0)
19 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 31 March 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14 April 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Patrick Ianni (born April 15, 1985 in Lodi, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of the Major League Soccer.

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[edit] College

After completing his junior season at UCLA, Ianni earned a Hermann Award nomination. He also played in the USL Premier Development League with the Southern California Seahorses.

[edit] Professional Career

Ianni entered the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and was chosen by Houston as the eighth overall pick. After failing to break into the Dynamo first team on a regular basis, Ianni was loaned to USL-1 side California Victory in May 2007, but he played just two games before re-joining the Dynamo. Since Ianni was drafted as an underclassman with a Generation adidas contract, he does not count against Houston's salary cap.

Ianni made his first MLS start June 24, 2007 against Kansas City. In that game, he scored on a late header and contributed defensively in a 1-0 shutout win that helped earn him continued playing time as a center back.

[edit] International Career

Ianni has been a part of several U.S. national youth teams, including the U-20 squad that participated at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was hosted by the Netherlands, and the U-23 team that will participate in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

[edit] Personal

Patrick Ianni's brother, Tayt, played in MLS for the San Jose Clash. In college, Patrick Ianni listed his career aspiration as becoming a Christian preacher. [1]

[edit] See also

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Houston Dynamo – current squad

1 Caig • 2 Robinson • 3 Alcaraz • 4 Ianni • 5 Brown • 6 Ustruck • 7 C.Wondolowski • 8 Mulrooney • 9 Mullan • 10 Caraccio • 11 Davis • 13 Clark • 14 De Rosario • 16 Waibel • 17 Chabala • 18 Onstad • 19 Hayden • 20 Cameron • 21 Hatzke • 22 Holden • 23 S.Wondolowski • 24 Barrett • 25 Ching • 26 Ashe • 30 Waller • 32 Boswell • 99 Kpene • Coach: Kinnear