Mike Dietze

Mike Dietze (born July 19, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Philadelphia Fury of the American Soccer League.

Mike Dietze
Personal information
Full name Mike Dietze
Date of birth (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989
Place of birth Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2011 Seton Hall Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 New Jersey Rangers 16 (4)
2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 (0)
2014– Philadelphia Fury 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2014

Career

Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Dietze grew up in Ramsey, New Jersey and played high school soccer at Don Bosco Preparatory High School.[1]

He played four years of college soccer at Seton Hall University beginning in 2008 and played in the USL Premier Development League for NJ-LUSO Rangers FC. He made 16 appearances for the Rangers in 2012, tallying 4 goals and 2 assists.[2][3] Dietze participated in the 2013 NASL Combine where he was noticed by the Strikers' coaching staff and was invited to preseason with the team. On March 25, 2013, the Strikers announced that he had signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] In 2014, Dietze signed with the Philadelphia Fury for the inaugural season of the ASL, where he played in all 10 matches, scoring once.

References
  1. Fox, Ron. "Ramsey resident signs with Fort Lauderdale Strikers", Ramsey Suburban News, April 18, 2013. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Ramsey's Mike Dietze in his Fort Lauderdale Strikers jersey.... He had 13 goals and 10 assists as a Don Bosco senior, but the season was abruptly ended when he suffered a broken leg."
  2. Seton Hall University bio Archived 2013-06-30 at Archive.today
  3. http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/8986441.html#STATS Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/896-strikers-sign-five-as-roster-nears-completion.html
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