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Theodore Ku-DiPietro

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Theodore Ku-DiPietro
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Oakton, Virginia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2019 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Loudoun United 58 (11)
2022– D.C. United 65 (7)
International career
2023– United States U23 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2024

Theodore "Ted” Ku-DiPietro (born January 28, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.

Early life

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Ku-DiPietro was born on January 28, 2002, in Oakton, Virginia. He attended Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia, where he was a standout soccer player.[2] In 2018, as a sophomore, he was named first-team all-state.[3][4] Ku-DiPietro is of Chinese descent through his mother, and Polish and German descent through his father. "DiPietro" is the last name of his adoptive Italian grandfather.[4]

Club career

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Loudoun United

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Ku-DiPietro played his first professional game with Loudoun United FC, on June 28, 2019, in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United 2.[5] Ku-DiPietro scored his first-ever professional goal in his first season with Loudoun United FC, on September 25, 2019, in the 68th minute of the team's 4–1 win over the Swope Park Rangers.[6] Ku-DiPietro also received his first-ever red card in the same match.

Ku-DiPietro signed his first professional contract with Loudoun on January 7, 2020.[7]

D.C. United

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After appearing three seasons with Loudoun, Ku-DiPietro became the 17th homegrown player to sign for D.C. United.[8] In the opening match of the 2023 season, he scored his first goal for the club – the game-winning goal in a 3–2 comeback victory over Toronto. After coming on as a second-half substitute, Ku-DiPietro assisted on Christian Benteke's game-tying goal in the 90th minute before scoring himself.[9] As a result, he was named to Major League Soccer's Team of the Matchday for week one.[10]

International career

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He was called up to the United States U-23 team for the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile, and scored his first international goal as the United States came from behind to beat Honduras 2–1.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of October 29, 2024[12]
Club Season League U.S. Open Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Loudoun United 2019 USL 9 1 — — 9 1
2020 9 1 — — 9 1
2021 30 7 — — 30 7
2022 10 2 — — 10 2
Total 58 11 — — 58 11
D.C. United 2022 MLS 10 0 2 0 — 12 0
2023 26 5 1 0 — 27 5
2024 28 2 0 0 2[a] 1 30 3
Total 65 7 3 0 2 1 70 8
Career total 123 18 3 0 2 1 128 19
  1. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Personal life

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Ku-DiPietro was born into a family of nine children, and six (including himself) have played soccer at least at the youth level.[4][13] His older brother, Michael, played for the Marymount Saints men's soccer team before graduating with a Business Administration degree.[14][13] His younger sister, Hope, signed a letter of intent to play with the George Washington Colonials women's soccer team in the Fall 2023 season.[15][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Theodore Ku-DiPietro". D.C. United. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Facinoli, Dave (June 4, 2018). "Madison, Oakton win region soccer titles". Inside Nova. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Boys soccer Class 6 all-state teams announced". Prince William Times. June 15, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Steven Goff (January 13, 2022). "Ted Ku-DiPietro's path to D.C. United was one of a kind". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  5. ^ "Loudoun United Win First Match at Home against Atlanta United 2, 2–1". June 28, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Loudoun United FC vs. Swope Park Rangers - September 25, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Loudoun United FC welcome back eight players for the 2020 season". January 7, 2020. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "D.C. United Sign Midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro to Homegrown Deal". D.C. United. January 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Goff, Steven (February 25, 2023). "D.C. United storms back, wins season opener on goal deep in stoppage time". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (February 28, 2023). "Team of the Matchday: Who shined brightest on MLS is Back weekend?". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 28, 2023. Ku-DiPietro had 1g/1a off the bench in a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over Toronto FC – including a stoppage-time winner.
  11. ^ "ASN: USYNT analysis: Thoughts on the U-17 World Cup roster, and the PanAm games". americansoccernow.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  12. ^ Theodore Ku-DiPietro at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ a b c Goff, Steven (March 2, 2023). "Ted Ku-DiPietro, a homegrown talent, brings 'a hunger' to D.C. United". Washington Post. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "Michael Ku-Dipietro - 2017 - Men's Soccer". Marymount University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/GFRsoccer/status/1596996859066978304 [bare URL]
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