club roster 2009 season stats GP Goals Assists 22 2 6 name: Santino Quaranta position: F-M height: 6-1 weight:185 Birthdate: October 14, 1984 Hometown: Baltimore, MD last club: New York (MLS)

Regular Season Stats

full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights

year	club	gp	gs	min	g	a	sht	sog	fc	fs	c	ej
2009	D.C. United	22	19	1,769	2	6	32	11	15	40	1	0
Career		132	97	8,678	24	23	198	84	125	212	20	0

Most Recent Video Highlights

date	clubs	video description
06/04/09	Red Bulls @ United	Quaranta puts United up
05/16/09	United @ Chivas USA	Quaranta drives equalizer
05/16/09	United @ Chivas USA	Golazo de Quaranta

Despite being just 22-years old, Quaranta is entering his seventh MLS season and his first full season with the Galaxy. He has made 74 career appearances as both a midfielder and a forward, collecting 17 goals and 13 assists. Was revitalized by his move to L.A. in 2006, scoring two goals in his first three games with the Galaxy, helping his new team to a win in each of those two contests. He has earned 11 caps with the U.S. National Team, with the last of those coming in February 2006 against Guatemala.

MLS Experience

2006: Appeared in four games with D.C. United before being traded to the Galaxy in August. Paid immediate dividends for the Galaxy, scoring three goals in 12 games with his new club.

2005: Was limited to just 18 games and 13 starts on the year for United, but Quaranta was still the third-leading scorer on the team, with five goals while adding five assists. Three of his five goals were game-winners, tying him for most on the team. He missed a significant number of games due to U.S. Men's National Team call-ups for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and World Cup qualifiers.

2004: A string of injuries limited Quaranta to just 23 minutes in one MLS appearance for D.C. United during the 2004 campaign. He made an impact in United's international friendlies, however, striking for two goals and an assist against C.D. Municipal to accompany his penalty-kick shootout tally in the Black-and-Red's win over Nottingham Forest.

2003: Quaranta got off to a good start netting his only goal of the campaign in the season opener against Kansas City on 4/12. He then struggled much of the season to recover from an MCL injury that he picked up while playing with the U.S. U-20 National Team. He underwent arthroscopic surgery in September, causing him to miss the end of the season. Finished the season with three assists, the first of which led to Marco Etcheverry's goal that earned the Black-and-Red their first road point of the season in a 1-1 tie versus the Colorado Rapids on 4/26. Quaranta also tallied the game-winning assist on Ben Olsen's goal versus the Chicago Fire at Cardinal Stadium on 7/12.

2002: In only his second year in MLS, Quaranta started in all 11 games he appeared in, contributing three goals and four assists. He got off to a quick start with an assist the season opener against the Galaxy on 3/23 and then scored his first goal against the two weeks later on 4/6 against Dallas. Quaranta recorded two assists in United's 4-2 drubbing of the MetroStars on 5/18. He then registered both a goal and an assist in the 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution on 6/8. However, Quaranta had to miss the last three months of the season due to an abdominal hernia and the subsequent surgery to correct it, which took place on 7/31.

2001: At the time of his selection, Quaranta was the youngest player ever drafted by Major League Soccer. He paid immediate dividends for United, notching five goals and one assist in 16 games, making 10 starts. The Baltimore native recorded a pair of two-goal games in addition to being named MLS Player of the Week on 7/16. At the time, Quaranta was the youngest player in league history to play, start, score and earn Player of the Week and MLS All-Star honors. He was the youngest player to appear in an MLS match when he came on for Mark Lisi in the 74th minute versus New England on 5/9. He was the youngest player to score in MLS history (16 years, 7 months, and 5 days) when he tallied his first MLS goal in the 69th minute versus the Columbus Crew on 5/19. Quaranta made his first career start and played the full 90 minutes versus the MetroStars (6/13), recording his first assist. He scored two goals against New England on 7/14, earning Player of the Week honors (7/16).

International

2005: Quaranta was called up to the U.S. Men's National Team for both Gold Cup and World Cup qualifying competitions. In all, he made nine appearances for the U.S., making three starts primarily on the right side of midfield. He saw time in three games during the team's Gold Cup championship run, starting the 4-1 win over Cuba on 7/7. This was his full National Team debut and he tallied an assist in the match. Came off the bench to replace Josh Wolff in the 62nd minute of the Gold Cup Final against Panama and converted the USA's opening spot kick in the shootout. Also saw action in five World Cup qualifiers, making two starts. He replaced Steve Ralston for the final 10 minutes of the 2-0 win over Mexico on 9/3 that clinched a berth in the 2006 FIFA World Cup for the U.S.

Acquired

From D.C. United on August 8, 2006 in exchange for a partial allocation and a conditional 2008 MLS SuperDraft pick.