John DiRaimondo is an American soccer player currently without a club
Education
DiRaimondo attended Saint Louis University. In 2003 he scored four goals and got ten assists while being named second-team NSCAA All-Midwest Region, and was named to the Virginia Adidas Classic All-Tournament team In 2004 he scored four goals and got three assists while being named first team All-Conference.
In 2005 he scored a career high of nine goals and ten assists while being named first team All-Conference and All-Region.
He also made it to the Hermann Trophy Watch list. In his last year of college, DiRaimondo scored five goals and got five assists while being named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist.
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network the Magazine named him Academic All-American. During his college years he also played with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.
Career
Youth While on the team, DiRaimondo lived in Florida and was roommates with Grazier. In 2003 he was named as the Parade Magazine All-American and competed in the McDonald’s All-American game. College Professional DiRaimondo was drafted by Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids on January 18, 2007 and was drafted by Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division on January 24, 2007.
He made his debut for the Rapids on March 29, 2008, and scored his first professional goal the following week against the Kansas City Wizards.
DiRaimondo was waived by the Rapids on March 25, 2009, and was signed to a developmental contract by District of Columbia United, on March 27, 2009. He was loaned to the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division in April 2009 and later to Richmond Kickers in May 2009.
International He was selected for the United States U-17 national team after his freshman year and managed to score two goals for the Under-17 World Cup qualifier in Guatemala. In 2003 he competed for the United States. Under-17 National Team at the 2003 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Championship in Finland, and in 2004 played with the United States. Under-20 National Team in a tour of of Korea.
Richmond Kickers.