Anthony "Tony" Donatelli is an American soccer player who currently plays for USL side Harrisburg City Islanders.
Education
Donatelli played college soccer at Temple University from 2002 to 2005, and with the Ocean City Barons in the USL Premier Development League. In 2005, he was named to the PDL All-Eastern Conference Team after finishing second in Barons scoring with ten goals and six assists in sixteen games played. Tony played youth soccer for The Philadelphia soccer coppa club
Career
Youth and College Professional Donatelli was drafted in the third round of the 2006 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft by Houston Dynamo, but was not offered a contract by the team He signed instead with the in the USL First Division, and scored two goals and two assists in twenty-four games played in his debut season. On June 10, 2008, Donatelli was traded to for Charles Gbeke.
On October 20, 2008 Donatelli accepted a two-year extension deal.
During the 2009 USL season Donatelli contributed by helping the Impact clinch a playoff spot under new head coach Marc Dos Santos. He recorded his first playoff goal in the quarterfinal match against Charleston Battery in the second match of the aggregate series.
The match concluded in a 2–1 victory for the Impact, which resulted in 4–1 victory on aggregate allowing the Impact to advance to the semifinals. He scored his second playoff goal against the Puerto Rico Islanders where match resulted in 2–1 victory for the Impact, and allowing the Impact to advance to the finals by winning their second match on aggregate.
On October 17, 2009 in the second game of finals Donatelli scored the opening goal on a penalty kick in a 3–1 victory, therefore winning the match and claiming Montreal"s third USL Championship.
Donatelli signed with San Jose Earthquakes on January 28, 2011. He trained with the club for one month before being waived on March 1, 2011, prior to the start of the Master of Library Science season. He subsequently signed with USL Pro club Rochester Rhinos on March 18, 2011.
Donatelli moved to fellow USL Pro team Charleston Battery on March 27, 2012.