Tony Cascio

Tony Cascio (born March 28, 1990) is an American soccer player currently playing for Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and Amateur

Tony begin his soccer career playing for Hamilton High School in his home town of Chandler, Arizona. Cascio played college soccer at the University of Connecticut between 2008 and 2011. During his time at UConn, Cascio was named 2010 NSCAA First Team All-American, Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2010, and was a two-time All-Big East First Team selection in both 2009 and 2010. During his junior year, he was named NSCAA/Performance Subaru Division I First Team All-American, Soccer America MVP Second Team, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. As a sophomore, was named to the Northeast Region Second Team and selected to the All-Big east First team.

Colorado Rapids

The Colorado Rapids selected Cascio in the first round (No. 14 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.

Cascio made his debut during a 2-0 win over Columbus Crew on March 10, 2012. Cascio recorded his first professional goal against the Philadelphia Union on March 18, 2012 by beating defender Chris Albright to fire home past Zac MacMath.