Full name David Santamaria Name David Santamaria 2010 Jacksonville Dolphins | 2008–2009 Miami FC Height 1.83 m Playing position Role Soccer player Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1990-12-15) December 15, 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States | ||
Current team FC Miami City Champions Education Jacksonville University | ||
David Santamaria Soccer
David Santamaria (born December 15, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Miami City Champions.
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Youth
Santamaria grew up in Miami, Florida, attended Miami Sunset Senior High School, and played for the youth academy of former USL First Division side Miami FC, before going on to play one season of college soccer at Jacksonville University.
Professional
Santamaria turned professional immediately following his freshman college year, and after impressing team owners during the 2010 Traffic combine signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut - and scored his first professional goal - on May 11 in a 4-2 loss to the Carolina RailHawks.
After just one season with the Strikers, Santamaria joined the Atlanta Silverbacks on a season-long loan. On August 8, 2012, the Santamaria and the Silverbacks agreed to terminate the loan agreement after appearing in seven matches and scoring one goal.
Santamaria traveled in September 2012 to Europe to open up his horizons. He spent 2 months training and playing practice matches with the Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Pombal Following that experience, Santamaria traveled for a trial with the Serbian Superliga first division club FK Sloboda Uzice, after spending a month with the club Santamaria turned down an agreement which did not meet his expectations.
In December 2013, Santamaria signed with the Mexican side second division club Cimarrones de Sonora where he played Clausura 2014.
In May 2015, Santamaria decided to go back to his basics: the Premier Development League. He signs to play for FC Miami City Champions for the 2015 season.