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Theodore Ku-DiPietro
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Oakton, Virginia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team D.C. United
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2019 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Loudoun United 58 (11)
2022– D.C. United 65 (7)
International career
2023– United States U23 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2024

Theodore "Ted” Ku-DiPietro (born January 28, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.

Early life

Ku-DiPietro was born on January 28, 2002, in Oakton, Virginia. He attended Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia, where he was a standout soccer player. In 2018, as a sophomore, he was named first-team all-state. Ku-DiPietro is of Chinese descent through his mother, and Polish and German descent through his father. "DiPietro" is the last name of his adoptive Italian grandfather.

Club career

Loudoun United

Ku-DiPietro played his first professional game with Loudoun United FC, on June 28, 2019, in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United 2. Ku-DiPietro scored his first-ever professional goal in his first season with Loudoun United FC, on September 25, 2019, in the 68th minute of the team's 4–1 win over the Swope Park Rangers. Ku-DiPietro also received his first-ever red card in the same match.

Ku-DiPietro signed his first professional contract with Loudoun on January 7, 2020.

D.C. United

After appearing three seasons with Loudoun, Ku-DiPietro became the 17th homegrown player to sign for D.C. United. In the opening match of the 2023 season, he scored his first goal for the club – the game-winning goal in a 3–2 comeback victory over Toronto. After coming on as a second-half substitute, Ku-DiPietro assisted on Christian Benteke's game-tying goal in the 90th minute before scoring himself. As a result, he was named to Major League Soccer's Team of the Matchday for week one.

International career

He was called up to the United States U-23 team for the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile, and scored his first international goal as the United States came from behind to beat Honduras 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of October 29, 2024
Club Season League U.S. Open Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Loudoun United 2019 USL 9 1 — — 9 1
2020 9 1 — — 9 1
2021 30 7 — — 30 7
2022 10 2 — — 10 2
Total 58 11 — — 58 11
D.C. United 2022 MLS 10 0 2 0 — 12 0
2023 26 5 1 0 — 27 5
2024 28 2 0 0 2 1 30 3
Total 65 7 3 0 2 1 70 8
Career total 123 18 3 0 2 1 128 19
  1. Appearances in Leagues Cup

Personal life

Ku-DiPietro was born into a family of nine children, and six (including himself) have played soccer at least at the youth level. His older brother, Michael, played for the Marymount Saints men's soccer team before graduating with a Business Administration degree. His younger sister, Hope, signed a letter of intent to play with the George Washington Colonials women's soccer team in the Fall 2023 season.

References

  1. "Theodore Ku-DiPietro". D.C. United. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. Facinoli, Dave (June 4, 2018). "Madison, Oakton win region soccer titles". Inside Nova. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. "Boys soccer Class 6 all-state teams announced". Prince William Times. June 15, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Steven Goff (January 13, 2022). "Ted Ku-DiPietro's path to D.C. United was one of a kind". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  5. "Loudoun United Win First Match at Home against Atlanta United 2, 2–1". June 28, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. "Loudoun United FC vs. Swope Park Rangers - September 25, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. "Loudoun United FC welcome back eight players for the 2020 season". January 7, 2020. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. "D.C. United Sign Midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro to Homegrown Deal". D.C. United. January 13, 2022.
  9. Goff, Steven (February 25, 2023). "D.C. United storms back, wins season opener on goal deep in stoppage time". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. Sigal, Jonathan (February 28, 2023). "Team of the Matchday: Who shined brightest on MLS is Back weekend?". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 28, 2023. Ku-DiPietro had 1g/1a off the bench in a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over Toronto FC – including a stoppage-time winner.
  11. "ASN: USYNT analysis: Thoughts on the U-17 World Cup roster, and the PanAm games". americansoccernow.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  12. Theodore Ku-DiPietro at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ Goff, Steven (March 2, 2023). "Ted Ku-DiPietro, a homegrown talent, brings 'a hunger' to D.C. United". Washington Post. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  14. "Michael Ku-Dipietro - 2017 - Men's Soccer". Marymount University. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  15. https://twitter.com/GFRsoccer/status/1596996859066978304

External links

D.C. United – current squad
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