Daniele Proch (born 8 November 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Breno in Italy's Serie D.

Daniele Proch
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Riva del Garda, Italy
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Breno
Number 18
Youth career
2002–2012 Baone
2012–2014 Südtirol
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Catawba Indians 16 (8)
2017–2019 Duke Blue Devils 57 (28)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Südtirol 0 (0)
2014–2016Dro (loan) 57 (7)
2020 North Carolina FC 11 (0)
2021 Caldiero Terme 20 (5)
2021–2022 Delta Porto Tolle 32 (6)
2022–2023 Offanenghese
2023–2024 Soresinese
2024– Breno 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Career

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College

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Proch played college soccer at Catawba College in 2016. In his one season there he recorded 8 goals and 7 assists in 16 games, he was also named South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year.[1][2][3]

In 2017, Proch transferred to Duke University, where he scored 28 goals and recorded 9 assists over three seasons with the Blue Devils.[4] In his junior year, he was named to the second team of the NCAA Men's Soccer All-American Team.[5][6]

Professional

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Proch began his soccer career in the academy of U.S. Baone, before joining the academy of F.C. Südtirol, in Italy's Serie C. He spent two years on loan with U.S. Dro in Serie D playing 57 games and scoring 7 goals, before moving to the United States in the summer of 2016.[7][8][9][10]

After going undrafted in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft,[11] Proch signed with North Carolina FC of the USL Championship on 6 February 2020.[9][12][13] He made his debut for the side on 7 March 2020, as a substitute in their match against Louisville City FC.[14]

On 10 December 2020, Proch signed with Caldiero Terme of Italy's Serie D.[15]

Personal life

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Proch grew up in Arco in northern Italy, before leaving for North Carolina to play collegiate soccer.[16][17] At Duke, Proch majored in policy journalism and media studies.[7][8][18] His brother, Davide, also plays soccer as a forward. He plays for S.S. Benacense in the sixth level of Italian football.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "2016 (Catawba) (PDF)" (PDF). GoDuke.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Proch Named SAC Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year". GoCatawbaIndians.com. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "A Look at Men's Soccer's 9 Newcomers for 2017". Duke University. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Daniele Proch – Men's Soccer". GoDuke.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. ^ "All-America Teams - CollegeSoccerNews.com". 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Il sogno a stelle e strisce del rivano Daniele Proch sta diventando realtà – Sport". Alto Adige (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  8. ^ a b Phillips, Gregory (21 November 2019). "A Road Less Traveled to Duke". Duke Today. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b "North Carolina FC Signs Duke Standout, Italian Striker Daniele Proch". North Carolina FC. 6 February 2020.
  10. ^ Proch, Daniele (2016-11-14). "Daniele Proch Video". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  11. ^ Dudko, James (9 January 2020). "MLS SuperDraft 2020: Complete Round-by-Round Results and Twitter Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 9 February 2020. ...Popovic, Brandon Williamson, Daniele Proch and Brian Saramago the highest-rated players to go undrafted today.
  12. ^ "Daniele Proch Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  13. ^ "North Carolina FC 2020 Roster". www.northcarolinafc.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  14. ^ Doherty, Brennan (2020-03-07). "North Carolina FC Falls 1–0 in Season Opener to Louisville City". North Carolina FC. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  15. ^ "Dagli Usa al Caldiero: arriva Daniele Proch, l'attaccante laureato in giornalismo". larena.it (in Italian). L'Arena. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Da Riva del Garda verso la Mls: l'american dream di Daniele Proch". La Gazzetta dello Sport – Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  17. ^ Doherty, Brennan (2020-03-18). "Meet the New Guys: Daniele Proch". North Carolina FC. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  18. ^ "Daniele Proch a suon di gol si fa largo negli Stati Uniti". l'Adige.it (in Italian). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  19. ^ "Scheda giocatore Proch Davide – Tuttocampo.it". www.tuttocampo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-03-24.