Brazilian Striker Dantas Joins Riverhounds
Published on March 16, 2015 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH (March 16, 2015) - The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are pleased to announce that Brazilian forward Vini Dantas has agreed terms for the 2015 USL season.
The Sao Paolo native first moved to the United States to play college soccer at Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles County, California. He joined Norwegian side Molde under its former head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2011. Dantas helped the club to win the Tippeligaen league championship in his first year before moving to Bodo/Glimt for the 2012 season.
Dantas spent 2013 with Lahti in Finland before moving to North American Soccer League side Ottawa Fury. He scored the first goal in the Fury's history in a 2-1 loss against Minnesota United last April and made 26 league appearances for the Canadians.
"Vini is a very technical striker who makes great runs in the box and has a knack for scoring big goals," said Riverhounds head coach Mark Steffens. "He's strong in the air and good at getting on the end of crosses."
Dantas, 25, will join the Hounds at the conclusion of the Major Arena Soccer League season. He scored a hat-trick for Baltimore Blast in yesterday's Eastern Conference Final win over the Missouri Comets to seal his team's place in this weekend's MASL Championship Series.
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