Antonio Rago
Encyclopedia
Antonio Rago is a Canadian
soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton
in the North American Soccer League.
's Green & Gold Soccer Academy under head coach Len Vickery, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program in July 2007. He went on to play with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
team in the USL Premier Development League
, while training with the senior Whitecaps side.
in 2010, before being signed by FC Edmonton
of the new North American Soccer League in 2011. He made his professional debut in in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The club re-signed Rago for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the North American Soccer League.
Youth and college
Rago played at the University of AlbertaUniversity of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
's Green & Gold Soccer Academy under head coach Len Vickery, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program in July 2007. He went on to play with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, formerly known as Whitecaps FC Reserves, is a Canadian soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although founded in 2005 as part of the development system for the Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Division franchise, beginning in 2011 they are part of the...
team in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, while training with the senior Whitecaps side.
Professional
Rago played professional indoor soccer for the Edmonton Drillers in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer LeagueCanadian Major Indoor Soccer League
The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL is a professional indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008. The league's president is Mel Kowalchuk...
in 2010, before being signed by FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the new North American Soccer League in 2011. He made his professional debut in in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The club re-signed Rago for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.