18 Facts About Dominic Cervi

Dominic Cervi was born on July 9,1986 and is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Dominic Cervi played eight seasons for his youth club, Norman Celtic '86.

Dominic Cervi attended Norman North High School, where he played soccer for all four years.

Dominic Cervi was named Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year by The Oklahoman during his junior and senior seasons in 2003 and 2004.

Dominic Cervi earned three letters in basketball, where he additionally earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2004.

Dominic Cervi received his Italian passport in May 2009, which eliminated the need to obtain a work permit, thus making him a more appealing potential signing for European clubs.

Dominic Cervi was drafted by the Chicago Fire with the twelfth overall pick of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, but he did not sign for the club after rejecting a $32,000 contract offer from Major League Soccer.

Dominic Cervi was the second goalkeeper taken in the draft.

Dominic Cervi made two appearances for Celtic's reserve team, one in a friendly match against Manchester United's reserves, and the other against Greenock Morton.

Dominic Cervi never made a competitive first team appearance for Celtic, although was an unused substitute in five league matches.

On December 10,2010, Dominic Cervi was loaned out to Dundee, but did not make any appearances and returned to Celtic after the loan expired.

On November 4,2011, Dominic Cervi joined Morton on a short-term loan until January.

Dominic Cervi declared himself delighted with the result - saying that it was every goalkeeper's dream to get a clean sheet on their debut.

Dominic Cervi was named in the United States national team's 21-man World Cup Qualifying roster for the home-and-home series with Barbados on June 15 and 22,2008.

Dominic Cervi was called up for the USA Under-23 team as the number two keeper for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Dominic Cervi is eligible to only represent the United States internationally due to his appearances against Honduras and Turkey.

Dominic Cervi did not play serving as second choice keeper for the match behind Brad Guzan.

Dominic Cervi then embarked on a career in investment banking with US banking firm Capstone Headwaters.