TUCSON, Arizona — Before playing a decade in Major League Soccer, Donny Toia scored the first goal in FC Tucson's history, and he's now coming full circle by returning to his hometown team.
TUCSON, Arizona — Before playing a decade in Major League Soccer, Donny Toia scored the first goal in FC Tucson's history, and he's now coming full circle by returning to his hometown team.
When Toia, who has a long standing relationship with Pearlman, first played for FC Tucson, they were an amateur team in the Premier Development League. The Oro Valley native graduated from CDO High School where he led the Dorados to a pair of state championships. He then played for Pima Community College.
Toia was on the inaugural FC Tucson team in 2012 when he scored the team's first goal in a 2-1 loss to Fresno Fuego FC.