Phil Ionadi

Ionadi began playing at the college level in 1995 with Belhaven University, where he earned NAIA GCAC All-Conference Men's Soccer honors. During the college off season he played in the USISL Premier League with the Jackson Chargers. Before pursuing college soccer he received the opportunity to experience professional soccer in the Canadian Soccer League with the North York Rockets. In 1996, he played with Toronto Italia in the Canadian National Soccer League, where he assisted in securing a treble for the club. The following season he played with league rivals Toronto Supra. In 1998, the United Soccer League granted Toronto a franchise he featured for the Toronto Lynx in the USL A-League. After appearing in five matches he played the remainder of the season with Glen Shields Sun Devils in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, and was selected for the CPSL All-Stars match. In 1999, he signed with the Montreal Impact, and played an indoor season in the National Professional Soccer League. Throughout his time in the National Professional Soccer League he played with Montreal Impact, and Toronto ThunderHawks. He also participated in the 2000 outdoor season in the A-League, but was released later on. In 2001, Ionadi returned to the Canadian Professional Soccer League, and signed with expansion franchise the Brampton Hitmen, where he served as the team captain. His most notable achievement with the organization was in the 2003 season where he finished as the club's top goalscorer with 13 goals, and secured the teams first CPSL Championship. As a result of his efforts he was recognized with the CSL MVP award. In his debut and final season with Oakville he assisted in claiming his second championship title, and establishing a league milestone as Oakville became the first expansion franchise to win the championship title in their debut season. == International career ==

Ionadi played with the Canada national beach soccer team, and made his debut on March 3, 2005 against Mexico in the 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship. ==Coaching career==

In 2006, Ionadi made the transition to coaching by being appointed head coach for the Oakville Blue Devils in the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season he won the National Division title, and produced the best offensive and defensive records in the division. In the postseason Oakville was defeated in the opening round to the Windsor Border Stars. In 2018, he was named head coach and general manager for the Mississauga Metrostars in the Major Arena Soccer League. After a series of poor performances Ionadi was relieved from his position on March 1, 2019. == Administrative career ==

In 2006, along with coaching Ionadi was hired as the academy director for Oakville Soccer Club, where he served from 2007 till 2010. In 2012, he purchased LIKA Sports Inc, and currently serves as the company's chief executive officer. In 2013, he served on the CSL Board of Directors as the Director for Youth, and was awarded the Harry Paul Gauss Memorial Award. In 2012, he was one of founders and served as the president of the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF) a soccer development program which consists of different soccer clubs and academies organizing soccer competitions, seasons, tournaments, camps, and showcases. In 2017, he was named the general manager for the Canadian Arena Soccer Association. Ionadi ventured into sports management field in 2021 where he became the president for Primetime Sports Marketing Inc. ==Managerial stats==

Player ;Brampton Hitmen • CPSL Championship: 1 :: 2003 ;Oakville Blue Devils • CPSL Championship: 1 :: 2005 Individual • Canadian Soccer League MVP Award: 2003 Managerial ;Oakville Blue Devils • Canadian Soccer League National Division: 1 :: 2006 ==References==