{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dalton Pando | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|3|4}} | birth_place = Hayward, California, U.S. | height = 5 ft 9 in | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Real Salt Lake | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = San Jose Earthquakes | collegeyears1 = 2015 | college1 = Johnson & Wales Wildcats | collegecaps1 = 19 | collegegoals1 = 16 | collegeyears2 = 2016 | college2 = UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | collegecaps2 = 19 | collegegoals2 = 2 | years1 = 2017 | clubs1 = Nashville SC U23 | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = FC Tucson | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = South Georgia Tormenta | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | club-update = October 21, 2019 }}
'''Dalton Pando''' (born March 4, 1996) is an American soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for Tormenta FC in USL League One.<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dalton-pando/319681/ |title=USA – D. Pando – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |website=int.soccerway.com |accessdate=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Pando was born on March 4, 1996, in Hayward, California, to Cheree and Dominic Pando.<ref name='ucsbbio'>{{Cite web |url=https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/dalton-pando/945 |title=Dalton Pando |website=ucsbgauchos.com |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> He was raised in Folsom, California, and attended Ponderosa High School.<ref name='ucsbbio'/> As a youth soccer player, Pando played for both the Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes academies.<ref name='ucsbbio'/><ref name='tormentasign'>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news/2018/12/18/south-georgia-tormenta-fc-signs-versatile-midfielder-dalton-pando/ |title=South Georgia Tormenta FC Signs Versatile Midfielder Dalton Pando |date=December 18, 2018 |website=tormentafc.com |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> He was a highly regarded prospect and was named the 50th-best recruit in the country by TopDrawerSoccer and as a NSCAA All-American.<ref name='ucsbbio'/><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 10, 2013 |title=Youth soccer stars honored |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |page=C6}}</ref> In 2012, Pando was a member of the USA U-17 National Team Residency Program.<ref name='tormentasign'/>
Pando played college soccer for Johnson & Wales University for one season before transferring to the University of California, Santa Barbara. He played for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team in 2016 and scored two goals in 19 games.<ref name='ucsbbio'/>
==Soccer career== Pando signed with Nashville SC after UC Santa Barbara and played the 2017 season with Nashville SC U23.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18033923 |title=Dalton Pando |website=uslleaguetwo.com |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> The following season he played with FC Tucson.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24777417 |title=Dalton Pando |website=uslleaguetwo.com |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>
South Georgia Tormenta FC signed Pando in December 2018 for the 2019 season.<ref name='tormentasign'/> He played in 6 games and did not return the following year. He then participated in The Soccer Tournament 2024 with ZALA.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/tst/teams/zala/ |title=ZALA |website=thetournament.com |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>
Pando currently plays for United Premier Soccer League team FC Folsom, which is owned by his father.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/fc-folsom-father-son-duo-out-to-make-debut-open-cup-noise |title=FC Folsom Father-Son Duo Out to Make Debut Open Cup Noise |last=Hodges |first=William |date=March 20, 2024 |website=ussoccer.com |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{USL League One player|dalton-pando}} * [https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/dalton-pando/945 Dalton Pando] at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos * [https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/dalton-pando/pid-37425 Dalton Pando] at TopDrawerSoccer * [https://www.statesboroherald.com/media/meet-tormenta-dalton-pando/ Meet the Tormenta: Dalton Pando] at the Statesboro Herald
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