Pito Villanon

Pito Villanon
Personal information
Place of birth	Cuba
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1958	Brookhattan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pito Villanon was a Cuban football player who spent eleven seasons with Brookhattan in the American Soccer League. At the time, he was one of a handful of black professional athletes, playing in an integrated American sports league.^[1] He is reputedly the first black player in the American Soccer League.^[2]

During his eleven seasons in the ASL, Villanon led the league in scoring twice (1948-49, 1952-53).^[3] He was also the 1952-53 ASL MVP. In 1948, Villanon and his teammates finished runner-up in the 1948 National Challenge Cup. They also finished runner-up in league play in 1954.^[4]

References

^ Heron the forgotten pioneer of U.S. soccer
^ Soccer in a Football World
^ "ASL II Leading Scorers, 1933-1983". Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1954". Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

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[1] Heron the forgotten pioneer of U.S. soccer

[2] Soccer in a Football World

[3] "ASL II Leading Scorers, 1933-1983". Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

[4] "The Year in American Soccer - 1954". Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

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