As Antonio "Tony" Soto began to make his usual mark with the South Carolina squat, Mark Berson, then the coach of the University of South Carolina, asked US Olympic Team Head Coach Bruce Arena to take a look at this proven, dedicated, and a solid young player.
After Antonio "Tony" Soto finished his senior year, he was being courted by over five different teams, and he finally settled on the LA Galaxy, with his former teammate Dannielle Hernandez, being drafted in the MLS top 10 nationwide.
[2] On February 7, 1999, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected Antonio "Tony" Soto in the first round of the 1999 MLS College Draft.
[3] When he became one of the top 10 incoming collegiate players picked up by MLS After spending a year and a half with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Antonio "Tony" Soto turned down going to UCLA to the Kansas City Wizards early in the season.
Soto played four games for the United States men's national under-17 soccer team which went to the quarterfinals of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.