Dante Washington (born November 21, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland), is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

Washington played college soccer at Radford University, and was named a first team All-American in 1991. After years in the various minor leagues, he signed with MLS and Columbus midway through the inaugural 1996 season. But after only three games with the Crew, Dante was traded to the Dallas Burn for the rights to Brad Friedel. Washington spent the next three and a half seasons in Dallas, his best being in 1997, when he scored 12 goals. In 2000, it was off to Columbus again, traded for a draft pick. Washington scored 15 in his first season back with the Crew, but his production declined during the next two seasons and he wasn't re-signed in 2003.

Washington would spend the next two years with the Virginia Beach Mariners of the A-League. In 2004, he led the league in scoring and tied for the lead in goals. At the end of the year, Dante received a surprise call-up to the Crew, started a playoff game over the befuddled regular starter Edson Buddle, and has been with the club since. In eight years of MLS play, Washington scored 52 league goals and added 29 assists.

Washington played for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He earned a total of six caps for the senior team, the first coming on March 12, 1991 against Mexico. He scored on his debut and added one other goal for his country.

See also

• List of current MLS players