Fredo Dilbert
{{Short description|American beach soccer player}}
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{{Notability|1=Sports|date=May 2025}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| youthyears1 = 2011-2012
| nationalyears1 = 2018-
| name = Fredo Dilbert
| fullname = Wilfredo Antonio Ramos Dilbert
| birth_date = November 25, 1997
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, United States
| position = Forward
| youthclubs1 = Miami Shores
| years1 = 2012-2016
| clubs1 = FBS-FC
| nationalteam1 = United States men's national beach soccer team
| nationalcaps1 = 17
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| college1 = Palm Beach Atlantic University
| collegecaps1 = 37 (2)
| collegegoals1 = 8
| collegeyears1 = 2016-2017
| nationalteam-update = as of 2021
}}
Fredo Dilbert (born November 25, 1997) is an American beach soccer player who plays as a forward for the United States Beach Men’s National Team. He has represented the U.S. in multiple international competitions, including the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and the Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship, where he contributed to the team’s qualification for the 2021 and 2024 World Cups.{{Cite web |title=Get to Know the U.S. Beach Men's National Team |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/05/get-to-know-the-12-player-beach-soccer-national-team |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.ussoccer.com}}
Early life
Fredo Dilbert was born Wilfredo Antonio Ramos Dilbert on November 25, 1997, in Miami, Florida. His mother, Alicia Hodgson, is from Honduras, while his father, Erich Kuhnke, was born in Miami and raised in Germany, where he played soccer for Eintracht Frankfurt’s reserve team and later competed in beach soccer for over 20 years. Dilbert attended Palm Beach Atlantic University, where he played collegiate soccer. In his freshman year (2016), he appeared in all 19 matches, contributing five goals and two assists. During his sophomore year (2017), he played in 18 games, starting three, and recorded three goals and three assists.{{Cite web |title=Fredo Dilbert - Men's Soccer |url=https://pbasailfish.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/fredo-dilbert/1450 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics}}
Club career
Dilbert played for the FBS FC team which won the Men's Pro Division at the 2022 US NBSL.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-11 |title=Cali BSC and FBS FC win the maiden US NBSL |url=https://beachsoccer.com/cali-bsc-and-fbs-fc-win-the-maiden-us-nbsl|access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Beach Soccer Worldwide }}
International career
In May 2021, at the Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship in Costa Rica, Dilbert tested positive for COVID-19 and missed two games. After returning, Dilbert scored his first two international goals against Mexico in a 5–2 semifinal win, helping the U.S. secure qualification for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Beach Men's National Qualified for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup With 5-2 Win Over Mexico |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/05/us-beach-mens-national-team-5-mexico-2-concacaf-championship |date=2021-05-22 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.ussoccer.com}} In August he was named in his nation's squad for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup,{{Cite web |title=USA roster announced for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/usa-roster-announced-for-2021-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=SoccerWire}} at which he represented his country.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Men's Beach Soccer National Team Head Coach Francis Farberoff Selects 16-Player Roster For October Training Camp In Fort Lauderdale |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/09/beach-mnt-coach-francis-farberoff-selects-16-player-roster-october-training-camp-fort-lauderdale |date=2023-09-27 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.ussoccer.com}}
In April 2022, Dilbert played for the National Beach Soccer League (NBSL) All-Star squad in a series of friendly matches against Canada Beach Soccer. He was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Canada Beach Soccer play friendlies in USA |url=https://beachsoccer.com/canada-beach-soccer-play-friendlies-in-usa?srsltid=AfmBOoqwcq5MnmfnTimOtGIJyQgWijeFUcSJXL-b79NjqTozMrN7nO8D |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Beach Soccer Worldwide}} He was part of the United States team which played in the Intercontinental Cup in Dubai in November 2022.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Men's Beach Soccer National Team Finishes Sixth At Intercontinental Cup In Dubai |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/11/us-mens-beach-soccer-national-team-recap-of-2022-intercontinental-cup-in-dubai |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.ussoccer.com}} In September 2023 he was called up for a training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ahead of the Intercontinental Cup in Dubai.