Dominic Samuel (Canadian soccer)

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Dominic Samuel
Dominic Samuel sitting on the pitch being attended by medical staff
Samuel with Forge FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Dominic Edmund Samuel[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2008 East York SC
2008–2012 Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Southern New Hampshire Penmen 87 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Seacoast United Phantoms 6 (0)
2015 Sigma FC (2)
2016 Rochester Rhinos 26 (0)
2017–2018 Sigma FC 33 (3)
2019– Forge FC 60 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 5, 2021

Dominic Edmund Samuel (born September 29, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Forge FC.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Samuel played four years of college soccer at Southern New Hampshire University between 2012 and 2015.[2]

While at college, Samuel played with Premier Development League side Seacoast United Phantoms in 2014,[3] and Sigma FC in 2015, where he scored two goals. Samuel was named the League1 Ontario defender of the year in 2015.[4]

Rochester Rhinos[]

After college, Samuel trialled with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution, but wasn't signed.[5] He instead joined the Rochester Rhinos in the American second-tier United Soccer League.[6]

Sigma FC[]

In 2017, Samuel returned to Sigma FC, making 17 league appearances and scoring two goals.[7]

Samuel remained with Sigma for the 2018 season, making another 16 league appearances and scoring one goal.[8] At the end of the season, he was named to the league's First All-Star Team and named Defender of the Year for the second time.[9] While with Sigma, Samuel worked 10 hour weekday shifts in a lumberyard, before heading to trainings, and five hour shifts on weekend gamedays.[10]

Forge FC[]

On February 25, 2019, Samuel signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[11] While at the club, he won both the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals and 2020 Canadian Premier League Final to become a two-time CPL champion.[12][13] In the 2021 season, Forge was not able to win a third championship, losing in the final to Pacific FC, but Samuel was a key component of Forge's league-best defensive record.[14]

On January 13, 2022, Samuel re-signed with Forge on a new multi-year contract.[15]

International career[]

In April 2011 Samuel attended his first Canadian national team camp with the under-17 team, but was not called up for the subsequent 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of October 29, 2021[17]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Seacoast United Phantoms 2014 PDL 6 0 ? 0 — — — 6 0
Sigma FC 2015 League1 Ontario ? 2 — — 3 0 — 3+ 2
Rochester Rhinos 2016 USL 26 0 2 0 1 0 — — 29 0
Sigma FC 2017[7] League1 Ontario 17 2 — — 1 0 — 18 2
2018[8] 16 1 1 0 — 3 0 — 20 1
Total 33 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 38 3
Forge FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 25 0 1 0 2 0 — 4 0 32 0
2020 9 0 1 0 — — 4 0 14 0
2021 26 0 2 0 2 0 — 7 0 37 0
Total 60 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 15 0 83 0
Career total 125+ 5 7 0 5 0 7 0 15 0 159 5

Honours[]

Club[]

Forge FC

Individual

  • League1 Ontario Defender of the Year: 2015, 2018
  • League1 Ontario First-Team All-Star: 2015, 2018

References[]

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Release Forge FC Roster for 2022 Champions League". Forge FC News. February 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dominic Samuel - SNHU". Snhupenmen.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  3. ^ "Eight PDL Players Earn DII First Team All-America". Uslpdl.com. 2015-12-06. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  4. ^ League1 Ontario. "2015 Defenders Of The Year".
  5. ^ "Preseason News & Notes: Trio of fresh faces join Revolution camp in Casa Grande | New England Revolution". Revolutionsoccer.net. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. ^ "League1 Ontario 2015 Defender Of The Year Samuel Signs With Rochester Rhinos". League1ontario.com. 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  7. ^ a b "Dominic Samuel 2017". League1 Ontario. April 30, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Dominic Samuel 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Thompson, Marty (March 15, 2021). "Dominic Samuel's 'exhausting' story of lumberyards & L1O". League1 Ontario.
  11. ^ "Forge FC Signs Goalkeeper Triston Henry and Defender Dominic Samuel". Forge FC. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  12. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 2, 2019). "HIGHLIGHTS: Forge FC crowned CPL champions in win over Cavalry". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  13. ^ Molinaro, John (19 September 2020). "Forge FC beats HFX Wanderers FC in Island Games final to repeat as CPL champions". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Forge FC Re-Signs Dominic Samuel". Northern Tribune. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  15. ^ "Forge FC re-signs standout defender Samuel to multi-year deal". Forge FC. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  16. ^ "Dominic Samuel". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  17. ^ Dominic Samuel at Soccerway

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