Dominic Samuel (soccer)

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Dominic Samuel
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 26)
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- East York SC
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
2016 Rochester Rhinos 26 (0)
2017–2018 Sigma FC 33 (3)
2019– Forge FC 37 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 4, 2021

Dominic 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.[1]

While at college, Samuel played with Premier Development League side Seacoast United Phantoms in 2014,[2] and Sigma FC in 2015. Samuel was named the League1 Ontario defender of the year in 2015.[3]

Rochester Rhinos[]

After college Samuel trialled with New England Revolution, but wasn't signed.[4] He instead joined United Soccer League side Rochester Rhinos.[5]

Sigma FC[]

In 2017, Samuel returned to Sigma FC, making 17 league appearances and scoring two goals.[6]

Samuel remained with Sigma for the 2018 season, making another 16 league appearances and scoring one goal.[7] 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.[8] While with Sigma, Samuel worked 10 hour weekday shifts in a lumberyard, before heading to trainings, and five hour shifts on weekend gamedays.[9]

Forge FC[]

On February 25, 2019 Samuel signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[10]

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.[11]

Honours[]

Club[]

Forge FC

Individual

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Dominic Samuel - SNHU". Snhupenmen.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ League1 Ontario. "2015 Defenders Of The Year".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "League1 Ontario 2015 Defender Of The Year Samuel Signs With Rochester Rhinos". League1ontario.com. 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. ^ "Dominic Samuel 2017". League1 Ontario. April 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Dominic Samuel 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Thompson, Marty (March 15, 2021). "Dominic Samuel's 'exhausting' story of lumberyards & L1O". League1 Ontario.
  10. ^ "Forge FC Signs Goalkeeper Triston Henry and Defender Dominic Samuel". Forge FC. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Dominic Samuel". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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