Nicolas Apostol

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Nicolas Apostol
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Gabriel Apostol
Date of birth (1999-01-01) January 1, 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2011 Guildford AC
2008–2021 Vancouver Whitecaps
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Connecticut Huskies 18 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Whitecaps FC 2 2 (0)
2021 Cavalry FC 7 (0)
National team‡
2017 Canada U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 25, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 18, 2021

Nicolas Gabriel Apostol (born January 1, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life[]

Apostol began playing youth soccer with the Guildford Athletic Club in Surrey, playing with them from 2006 through 2011.[1] From 2008 to 2011, he was a member of Whitecaps FC Prospects program, while still playing youth club soccer with Guildford, and in September 2011, he officially joined the Whitecaps FC Residency Program.[1][2] In 2021, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[1]

In 2017, he began attending the University of Connecticut, playing for the men's soccer team, scoring two goals in 18 games as a rookie.[3] The following year, he departed UConn to attend Oregon State University.[4][5]

Club career[]

In 2016, while with the Whitecaps Academy, he was called up to the second team Whitecaps FC 2 of the USL, making his debut on July 16, against San Antonio FC.[1] The following year in 2017, he was called up again playing on May 28 against the Real Monarchs earning his first professional assist on Terran Campbell's goal.[6][7]

On August 31, 2021, he signed with Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League.[8] He made his debut the next day, coming on as a substitute against FC Edmonton.[9] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Apostol would leave the club after one season.[10]

International career[]

In 2011, he represented Western Canada at the Danone Nations Cup.[1]

In 2013, he earned his first call up to a youth national team camp with the U15 squad.[11] In 2016, he played in a youth friendly against the United States, for his first international game.[2]

Career statistics[]

As of September 1, 2021[12]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Whitecaps FC 2 2016 USL 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2017 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cavalry FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nicolas Apostol Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  2. ^ a b Campbell, Aaron (March 9, 2016). "Ten Count with Whitecaps Residency U16 captain Nicolas Apostol". Away from the Numbers.
  3. ^ "Nicolas Apostol UConn profile". UConn Huskies.
  4. ^ Connolly, Daniel (August 24, 2018). "UConn Men's Soccer Forward Austin DaSilva Leaves Team". The UConn Blog.
  5. ^ "Nicolas Apostol Oregon State profile". Oregon State Beavers.
  6. ^ "WFC2 fall short". Langley Advance Times. May 30, 2017.
  7. ^ McColl, Michael (June 27, 2017). "Residency Week 2017: Nicolas Apostol UConn bound after six seasons as a Whitecap". Away from the Numbers.
  8. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Nicolas Apostol". Cavalry FC. August 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Saelhof, Todd (September 1, 2021). "Cavalry FC kicks off long road stretch with win over FC Edmonton". Calgary Sun.
  10. ^ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 25, 2021). "Cavalry FC announce departure of six players including Farsi, Yao". Canadian Premier League.
  11. ^ "Nicolas Apostol Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  12. ^ Nicolas Apostol at Soccerway
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