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
Date of birth (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Position(s) Defender
Team 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 97 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 10, 2023

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

Early life

He began playing youth soccer with East York SC.[1] Afterwards, he joined Sigma FC.[2]

College career

In 2012, he began attending Southern New Hampshire University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[1] He scored his first collegiate goal on September 26, 2012, against the Saint Michael's Purple Knights.[3] After his freshman season, he was named to the Northeast-10 Second Team and All-Rookie Team, as well as being a Daktronics Second Team All-Region.[1] After his sophomore season, he was a NSCAA Second Team All-America selection, NSCAA First Team All-Region and Daktronics Second Team All-Region, Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference, and was named to the Northeast-10 and NCAA All-Championship teams.[1] In 2014, he was a Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference Team and Northeast-10 All-Championship Team selection and was named to Daktronics Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-America Second Team.[1] As a senior he was an NSCAA First-Team All-American,[4] CCA First-Team All-American,[5] CCA All-East Region First Team,[6] and Northeast-10 Defender of the Year.[7]

Club career

In 2014, he played with the Seacoast United Phantoms in the Premier Development League.[8]

In 2015, he played in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC. He was named the league Defender of the Year that season,[9][10] as well as being named a league First-Team All-Star.[11]

After college, Samuel trialed with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution, but ultimately did not sign with the club[12][13] He instead joined the Rochester Rhinos in the American second-tier United Soccer League.[14][15]

In 2017, he returned to Sigma FC, playing with them for two seasons.[16][17] In 2018, he was named the league Defender of the Year for the second time,[18] as well as a First-Team All-Star.[19] Over his two seasons, he scored three goals in 33 regular season appearances.[20] While with Sigma, Samuel worked 10 hour weekday shifts in a lumberyard, before heading to trainings, and five hour shifts on weekend gamedays.[21] In 2020, he was named to the All-Time League1 Ontario Best XI.[22]

In February 2019, Samuel signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[23] In February 2021, the club picked up his club option for the 2021 season.[24][25] He led the team in blocks and aerial duels won in 2021.[26] In January 2022, he re-signed with the club on a new multi-year contract.[27][28] In October 2023, Samuel helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final.[29]

International career

In April 2011, Samuel attended his first Canada national team camp with the under-17 team.[30]

Career statistics

As of October 28, 2023[31]
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[16] League1 Ontario 17 2 — — 1 0 — 18 2
2018[17] 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
2022 18 0 3 0 1 0 — 2 0 24 0
2023 19 0 2 0 3 0 — — 24 0
Total 97 0 9 0 8 0 0 0 17 0 131 0
Career total 162+ 5 12 0 9 0 7 0 17 0 200 5

Honours

Club

Forge FC

Individual

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

References

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  30. ↑ Dominic Samuel at the Canadian Soccer AssociationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  31. ↑ Dominic Samuel at Soccerway

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