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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dwayne Anthony De Rosario | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarborough Blizzard SC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malvern Majors | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | FSV Zwickau | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Richmond Kickers | 35 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | 108 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Houston Dynamo | 78 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Toronto FC | 57 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | New York Red Bulls | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | D.C. United | 68 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Toronto FC | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) | 11 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 408 | (133) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Canada U20 | 8 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Canada U23 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2015 | Canada | 81 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dwayne Anthony De Rosario OOnt (born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional soccer player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. A versatile attacker, he played for the Toronto Lynx, FSV Zwickau and Richmond Kickers early in his career. He came to prominence in the 2000s playing in Major League Soccer for the San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, Toronto FC, New York Red Bulls and D.C. United. A four-time MLS Cup champion, he also won the 2011 MLS Most Valuable Player award. He is the ninth-leading scorer in MLS history with 104 goals.[2] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most decorated Canadian players of all time.[3]
Internationally, De Rosario represented the Canadian national team from 1998 to 2015 where he was the country's all-time leading scorer, with 22 goals in 81 games.[4] De Rosario is a 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup champion and four-time Canadian Player of the Year. He is an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame[5] and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Dwayne De Rosario Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Stats | MLSsoccer.com". Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Association Announces All-Time Canada XI – Men's Team". Canada Soccer. June 3, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "De Rosario's becomes Canada's all-time leading goalscorer". TSN. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes". Canada Soccer. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.