Dayne Tristan St. Clair (born May 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Canada national team. Prior to playing for Minnesota United, St. Clair was a two-year starter for the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program. With Maryland, he was the starting goalkeeper for their national championship run, where he earned the

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for the best defensive soccer player in the national tournament. Prior to playing college soccer for the University of Maryland, St. Clair played youth soccer for

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and helped the Azzuri win a League1 Ontario title. St. Clair also played high school soccer for Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. St. Clair also appeared for the

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Early life

Born to a Trinidadian father and Scottish Canadian mother, he began playing soccer at age three with the Epiphany Church Soccer League, before joining North Scarborough SC at age 4. He also played with Pickering SC, Ajax SC, and Vaughan Azzurri.

College career

Entering the

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, St. Clair was redshirted. During his redshirt freshman year in 2016, St. Clair served as a backup to Cody Niedermeier, making two college appearances for the program. Entering the

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, St. Clair became the regular starter for Maryland, making his first college soccer start for Maryland on August 25, 2017, in a 4–2 win against Santa Clara. St. Clair finished his Maryland career making a total of 43 appearances for the program.

Club career

Early career

St. Clair played for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri in 2014 and 2015. During the

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and

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s, St. Clair made fourteen appearances with K-W United FC. During the

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, St. Clair played with the New York Red Bulls under 23 team.

Minnesota United

On January 4, 2019, ahead of the

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, St. Clair signed a Generation Adidas contract with

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, forgoing his final season of eligibility. On January 11, 2019, St. Clair was drafted seventh overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by

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. St. Clair said of getting drafted, "I wanted to make a statement to the person I am, the player I am. This is my statement." In April 2019, St. Clair was loaned out to Minnesota's USL affiliate club, Forward Madison FC. He made his league debut for the club on April 6, 2019, playing all ninety minutes in a 1–0 defeat to

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. In February 2020, it was announced that Minnesota had loaned St. Clair out once again, this time to USL Championship side San Antonio FC. On August 15, 2020, San Antonio announced that St. Clair had been recalled by Minnesota, where he played the last 13 games of the regular season and three 2020 MLS Cup Playoff games, conceding just 15 goals and with eight clean sheets. Upon conclusion of the 2021 season, St Clair would sign a 3 year extension with Minnesota United through the end of the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025.

International career

St. Clair was born in Canada to a Trinidadian father and Canadian-Scottish mother. St. Clair was named to the Canada U-23 provisional roster for the

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on February 26, 2020. He accepted an invite for the Canada senior national team camp for January 2021. He made his debut for the senior team on June 5, 2021, playing the whole game in a 7-0

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victory over

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. On July 1 St. Clair was named to the Canada squad for the

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. In November 2022 St. Clair was named to Canada's squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual * NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP:

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* MLS All-Star:

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* MLS All-Star Game MVP:

References

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Dayne St. Clair
at Maryland Athletics * * {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Clair, Dayne 1997 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States K-W United FC players Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players Minnesota United FC draft picks Minnesota United FC players NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player winners New York Red Bulls U-23 players Forward Madison FC players San Antonio FC players People from Pickering, Ontario Soccer people from Ontario USL League Two players USL League One players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Vaughan Azzurri players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players