Dominic Edmund Samuel (born September 29, 1994) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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in the

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Early life

He began playing youth soccer with East York SC. Afterwards, he joined

Sigma FC Sigma Sports is a Canadian youth soccer development academy and player management company based in Mississauga, Ontario. They also operate a senior academy soccer team that currently competes in League1 Ontario, as Sigma FC. Over 140 Sigma player ...

College career

In 2012, he began attending

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, where he played for the men's soccer team. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 26, 2012, against the

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. 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. 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. 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. As a senior he was an NSCAA First-Team All-American, CCA First-Team All-American, CCA All-East Region First Team, and Northeast-10 Defender of the Year.

Club career

In 2014, he played with the

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in the

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. In 2015, he played in

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with

. He was named the league Defender of the Year that season, as well as being named a league First-Team All-Star. After college, Samuel trialed with

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club

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, but ultimately did not sign with the club He instead joined the

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in the American second-tier

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. In 2017, he returned to

, playing with them for two seasons. In 2018, he was named the league Defender of the Year for the second time, as well as a First-Team All-Star. Over his two seasons, he scored three goals in 33 regular season appearances. While with Sigma, Samuel worked 10 hour weekday shifts in a lumberyard, before heading to trainings, and five hour shifts on weekend gamedays. In 2020, he was named to the All-Time League1 Ontario Best XI. In February 2019, Samuel signed with

side

. In February 2021, the club picked up his club option for the 2021 season. He led the team in blocks and aerial duels won in 2021. In January 2022, he re-signed with the club on a new multi-year contract. In October 2023, Samuel helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over

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in the play-off final.

International career

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

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Forge FC *

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2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

Individual * League1 Ontario Defender of the Year:

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* League1 Ontario First-Team All-Star: 2015, 2018

References

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