Nicholas Osorio (born January 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional

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player who currently plays as a

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for

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in League1 Ontario. His brother

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plays for

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Playing career

Having grown up in

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, Ontario, Osorio began playing football Brampton Youth SC at the age of four. He joined the Toronto FC Academy U15 team in 2012, and after progressing through the system, he was called up to the

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squad, the feeder team to the MLS outfit, in 2015. Osorio made his professional debut on July 19, 2015, playing in a 1–0 defeat to Saint Louis in the

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. His second appearance came three days later in a 1–0 defeat to FC Montreal. He began attending the

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in 2017, joining the Varsity Blues soccer team. In 2017, he appeared in eight regular season matches, scoring one goal against Nipissing, and appeared in one playoff match. In 2018, he appeared in 13 regular season matches, scoring twice, as well as two playoff matches. In 2019, he appeared in 11 regular season matches and four playoff games, scoring four regular season goals and one playoff goal. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the

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. In 2018 and 2019, he played for

in the semi-professional League1 Ontario.

International career

Osorio selected for two

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Under-15 camps back in 2013 under the guidance of

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and

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. He went with the U15 national team to Mexico for the

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Personal life

Osorio's parents are

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n – his father is a native of

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, while his mother was born in

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

. His older brothers,

and Anthony, have played for

and

respectively.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osorio, Nicholas 1998 births Living people Alliance United FC players Men's association football midfielders Canadian people of Colombian descent Canadian men's soccer players League1 Ontario players Soccer players from Brampton Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC II players Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer players USL Championship players Toronto FC Academy players