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Dwayne DeRosario

Dwayne De Rosario
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De Rosario playing for D.C. United in 2011
Personal information
Full name Dwayne Anthony De Rosario
Date of birth (1978-05-15) May 15, 1978 (age 39)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder, Forward
Youth career
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)
Total 397 (125)
National team
1996–1997 Canada U20 8 (5)
1999–2000 Canada U23 11 (3)
1998–2015 Canada 81 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 21, 2014.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 19, 2015

Dwayne Anthony De Rosario (born May 15, 1978) is a retired Canadian 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 sixth-leading scorer in MLS history with 104 goals.

Internationally, De Rosario represented the Canadian national team from 1998 to 2015 where he is their all-time leading scorer, with 22 goals in 81 games. De Rosario is a 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup champion and four-time Canadian Player of the Year. As part of the Canadian Soccer Association's 2012 centennial celebration, he was honoured on the all-time Canada XI men's team.

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, De Rosario is the son of Guyanese immigrants to Canada. As a 14-year-old, De Rosario rejected an offer from A.C. Milan after a successful trial due to him not being ready to commit to living in Italy.


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