Dwayne De Rosario

FOR COUNTRY:
helped Canada win the 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament in México (Canada qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship for the first time in 10 years)... represented Canada at the FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997... was 20 years old when he won his first cap with Canada's senior team on 18 May 1998 in Toronto (a 1:0 win over Macedonia)... helped Canada finish fourth at the XIII Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999... helped Canada win the 2000 Football Confederation Gold Cup after a 2:0 win over Colombia in the final... represented Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament... represented Canada in FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers in 2000 (Canada reached CONCACAF semifinal round)... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Japan 2001... he helped Canada finish third at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup... scored his first national team goal in a Canada 2:1 win over Korea in the 2002 Gold Cup third-place game (it was the winning goal in the 2/2/2002 match)... represented Canada in FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers in 2004 (Canada reached CONCACAF semifinal round)... represented Canada at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Canada did not advance beyond the group phase)... he helped Canada reach the semi-final stage of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Canada was eliminated by USA)... represented Canada in FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers in 2008 (Canada reached CONCACAF semifinal round)...

FOR CLUB:
played for the Malvern Majors... turned pro in 1997 with the Toronto Lynx... played with FSV Zwickau... played for the Richmond Kickers... won the 2001 MLS Cup with the San Jose Earthquakes after a 2:1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy (10/21/2001), earning MVP honours after scoring the winning goal in the 96th minute... won the 2003 MLS Cup with the San Jose Earthquakes after a 4:2 victory over the Chicago Fire (11/23/2003)... he won 2004 MLS Goal of the Year honours... he won 2005 Earthquake Most Valuable Player honours, 2005 MLS Goal of the Year honours, and he was named to the 2005 MLS Best XI... earned game MVP honours after scoring the lone goal in the MLS All-Stars’ 1-0 win vs. Chelsea in 2006 (5 August)... won the 2006 MLS Cup with the Houston Dynamo after a 2:1 victory over the New England Revolution (11/12/2006)... he was named to the 2006 MLS Best XI... represented the MLS in the 2007 MLS All-Star Game against Celtic (one assist in a 2:0 win in Commerce City, CO)... won the 2007 MLS Cup with the Houston Dynamo after a 2:1 victory over the New England Revolution (he scored the winning goal and won MVP honours in the 18 November 2007 final)... he was named to the 2007 MLS Best XI...

OFF THE PITCH:
parents emigrated to Canada from Guyana in the 1970s... speaks Guyanese Creole... favourites have included Pelé, Zico, George Weah... appeared on the label of the Nutela jar (Soccer Canada)... used to sponsor IMAN United (which was coached by his dad)...