Dwayne De Rosario
Bio
Dwayne Anthony De Rosario... speaks English and Guyanese Creole... sports family (soccer son Osaze and Adisa, niece Maliah De Rosario, athletics cousin Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, soccer cousin Cameron DaSilva)... parents emigrated to Canada from Guyana in the 1970s... he was three years old when he started playing soccer for Scarborough Blizzard... grew up playing soccer with the Malvern Majors in Scarborough... favourites have included Pelé, Zico, George Weah... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 2017...
honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024... he was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2018 (he was invested on 11 March 2020)... honoured by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sport Legends Hall of Fame... was part of the Canadian team that won the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... a four-time Canada Soccer Player of the Year (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011)...
Concacaf champion (2000) and two-time Concacaf semifinalist (2002 and 2007)... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... represented Canada in five cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and five editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... Canada’s top goalscorer across FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2004 (four goals in eight international matches)... career 81 international "A" appearances across 20 years from 1996 to 2015 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… when he left international football in 2015, he ranked fourth all-time with overall 82 international appearances with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team... represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Malaysia 1997)... Concacaf youth champion in 1996 (Concacaf Under-20)...
as a youth player in 1997, was noted by the FIFA World Youth Championship Technical Study Group (”quick, a good dribbler and a good shot”)... from the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group for being “quick aggressive midfielder/forward with positive attitude”... from the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group for being “fast, skillful, defines play and knows how to get free from marking; plays for the team”...
with Toronto FC, a two-time Canadian Championship winner (Voyageurs Cup in 2009 and 2010)... with San Jose Earthquakes / Houston Dynamo, a four-time MLS Cup winner (Rothenberg Trophy in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007) and one-time MLS Supporters’ Shield winner (2005)... with D.C. United, a US Open Cup winner (Lamar Hunt Trophy in 2013)...
honoured by Toronto FC with a testimonial match on 20 June 2015... as a retired legend, took part in the FIFA Legends Cup at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (the Northern Bears were runners up)...
was once a sponsor to IMAN United (which was coached by his dad)... started DeRoEnt with Mark De Rosario and Nigel John in 2008... in 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association’s Centennial Celebration, was honoured on the All-Time Canada XI men’s team... carried the Toronto 2015 torch in the lead up to the Pan American Games... was part of Canada Soccer’s post-match Guard of Honour on 27 March 2022 to celebrate Canada’s qualification to the men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup (along with nine other former players)...
said De Rosario in 2006, “I definitely practice my shooting, but a lot of it is just instinct”... of his father Tony, “he taught us to enjoy the game; no matter what you do, you must enjoy the game”... said De Rosario in 2006, “when you play for your country, you have the entire weight of all the soccer fans; it is a huge honour”...
Honours
Individual Awards
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2024Canada Soccer Hall of Fame Honoured Player / Joueur honoré
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2019Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Honoured Athlete / Athlète honoré (Soccer)
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2012All-Time Canada XI Men's Team
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2012Canada Soccer Centennial Timeline Top 100 Men's Footballers
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2011Canada Soccer Players of the Year Men's / Masculin
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2010George Gross Memorial Trophy MVP
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2010Top Scorer of the Canadian Championship Winner / Gagnant
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2009Top Scorer of the Canadian Championship Winner / Gagnant
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2009George Gross Memorial Trophy MVP
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2007Canada Soccer Players of the Year Men's / Masculin
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