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Dino Bontis
Personal information
Full name Dino Bontis
Date of birth (2004-08-03) August 3, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Forge FC
Number 36
Youth career
2010-2014 Hamilton Sparta SC
2015-2021 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Western University 8 (0)
2023 Western University 13 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Forge FC 0 (0)
2022 Sigma FC 14 (0)
2023 Sigma FC 11 (0)
2024 Forge FC 0 (0)
International career
2019 Canada U15 4 (0)
2022 Canada U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 1, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 1, 2024

Dino Bontis (born August 3, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League and has represented Canada on the U15 and U20 national teams.

Youth career

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Dino was indentified as a 9-year old goalkeeper that showed promise playing for Hamilton Sparta and Toronto FC Academy.[1]

University career

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In Fall 2022, Dino played 9 matches as starting goalkeeper for the Western Mustangs of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) division in U Sports.[2] In Fall, 2023, Dino played 13 matches as starting goalkeeper and amassed a 0.877 save percentage for the season which ranked him as the #1 goalkeeper in all of USports.[3]

Club career

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In April 2022, Bontis signed a development contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[4]

He also made 13 appearances for Sigma FC in the League1 Ontario in the summer 2022 season.[5] He made 11 appearances for Sigma FC in the summer 2023 season.[6]

In January 2024, Bontis signed a short-term professional contract for the 2024 Forge FC season and the club’s 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup roster.[7]

In April 2024, Bontis signed a USports Development Contract for the 2024 Canadian Premier League Season.[8]

International career

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In April 2017, Dino competed at the U13 Concacaf Champions League tournament in Toluca, Mexico featuring the top clubs in the region where he won the Golden Glove as the top goalkeeper of the tournament.[9]

In August 2019, Dino was called up to the Canadian Under-15 team. He started in four matches at the U15 Concacaf Championships and secured two shutouts against Mexico (2-0) and El Salvador (7-0) at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[10]

In April 2022, he was called up to the Canadian Under-20 team for a match against Costa Rica during which he secured a shutout.[11]

In June 2022, he was named to the official roster of the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Rockwell, Taylor. "This 9-Year-Old Goalkeeper is Ridiculously Good".
  2. ^ "Western Mustangs Men's Soccer – Dino Bontis". Western Mustangs.
  3. ^ "USports Men's Soccer Statistics". U Sports.
  4. ^ "Forge FC signs Hamilton goalkeeper Dino Bontis to developmental deal". The Hammer. April 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "League1 Ontario 2022 – Dino Bontis". League1 Ontario.
  6. ^ "League1 Ontario 2023 – Dino Bontis". League1 Ontario.
  7. ^ "Forge FC sign three players to short-term contracts". Canadian Premier League. January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Forge FC sign Bontis, Kone to CPL - U SPORTS contracts". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Six CPL Youngsters Crack Canada U-20 Roster". Northern Tribune. June 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "U15 National Team Results". Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bontis & Poku called up to the men's U20 national team camp in Costa Rica". Forge FC. April 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "6 CPLers named to Canada squad for Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship". Canadian Premier League. June 10, 2022.
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Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian soccer players Category:Canadian people of Greek descent Category:Soccer players from Hamilton Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:Toronto FC players Category:League1 Ontario players Category:Forge FC players Category:Canadian Premier League players Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players