| Antonio Carlini | |
| Fullname: | Antonio Frederick Michael Carlini |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Nepean Hotspurs SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ottawa South United |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Toronto FC |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | November 15, 2022 |
Antonio Frederick Michael Carlini (born February 23, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Carlini was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and is of Italian descent.[1] Carlini began his youth career with Nepean Hotspurs SC at age six, later moving to Ottawa South United from U12 until U15.[2] In March 2016, he had a week-long trial with English club Crewe Alexandra.[3] He joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2017,[4] where he was eventually named captain of the academy team.[5]
While with the TFC Academy, he made his debut for Toronto FC II in USL League One in 2019 against South Georgia Tormenta FC. He officially signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II in July 2020.[6] He scored his first goal on July 1, 2021 against South Georgia Tormenta FC in a 2-1 victory.[7] He won USL League One Goal of the Week and Goal of the Month honours for his goal on August 6, 2019 against the Richmond Kickers,[8] [9] also earning Team of the Week honours that week.[10] In 2021, he led the team in game winning goals with three.[11]
In 2016, he was called up to the Canadian U15 national team camp.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC II | 2019 | USL League One | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 27 | 3 | – | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||