| Dominic Samuel | |
| Fullname: | Dominic Edmund Samuel |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Right-back, Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Forge FC |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | East York SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sigma FC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2012–2015 |
| College1: | Southern New Hampshire Penmen |
| Collegecaps1: | 87 |
| Collegegoals1: | 15 |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Seacoast United Phantoms |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Sigma FC |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | Rochester Rhinos |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Sigma FC |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2019– |
| Clubs5: | Forge FC |
| Caps5: | 115 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | October 22, 2024 |
Dominic Edmund Samuel (born September 29, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
He began playing youth soccer with East York SC.[1] Afterwards, he joined Sigma FC.[2]
In 2012, he began attending Southern New Hampshire University, where he played for the men's soccer team. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 26, 2012, against the Saint Michael's Purple Knights.[3] After his freshman season, he was named to the Northeast-10 Second Team and All-Rookie Team, as well as being a Daktronics Second Team All-Region. After his sophomore season, he was a NSCAA Second Team All-America selection, NSCAA First Team All-Region and Daktronics Second Team All-Region, Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference, and was named to the Northeast-10 and NCAA All-Championship teams. In 2014, he was a Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference Team and Northeast-10 All-Championship Team selection and was named to Daktronics Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-America Second Team. As a senior he was an NSCAA First-Team All-American,[4] CCA First-Team All-American,[5] CCA All-East Region First Team,[6] and Northeast-10 Defender of the Year.[7]
In 2014, he played with the Seacoast United Phantoms in the Premier Development League.[8]
In 2015, he played in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC. He was named the league Defender of the Year that season,[9] [10] as well as being named a league First-Team All-Star.[11]
After college, Samuel trialed with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution, but ultimately did not sign with the club[12] [13] He instead joined the Rochester Rhinos in the American second-tier United Soccer League.[14] [15]
In 2017, he returned to Sigma FC, playing with them for two seasons.[16] [17] In 2018, he was named the league Defender of the Year for the second time,[18] as well as a First-Team All-Star.[19] Over his two seasons, he scored three goals in 33 regular season appearances.[20] While with Sigma, Samuel worked 10 hour weekday shifts in a lumberyard, before heading to trainings, and five hour shifts on weekend gamedays.[21] In 2020, he was named to the All-Time League1 Ontario Best XI.[22]
In February 2019, Samuel signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[23] In February 2021, the club picked up his club option for the 2021 season.[24] [25] He led the team in blocks and aerial duels won in 2021.[26] In January 2022, he re-signed with the club on a new multi-year contract.[27] [28] In October 2023, Samuel helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final.[29]
In April 2011, Samuel attended his first Canada national team camp with the under-17 team.
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Seacoast United Phantoms | 2014 | PDL | 6 | 0 | ? | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Sigma FC | 2015 | League1 Ontario | ? | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 3+ | 2 | ||||
| Rochester Rhinos | 2016 | USL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Sigma FC | 2017 | League1 Ontario | 17 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
| Forge FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 115 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 156 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 180 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 232 | 5 | |||
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