Félicien Dumas | |
Birth Date: | 29 December 1996 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
Youthclubs1: | International Soccer Academy |
Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
Youthclubs2: | Home United |
Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
Youthclubs3: | Hong Kong FC |
Collegeyears1: | 2015–2019 |
College1: | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Collegecaps1: | 56 |
Collegegoals1: | 7 |
Years1: | 2019 |
Clubs1: | Chicago FC United |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020 |
Clubs2: | Indy Eleven |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 6 October 2020 |
Félicien Dumas (born 29 December 1996) is a French football player.
Dumas was born in Paris, but spent time in Tokyo and Singapore growing up. He played with Home United and Hong Kong FC during his time in Asia, and earned trials with Newcastle United and Kashiwa Reysol.[1] [2]
In 2015, Dumas attended the University of Notre Dame to play college soccer. He redshirted his freshman year and began play in 2016, where he went on to play for the Fighting Irish for four years. During his time at Notre Dame, Dumas made 56 appearances, scoring 7 goals and tallying 17 assists, and was a two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week in 2019[2]
While at college, Dumas also appeared for USL League Two side Chicago FC United in 2019.[3]
On 9 January 2020, Dumas was selected 48th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by New York City FC.[4] He appeared for the club in their pre-season Florida Cup, including in a fixture against Brazilian club Corinthians,[5] he did not sign with the club.
On 17 June 2020, Dumas signed with USL Championship side Indy Eleven.[6] He made his professional debut on 26 July 2020, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to Saint Louis FC.[7]