Nathan Dossantos (born April 11, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1999-04-11) April 11, 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Oakville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dixie SC | |||
| 2014 | Toronto FC Academy | ||
| 2015–2016 | Woodbridge Strikers | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sigma FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Duquesne Dukes | 33 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 36 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Woodbridge Strikers | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sigma FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Seattle Sounders U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | FC Florida U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2022 | |||
Growing up in Oakville, Ontario, Dossantos attended Garth Webb Secondary School. He playing club soccer with Dixie SC,[1] before later moving to the Toronto FC Academy in 2014. In 2015, Dossantos moved to Woodbridge Strikers, winning the U18 Ontario Cup Championship in 2015 and 2016. After two seasons, he joined Sigma FC, playing for the under-20s and under-23s as well as making five appearances for the senior team in League1 Ontario.[2]
Dossantos played four seasons of college soccer between 2018 and 2021 while majoring in political science. In 2018, he joined Duquesne Dukes of the Atlantic 10 Conference, starting all 16 matches as a freshman and scoring one goal. As a sophomore, Dossantos once again started all 17 games, playing every minute of every game except for 18 minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Cleveland State.[3][4]
Ahead of the 2020 season, Dossantos transferred to Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA. With the season delayed until spring 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he became an immediate contributor, starting in 17 of 18 appearances during the season as Marshall allowed eight goals and kept a team record 11 shutouts on the way to the regular season conference title. As a result, the team received an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Despite entering unseeded, they beat #23 ranked Fordham, #1 Clemson, defending national champion #8 Georgetown and North Carolina to set up a final appearance against #3 Indiana. Marshall won their first NCAA National Championship in program history with a 1–0 overtime victory.[5] Dossantos played every minute in all five games, scoring a penalty in the shootout victory over Clemson, and was named to the 2020 NCAA All-Tournament Team. He had already received 2020 All-Conference USA First Team honors.[3] As a senior in 2021, Dossantos started all 18 matches and led the team in minutes played with 1,690.[3] He became the first player in program history to win conference Defensive Player of the Year.[6] In total, Dossantos finished his collegiate career with 68 starts in 69 appearances, scoring two goals and two assists.
During the 2019 college offseason, Dossantos played for Seattle Sounders U23 in USL League Two, making 10 appearances.[7] In the 2021 offseason, he returned to USL League Two with FC Florida U23, playing in two games.[8]
On January 11, 2022, Dossantos was selected in the second round (46th overall) of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[9] He spent preseason with Orlando but was unsigned, eventually signing with USL Championship team Pittsburgh Riverhounds on a one-year contract with a club option year on February 18, 2022.[10] He made his debut on March 12, 2022, as a 68th-minute substitute in 3–0 win over Memphis 901.[11]
In March 2014, Dossantos was called-up to a 34-player Canada under-15 identification camp.[12]
| School | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
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| Duquesne Dukes | 2018 | Div. I | 16 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | ||
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 2020–21 | Div. I | 18 | 1 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 2 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Woodbridge Strikers | 2016[14] | League1 Ontario | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sigma FC | 2017[2] | League1 Ontario | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Sounders U23 | 2019[7] | USL League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| FC Florida U23 | 2021[8] | USL League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2022 | USL Championship | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Marshall Thundering Herd
Individual
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC – current squad | |
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Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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| Player of the Year (2009–2021) | |
| Offensive Player of the Year (1995–2021) |
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| Defensive Player of the Year (1995–2021) |
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