Nicolas Gabriel Apostol (born January 1, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Gabriel Apostol | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-01) January 1, 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Guildford AC | ||
| 2008–2021 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Connecticut Huskies | 18 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cavalry FC | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 25, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 18, 2021 | |||
Apostol began playing youth soccer with the Guildford Athletic Club in Surrey, playing with them from 2006 through 2011.[1] From 2008 to 2011, he was a member of Whitecaps FC Prospects program, while still playing youth club soccer with Guildford, and in September 2011, he officially joined the Whitecaps FC Residency Program.[1][2] In 2021, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[1]
In 2017, he began attending the University of Connecticut, playing for the men's soccer team, scoring two goals in 18 games as a rookie.[3] The following year, he departed UConn to attend Oregon State University.[4][5]
In 2016, while with the Whitecaps Academy, he was called up to the second team Whitecaps FC 2 of the USL, making his debut on July 16, against San Antonio FC.[1] The following year in 2017, he was called up again playing on May 28 against the Real Monarchs earning his first professional assist on Terran Campbell's goal.[6][7]
On August 31, 2021, he signed with Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League.[8] He made his debut the next day, coming on as a substitute against FC Edmonton.[9] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Apostol would leave the club after one season.[10]
In 2011, he represented Western Canada at the Danone Nations Cup.[1]
In 2013, he earned his first call up to a youth national team camp with the U15 squad.[11] In 2016, he played in a youth friendly against the United States, for his first international game.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2016 | USL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cavalry FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||