Dominic Samuel
Dominic Samuel sitting on the pitch being attended by medical staff
Samuel with Forge FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Dominic Edmund Samuel
Date of birth (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2008 East York SC
2008–2012 Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Southern New Hampshire Penmen 87 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Seacoast United Phantoms 6 (0)
2015 Sigma FC (2)
2016 Rochester Rhinos 26 (0)
2017–2018 Sigma FC 33 (3)
2019– Forge FC 97 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 10, 2023

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.

Early life

He began playing youth soccer with East York SC.[1] Afterwards, he joined Sigma FC.[2]

College career

In 2012, he began attending Southern New Hampshire University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] 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]

Club career

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][30]

International career

In April 2011, Samuel attended his first Canada national team camp with the under-17 team.[31]

Career statistics

As of October 28, 2023[32]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seacoast United Phantoms 2014 PDL 60?0———60
Sigma FC 2015 League1 Ontario ?2——30—3+2
Rochester Rhinos 2016 USL 2602010——290
Sigma FC 2017[16] League1 Ontario 172——10—182
2018[17] 16110—30—201
Total 33310004000383
Forge FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 2501020—40320
2020 9010——40140
2021 2602020—70370
2022 1803010—20240
2023 1902030——240
Total 9709080001701310
Career total 162+512090701702005

    Honours

    Club

    Forge FC

    Individual

    • League1 Ontario Defender of the Year: 2015, 2018
    • League1 Ontario First-Team All-Star: 2015, 2018

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dominic Samuel Southern New Hampshire profile". Southern New Hampshire Penmen.
    2. ↑ "Forge FC re-signs defender Dominic Samuel to multi-year deal". Canadian Premier League. January 13, 2022.
    3. ↑ "No. 15 Men's Soccer Blanks Saint Michael's 2-0". Southern New Hampshire Penmen. September 26, 2012.
    4. ↑ "Five From Men's Soccer Honored by NSCAA". Southern New Hampshire Penmen. December 10, 2015.
    5. ↑ "Samuel, Zucco, Tergo Capture CCA All-America Honors". Southern New Hampshire Penmen. December 10, 2015.
    6. ↑ "Men's Soccer Quartet Garners CCA All-East Region First Team Honors". Southern New Hampshire Penmen. November 30, 2015.
    7. ↑ "SNHU Men's Soccer - Penmen In The Pros". Southern New Hampshire Penmen. May 26, 2021.
    8. ↑ "Eight PDL Players Earn DII First Team All-America". Premier Development League. December 6, 2015. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017.
    9. ↑ "2015 Defenders Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 23, 2015.
    10. ↑ "League1 Ontario Awards - Defenders Of The Year". Ontario Soccer Association. November 25, 2015.
    11. ↑ "2015 League1 Ontario Men's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2015.
    12. ↑ Lemieux, Jeff (January 27, 2016). "Preseason News & Notes: Trio of fresh faces join Revolution camp in Casa Grande". New England Revolution.
    13. ↑ Jacques, John (February 5, 2022). "Samuel Keen To Keep Growing With Forge: 'I Deserve To Be Here'". Northern Tribune.
    14. ↑ "League1 Ontario 2015 Defender Of The Year Samuel Signs With Rochester Rhinos". League1 Ontario. March 27, 2016.
    15. ↑ "Samuel, Doublette Sign Professional Contracts to Play in USL". Southern New Hampshire Penmen. April 12, 2016.
    16. 1 2 "Dominic Samuel 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
    17. 1 2 "Dominic Samuel 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
    18. ↑ "Samuel And Simpson Win 2018 Defender Of The Year Awards". League1 Ontario. November 23, 2018.
    19. ↑ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2018.
    20. ↑ Urciuoli, Anthony (February 25, 2019). "Forge FC coach brings former Sigma FC players to Hamilton". Global News.
    21. ↑ Thompson, Marty (March 15, 2021). "Dominic Samuel's 'exhausting' story of lumberyards & L1O". League1 Ontario.
    22. ↑ Thompson, Marty (May 27, 2020). "Reviewing L1O Men's All-Time Best XI". League1 Ontario.
    23. ↑ "Forge FC Signs Goalkeeper Triston Henry and Defender Dominic Samuel". Our Sports Central. February 25, 2019.
    24. ↑ "Canadians Kwame Awuah, Dominic Samuel return to Forge FC for 2021". Sportsnet. February 2, 2021.
    25. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 2, 2021). "Forge FC bringing back Canadian defenders Awuah and Samuel". Canadian Premier League.
    26. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (December 8, 2021). "CPL50 – 50. Dominic Samuel (Forge FC)". Canadian Premier League.
    27. ↑ Jacques, John (January 13, 2022). "Forge FC Re-Signs Dominic Samuel". Northern Tribune.
    28. ↑ Urciuoli, Anthony (January 13, 2022). "Forge FC bring defender Dominic Samuel back to Hamilton". In The Hammer.
    29. ↑ Wharnsby, Tim (28 October 2023). "Borges scores 'Olimpico' goal as Forge FC completes comeback to win 4th CPL title". CBC. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
    30. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (October 28, 2023). "HIGHLIGHTS + ANALYSIS: Forge wins 2023 North Star Cup, defeating Cavalry to lift fourth playoff crown (Oct. 28, 2023)". OneSoccer. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
    31. ↑ Dominic Samuel at the Canadian Soccer Association
    32. ↑ Dominic Samuel at Soccerway
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