Dayne St. Clair
Dayne St. Clair (born May 9, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for USL Championship club San Antonio FC on loan from Minnesota United. Prior to playing for Minnesota United, St. Clair was a two-year starter for the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program. With Maryland, he was the starting goalkeeper for their national championship run, where he earned the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the best defensive soccer player in the national tournament.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dayne St. Clair | ||
Date of birth | May 9, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Pickering, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
San Antonio FC (on loan from Minnesota United) | ||
Number | 97 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Ajax SC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Maryland Terrapins | 43 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Vaughan Azzurri | ||
2016–2017 | K-W United | 14 | (0) |
2018 | New York Red Bulls U23 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Minnesota United | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Forward Madison (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020– | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 12, 2020 |
Prior to playing college soccer for the University of Maryland, St. Clair played youth soccer for Vaughan SC and helped the Azzuri win a League1 Ontario title. St. Clair also played high school soccer for Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. St. Clair also appeared for the Canada men's national under-18 soccer team.
Career
College
Entering the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, St. Clair was redshirted. During his redshirt freshman year in 2016, St. Clair served as a backup to Cody Niedermeier, making two college appearances for the program. Entering the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, St. Clair became the regular starter for Maryland, making his first college soccer start for Maryland on August 25, 2017 in a 4–2 win against Santa Clara.[1] St. Clair finished his Maryland career making a total of 43 appearances for the program.
Senior
St. Clair played for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri in 2014 and 2015.[2] During the 2016 and 2017 PDL seasons, St. Clair made fourteen appearances (seven per season) with K-W United FC.[3] During the 2018 PDL season, St. Clair played with the New York Red Bulls under 23 team.
On January 4, 2019, ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, St. Clair signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, forgoing his final season of eligibility.[4] On January 11, 2019, St. Clair was drafted seventh overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC.[5][6] St. Clair said of getting drafted, "I wanted to make a statement to the person I am, the player I am. This is my statement."[7] In April 2019, St. Clair was loaned out to Minnesota's USL affiliate club, Forward Madison FC.[8] He made his league debut for the club on April 6, 2019, playing all ninety minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Chattanooga Red Wolves.[9]
In February 2020, it was announced that Minnesota had loaned St. Clair out once again, this time to USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[10]
International
St. Clair was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[11]
References
- "2017 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics: Game-by-Game". umterps.com. University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- "Success Stories Keep Coming for League1 Ontario". Ontario Soccer Association. February 11, 2015.
- "Dayne St Clair - Game Log - Goalkeeper". K-W United FC. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- Rodriguez, Alicia (January 4, 2019). "MLS announces 2019 Generation adidas class ahead of Combine". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- Zgoda, Jerry (January 12, 2019). "Minnesota United takes Maryland teammates Dayne St. Clair, Chase Gasper with SuperDraft picks". Star Tribune. Star Tribune Media Company LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- Greder, Andy (January 11, 2019). "Minnesota United picks goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair in MLS SuperDraft". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Digital First Media. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- "Minnesota United takes Maryland teammates Dayne St. Clair, Chase Gasper with SuperDraft picks". Star Tribune. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
I wanted to make a statement to the person I am, the player I am,” the 21-year-old St. Clair said. “This is my statement.”
- "Four Minnesota United players loaned to Madison affiliate". twincities.com. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "Chattanooga Red Wolves vs. Forward Madison – 6 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS GOALKEEPER DAYNE ST. CLAIR ON LOAN FROM MINNESOTA UNITED". SanAntonioFC.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- Bryant, Victor (December 10, 2018). "Maryland wins its fourth men's soccer national championship by beating Akron, 1-0, on second-half penalty kick". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
External links
- Dayne St. Clair at USL League One
- Dayne St. Clair at Major League Soccer
- Dayne St. Clair at Maryland Athletics
- Dayne St. Clair on Instagram
- Dayne St. Clair on Twitter