Adonijah Reid

Adonijah Reid (born August 13, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Adonijah Reid
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pacific FC
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2011 Caledon SC
2011–2016 ANB Futbol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 ANB Futbol 20 (20)
2017–2018 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Ottawa Fury (loan) 41 (5)
2019 Le Havre II 4 (0)
2021–2022 Miami FC 51 (9)
2023– Pacific FC 23 (3)
International career‡
2018 Canada U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018

Early life

Reid began playing youth soccer with Caledon SC, in 2005.[1] Afterwards, he joined ANB Futbol Academy, where he played for six years.[2] In 2014 and 2015, he had trials with French clubs OGC Nice and Lyon,[3] and also had trials with clubs in Italy and Spain.[4] However, as he was not a European citizen, he was unable to remain in Europe.[5]

Club career

In 2015, at age 16, he played with ANB Futbol in League1 Ontario.[3] He finished as the league's joint highest goalscorer as a 16 year old with 20 goals in 20 appearances earning joint Golden Boot honours.[6][7] He was also named the league's Young Player of the Year[8] and was named a First Team All-Star.[9]

In January 2017, Reid signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, being part of the first Generation Adidas Canada class.[10][11] He was then selected in the second round (40th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[12][13] During the 2017 pre-season, he scored a goal in a friendly against Arentinian club River Plate.[14] However, as he was under the age of 18, he was unable to appear for Dallas in an official match, due to FIFA regulations.[15][16] In July 2017, he was loaned to USL club Ottawa Fury FC.[17] He would make his professional debut on July 29, 2017 against Toronto FC II.[18] On August 12, 2017, he scored his first professional goal in a 3-1 victory over the Charlotte Independence.[19][20] In March 2018, he re-joined Ottawa for a second loan stint.[21][22][23] On June 24, 2018, Reid scored a hat trick in a 3-0 win over New York Red Bulls II.[24][25] The performance earned him USL Player of the Week honours.[26][27] At the end of the season, he was named to the USL 20 under 20 list, coming in at #8.[28][29] Over his two years on loan with Ottawa, he scored five goals in 41 league matches.[30] After the 2018 season, Dallas declined his contract option for 2019.[31]

In January 2019, Reid signed with French side Le Havre AC.[32][33] He played with the second team in the Championnat National 2.

In January 2021, Reid signed with Miami FC of the USL Championship.[34] On May 29, 2021, he scored his first goal for the club against the Charlotte Independence.[35] On October 30, 2021, he scored a brace against the Charleston Battery.[36]

In January 2023, he signed with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League.[37][38][39] He made his debut for the club on April 20, 2023 in a Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC, in a substitute appearance.[40]

International career

In 2011, he played for Eastern Canada for the Danone Cup qualifiers,[41] where his team defeating the Western Canada team to advance to the international U12 tournament, where Canada finished sixth and Reid scored against England.[42]

Reid made his debut in the Canada U-15 national team program at an identification camp in March 2014.[43] He then attended several other U15 and U18 camps over the next couple of years.[44] In January 2018, he was called to a Canada U23 camp in preparation for qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics]].[45] Reid was named to the Canadian U20 squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[46][47] On November 4, 2018, he scored his first international goal in Canada's second match against Guadeloupe, netting the game-winner in a 2-1 victory.[48][49]

Reid is also eligible to play for Jamaica through his parents.[43]

Career statistics
As of October 21, 2023[50]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ANB Futbol League1 Ontario 2015 2020——42—2422
FC Dallas Major League Soccer 2017 00—00—0000
Ottawa Fury (loan) USL 2017 121—00——121
2018 294—40——334
Total 41500400000455
Le Havre II Championnat National 2 2018–19 40————40
Miami FC USL Championship 2021 29610———306
2022 2231021——254
Total 519202100005510
Pacific FC Canadian Premier League 2023 2333131——295
Career Total 139365192420015741

References
  1. "Almost 40 years of soccer excellence in Caledon". Caledon Enterprise. May 1, 2012.
  2. Cheung, Adrian (January 21, 2017). "Toronto teen soccer star Adonijah Reid heading to MLS". CBC.
  3. Kelly, Tim (September 8, 2015). "Adonijah Reid lighting it up for ANB Futbol". King Connection. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. Kelly, Tim (September 11, 2015). "King City Kingpin". League1 Ontario.
  5. Davidson, Neil (January 11, 2017). "Canadian teen Adonijah Reid an intriguing prospect at MLS draft". CTV.
  6. "League1 Ontario 2015 Awards Banquet". League1 Ontario. November 30, 2015.
  7. Longo, Jack (January 31, 2023). "Pacific FC signs Forward Adonijah Reid". Pacific FC.
  8. "2015 Young Players Of The Year". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2015.
  9. "2015 League1 Ontario Men's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2015.
  10. "Adonijah Reid signs MLS contract" (PDF). ANB Futbol. January 4, 2017.
  11. Davidson, Neil (January 4, 2017). "Young Canadians look to shine in MLS SuperDraft". The Globe and Mail.
  12. "Awuah And Reid Picked Up By MLS Sides' New York City FC And FC Dallas At SuperDraft 2017". League1 Ontario. January 14, 2017.
  13. Epperley, Drew (January 13, 2017). "MLS Draft 2017: FC Dallas selects Walker Hume and Adonijah Reid". Big D Soccer.
  14. Epperley, Drew (February 9, 2017). "Preseason: FC Dallas ties River Plate 1-1 in second friendly". Big D Soccer.
  15. Crooke, Dan (July 7, 2017). "FC Dallas' Reid joins Ottawa Fury, but for how long?". The Dallas Morning News.
  16. Sandor, Steven (July 7, 2017). "Reid's move to the Ottawa Fury from FC Dallas creates more questions than answers". The 11.
  17. "Fury FC sign Generation Adidas forward Adonijah Reid". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019.
  18. "Fury FC adds more Canadians with return of Reid". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  19. Baum, Carter (August 14, 2017). "FC Dallas SuperDraft Pick Adonijah Reid Scores First Pro Goal on Loan with USL's Ottawa Fury FC". FC Dallas.
  20. Guzhnay, Jean Pierre (October 20, 2017). "Returning From Loan: Adonijah Reid Trains with FC Dallas' First Team After Returning From Ottawa Fury". FC Dallas.
  21. Vlasveld, Mike (March 9, 2018). "Fury keeping Canadian forward Reid for 2018". CityNews.
  22. Baines, Tim (March 9, 2018). "More Canadian content for Fury FC with addition of 18-year-old Adonijah Reid". Ottawa Sun.
  23. Carrick, Buzz (March 9, 2018). "FC Dallas loans Adonijah Reid to Ottawa Fury FC". The Dallas Morning News.
  24. "Historic Reid hat-trick leads Fury FC to victory". Ottawa Fury FC. June 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018.
  25. Nguyen, Devin (June 25, 2018). "Young Canadian Adonijah Reid scores hat-trick for Ottawa Fury in 3-0 win". Ottawa Life.
  26. Savitsky, Tyler (June 26, 2018). "Adonijah Reid Named USL Player of Week for Week 15". FC Dallas.
  27. "Reid voted USL Player of the Week". USL Championship. June 26, 2018.
  28. Carrick, Buzz (October 10, 2018). "FCD's Adonijah Reid named to USL 20 under 20". The Dallas Morning News.
  29. Campbell, Don (October 12, 2018). "Adonijah Reid, on loan to Ottawa Fury, makes USL's 20 under 20". Ottawa Sun.
  30. Kheraj, Simreen (October 17, 2018). "Adonijah Reid Returns from Season-Long Loan to Ottawa Fury FC". FC Dallas.
  31. "FC Dallas Exercises Contract Options on Four Players". FC Dallas. November 26, 2018.
  32. "Canadian teen Adonijah Reid signs with Le Havre in French second tier". Sportsnet. January 31, 2019.
  33. "Adonijah Reid Signs with HAC Le Havre, France". Soccer Academy Alliance of Canada. February 6, 2019.
  34. "Promising Attacker Adonijah Reid Joins The Miami FC". Miami FC. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021.
  35. Gomez, Isaac (May 29, 2021). "Miami FC Bounces Back with 2-1 Victory over Charlotte Independence". Lemon City Live.
  36. "Miami FC cartonne Charleston Battery en déplacement" [Miami FC cartons Charleston Battery on the go]. Total Mix Radio (in French). October 31, 2021.
  37. "Pacific FC signs former Canadian youth international attacker Adonijah Reid". The Province. January 31, 2023.
  38. Honeysett, Brett (January 31, 2023). "Pacific FC announces signing of winger Adonijah Reid". Victoria Now.
  39. Jacques, John (January 31, 2023). "Pacific Adds Adonijah Reid To Attack". Northern Tribune.
  40. @Pacificfccpl (April 20, 2023). "Two more PFC debuts 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  41. "The world is at their feet". Brampton Guardian. August 7, 2011.
  42. Christie, James (October 12, 2011). "Canada happy with 6th place at youth soccer tournament". The Globe and Mail.
  43. Adonijah Reid at the Canadian Soccer Association
  44. Davidson, Neil (January 14, 2017). "Canadian Reid taken by FC Dallas in MLS draft". CityNews.
  45. Carrick, Buzz (January 9, 2018). "FC Dallas' Adonijah Reid called into Canadian U23s". The Dallas Morning News.
  46. Carrick, Buzz (October 24, 2018). "Adonijah Reid named to Canadian U20s for Concacaf Championship". The Dallas Morning News.
  47. "Fury FC Standout Reid Leads Canada U-20 Squad". USL Championship. October 24, 2018.
  48. "Reid helps Canada edge Guadeloupe at Concacaf U-20 championship". Sportsnet. November 4, 2018.
  49. Savitsky, Tyler (November 5, 2018). "INTERNATIONAL: Adonijah Reid Scores Game-Winning Goal for Canada in Concacaf U-20 Championship". FC Dallas.
  50. Adonijah Reid at Soccerway
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