Nathan Dossantos

Nathan Dossantos (born April 11, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship.

Nathan Dossantos
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-11) April 11, 1999
Place of birth Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Number 6
Youth career
Dixie SC
2014 Toronto FC
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 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023

Early years

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]

College career

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]

Club career

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

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]

On December 8, 2022 it was announced that the Riverhounds exercised their option on Dossantos' contract in order to make him a part of the teams 2023 roster.[12]

International career

In March 2014, Dossantos was called-up to a 34-player Canada under-15 identification camp.[13]

Career statistics

College
School Season Division Apps Goals
Duquesne Dukes 2018 Div. I 161
2019 170
Total 331
Marshall Thundering Herd 2020–21 Div. I 181
2021 180
Total 361
Career total 692

Club
As of September 17, 2023[14]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woodbridge Strikers 2016[15] League1 Ontario 20——20
Sigma FC 2017[2] League1 Ontario 50——50
Seattle Sounders U23 2019[7] USL League Two 100——100
FC Florida U23 2021[8] USL League Two 20——20
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2022 USL Championship 22020—240
2023 24020—260
Total 4604000500
Career total 6504000690

Honors

Marshall Thundering Herd

Individual

References
  1. Nathan Dossantos at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. "Sigma FC - Nathan Dos Santos". www.league1ontario.com.
  3. "Nathan Dossantos - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics.
  4. "Men's Soccer vs Cleveland State on 10/15/2019 - Box Score". Duquesne University Athletics.
  5. "Indiana defeats Pittsburgh 1-0 to advance to the men's College Cup national championship". www.ncaa.com.
  6. "MSOC: 2021 All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA. November 9, 2021.
  7. "2019 Sounders FC U23". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. "2021 FC Florida U23". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  9. "Orlando City Selects Forward Jack Lynn in First Round of 2022 MLS SuperDraft". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  10. "NCAA title-winner Nathan Dossantos signs with Riverhounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. February 18, 2022.
  11. "Memphis 901 FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds Match Center". www.uslchampionship.com.
  12. "Hounds confirm first seven players for 2023 squad". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  13. "Men's U-15 Ontario identification camp". Canada Soccer.
  14. "Nathan Dossantos Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
  15. "Nathan Dos Santos 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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