Nicolas Apostol

Nicolas Gabriel Apostol (born January 1, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Nicolas Apostol
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Gabriel Apostol
Date of birth (1999-01-01) January 1, 1999
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)
International career‡
2017 Canada U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 25, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 18, 2021

Early life

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics
As of September 1, 2021[12]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC 2 2016 USL 1000——10
2017 10———10
Total 2000000020
Cavalry FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 100000—10
Career total 3000000030

References
  1. "Nicolas Apostol Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  2. Campbell, Aaron (March 9, 2016). "Ten Count with Whitecaps Residency U16 captain Nicolas Apostol". Away from the Numbers.
  3. "Nicolas Apostol UConn profile". UConn Huskies.
  4. Connolly, Daniel (August 24, 2018). "UConn Men's Soccer Forward Austin DaSilva Leaves Team". The UConn Blog.
  5. "Nicolas Apostol Oregon State profile". Oregon State Beavers.
  6. "WFC2 fall short". Langley Advance Times. May 30, 2017.
  7. McColl, Michael (June 27, 2017). "Residency Week 2017: Nicolas Apostol UConn bound after six seasons as a Whitecap". Away from the Numbers.
  8. "Cavalry FC Signs Nicolas Apostol". Cavalry FC. August 31, 2021.
  9. Saelhof, Todd (September 1, 2021). "Cavalry FC kicks off long road stretch with win over FC Edmonton". Calgary Sun.
  10. Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 25, 2021). "Cavalry FC announce departure of six players including Farsi, Yao". Canadian Premier League.
  11. "Nicolas Apostol Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  12. Nicolas Apostol at Soccerway
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