Osaze De Rosario

Osaze Tafari De Rosario (/oʊˈsɑːzeɪ/ oh-SAH-zay; born 19 July 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Canadian Premier League side York United.

Osaze De Rosario
Personal information
Full name Osaze Tafari De Rosario[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 York United
Number 24
Youth career
Erin Mills Eagles
0000–2019 Toronto FC
2019–2020 New York City FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 3 (0)
2021–2022 Rukh Lviv 2 (0)
2022– York United 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 29, 2022

Career

Youth

De Rosario is a product of the Toronto FC and New York City FC academies.[3] In 2018, he played with Toronto FC III in the Canadian third-tier League1 Ontario,[4] making his debut on August 19 against Ottawa South United.[5] He spent the 2020 preseason with the NYCFC first-team, appearing in four matches, scoring twice, including a goal against Brazilian club Palmeiras.[6][7] He departed NYCFC after 2020, and in early 2021 went on trial with Spanish clubs UD San Sebastián de los Reyes[8] and CD Lugo.[9][10]

Rukh Lviv

In September 2021, after a successful trial, De Rosario signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Rukh Lviv,[11] and was assigned to the reserves. He made his professional debut for Rukh in the UPL as a starter against Mynai the next month on 24 October.[12] In February 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[13][14]

York United

After leaving Ukraine, De Rosario joined Canadian Premier League club York United on trial during their pre-season in March 2022.[15] The next month on April 6, York announced they had signed De Rosario to a one-year contract, with options for 2023 and 2024.[16] He made his debut in York's season opener against the HFX Wanderers on April 7.[17] In De Rosario's next match on April 15 against FC Edmonton, he scored his first goal.[18]

Personal life

He is a son of retired Canadian national team player Dwayne De Rosario.[3]

Career statistics
As of November 6, 2021[19]
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018[4] League1 Ontario 30––0030
Rukh Lviv 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 2000––20
Career total 5000000050

References
  1. "Osaze De Rosario Profile". Ukrainian Premier League.
  2. "Osaze De Rosario". Todo por el Fútbol ⚽.
  3. "Dwayne De Rosario looks to help keep soccer growing in Canada". Sportsnet. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. "Osaze De Rosario 2018 League1 Ontario Stats". League1 Ontario.
  5. Baldwin, Dan (20 August 2018). "L1O Review: Mistakes and Spit-takes". Northern Starting XI.
  6. Chale, Caitlyn (10 February 2020). "New York City FC: 3 things we learned from preseason". MLS Multiplex.
  7. Sigal, Jonathan (18 January 2020). "MLS Preseason 2020: New York City FC lose 2-1 against Palmeiras at Florida Cup". Major League Soccer.
  8. Blanco Calcárcel, Jesús (2 August 2021). "Osaze De Rosario CD Lugo: Un Canadiense a prueba en el Lugo" [Osaze De Rosario CD Lugo: A Canadian on trial at CD Lugo]. Lugoslavia (in Spanish).
  9. Davison, Neil (10 May 2021). "Canadian soccer icon Dwayne De Rosario opens up in new autobiography 'DeRo: My Life'". Toronto Star.
  10. Vila Martínez, Brais (2 August 2021). "Osaze De Rosario, nuevo jugador a prueba en el CD Lugo" [Osaze De Rosario, new player on trial at CD Lugo]. El Señor del Balón (in Spanish).
  11. «Рух» підписав чотирьох новачків [Rukh Signed Four New Players] (in Ukrainian). FC Rukh Lviv. 24 October 2021.
  12. VBET League. 12th round Match #94. Ukrainian Premier League. 26 October 2021.
  13. "ОСАЗЕ ДЕ РОЗАРІО ПОКИНУВ «РУХ»" [Osaze De Rosario left the movement]. FC Rukh Lviv (in Ukrainian). 16 February 2022.
  14. "Де Росарио Осазе покинул Рух" [De Rosario Osaze left Rukh]. Football UA (in Ukrainian). 16 February 2022.
  15. Jacques, John (14 March 2022). "De Rosario Trialing With York United". Northern Tribune.
  16. "YORK UNITED FC ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF OSAZE DE ROSARIO". York United. 6 April 2022.
  17. York United FC [@yorkutdfc] (7 April 2022). "76' - SUBSTITUTION It's a #CanPL debut for Osaze De Rosario!" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (16 April 2022). "Match Analysis: FC Edmonton 1-1 York United — CPL Match #5". Canadian Premier League.
  19. Osaze De Rosario at Soccerway
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