Nicholas Osorio

Nicholas Osorio (born January 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Alliance United in League1 Ontario. His brother Jonathan plays for Toronto FC.

Nicholas Osorio
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Osorio
Date of birth (1998-01-20) January 20, 1998
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Alliance United
Youth career
Brampton Youth SC
0000–2016 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Toronto Varsity Blues 39 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Toronto FC III 45 (8)
2015 Toronto FC II 2 (0)
2018–2019 Alliance United 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 18, 2019

Playing career

Having grown up in Brampton, Ontario, Osorio began playing football Brampton Youth SC at the age of four.[1] He joined the Toronto FC Academy U15 team in 2012,[2] and after progressing through the system, he was called up to the Toronto FC II squad, the feeder team to the MLS outfit, in 2015.

Osorio made his professional debut on July 19, 2015, playing in a 1–0 defeat to Saint Louis in the USL. His second appearance came three days later in a 1–0 defeat to FC Montreal.[3]

He began attending the University of Toronto in 2017, joining the Varsity Blues soccer team. In 2017, he appeared in eight regular season matches, scoring one goal against Nipissing, and appeared in one playoff match. In 2018, he appeared in 13 regular season matches, scoring twice, as well as two playoff matches. In 2019, he appeared in 11 regular season matches and four playoff games, scoring four regular season goals and one playoff goal.[4] The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2018 and 2019, he played for Alliance United in the semi-professional League1 Ontario.

International career

Osorio is yet to make his international debut at senior or youth level, but was selected for two Canada Under-15 camps back in 2013 under the guidance of Tony Fonseca and Ante Jazic.[1] He went with the U15 national team to Mexico for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones, but was left off the final roster.[5]

Personal life

Osorio's parents are Colombian – his father is a native of Cali, while his mother was born in Medellín. His older brothers, Jonathan and Anthony, have played for Toronto FC and Toronto FC II respectively.[6]

Career statistics
As of October 30, 2019[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League League Cup Playoffs Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2015[8] PDL 121——121
2015 League1 Ontario ????—??
2016[9] PDL 131——131
2016[10] League1 Ontario 112??—112
2017[11] League1 Ontario 94??—94
Total 4580000458
Toronto FC II 2015 USL 20——20
Total 20000020
Alliance United FC 2018[12] League1 Ontario 90??0090
2019[13] League1 Ontario 150??21171
Total 2400021261
Career total 7180021739

References
  1. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. "Young Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio living the life with Toronto FC". Waterloo Region Record. March 22, 2013.
  3. "Canada - N. Osorio - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  4. "Nicholas Osorio profile". University of Toronto Varsity Blues.
  5. Rowaan, Dave (August 7, 2013). "Seven Toronto FC academy players headed to Copa Mexico de Naciones". Waking the Red.
  6. "Nicholas Osorio". Canadian Soccer Association. Soccer family (brothers Jonathan and Anthony)
  7. "N.Osorio". Soccerway.
  8. "TFC Academy PDL 2015". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
  9. "TFC Academy Stats 2016". USL League Two.
  10. "TFC III stats 2016". League1 Ontario.
  11. "TFC III Stats 2017". League1 Ontario.
  12. "Nicholas Osorio Stats 2018". League1 Ontario.
  13. "Nicholas Osorio Stats 2019". League1 Ontario.
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