Nicholas Osorio (born January 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder 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 (age 26)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Alliance United
Youth career
Brampton Youth SC
Brampton East 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– Alliance United 52 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 11, 2023

Playing career

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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

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Osorio 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,.[5]

Personal life

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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

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As of April 16, 2023[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2015[8] PDL 12 1 12 1
2015 League1 Ontario ? ? ? ? ? ?
2016[9] PDL 13 1 13 1
2016[10] League1 Ontario 11 2 ? ? 11 2
2017[11] League1 Ontario 9 4 ? ? 9 4
Total 45 8 0 0 0 0 45 8
Toronto FC II 2015 USL 2 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Alliance United FC 2018[12] League1 Ontario 9 0 0 0 ? ? 9 0
2019[13] League1 Ontario 15 0 2 1 17 1
2021[14] League1 Ontario Summer Championship 3 0 3 0
2022[15] League1 Ontario 10 0 2 0 12 0
2023[16] League1 Ontario 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 38 0 4 1 0 0 42 1
Career total 85 8 4 1 0 0 89 9

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Nicholas Osorio at 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 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. ^ "Nicholas Osorio 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. ^ "Nicholas Osorio 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  15. ^ "Nicholas Osorio 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. ^ "Nicholas Osorio 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.