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Dario Conte
Canadian soccer midfielder
Dario Conte (born November 2, 1997) is a Canadian soccer midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dario Conte | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-02) November 2, 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Étoiles de L'Est | ||
| 2003–2014 | Ottawa South United | ||
| 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ottawa Fury | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Carleton | 39 | (9) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 18 | (5) |
| 2016 | Ottawa Fury | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ottawa South United | 9 | (4) |
| 2019 | Reading United | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Ottawa South United | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2019 | |||
Youth
Conte began playing soccer at the age of four with AS Laval before moving to Ottawa the following year.[1] In Ottawa, he played for Ottawa South United until the age of 17. He went on trial for several clubs, including Crewe Alexandra, Peterborough United and Blackpool before finally joining the Vancouver Whitecaps U18 Academy after a successful trial in February 2015.[2] He was then released by the Whitecaps at the end of the season and returned to Ottawa to join Ottawa Fury Academy.
Ottawa Fury
On 11 June 2016, Conte made his senior debut for the Fury in a 1–1 draw versus Rayo OKC, coming on as a substitute for captain Julian de Guzman.[3]
OSU Force
In 2017, Conte joined the senior team of his youth club, Ottawa South United, in League1 Ontario. That season, he made three appearances and scored one goal.[4] The following season Conte rejoined OSU, scoring three goals in six appearances.[5]
Reading United
In summer 2019, Conte played for American USL League Two side Reading United AC and made three appearances that season.[6]
Ottawa South United
In 2020, he returned to Ottawa South United, playing for them in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[7]
Conte was one of six Ottawa Fury Academy players called to a Canadian U20 identification camp in Laval in September 2015.[8]
- As of 19 September 2020[9]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ottawa Fury FC Academy | 2015[10] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2016[11] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Ottawa Fury FC | 2016 | North American Soccer League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ottawa South United | 2017[12] | League1 Ontario | 3 | 1 | — | — | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2018[13] | League1 Ontario | 6 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Reading United AC | 2019[14] | USL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Ottawa South United | 2020[10] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
- "Dario Conte profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "OSU Force Academy Zone: New Whitecap Dario Conte latest OSU player to join pro academy". SportsOttawa.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "OTT v. OKC 11 June match report". NASL. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Dario Conte profile". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- "Dario Conte 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Dario Conte 2019". USL League Two. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Team of the Month: Ottawa South United PLSQ men's soccer team". Ottawa Sports Pages. October 23, 2020.
- "Six Fury Academy Players Called to Canada U20 ID Camp". Ottawa Fury FC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Dario Conte at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Dario Conte at Soccerway