| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dalbeattie Star | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Queen of the South | 30 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | →Annan Athletic (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Annan Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Glenafton Athletic | 100 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Annan Athletic | 26 | (0) |
| 2018 | Dalbeattie Star | ||
| 2018 | Kilsyth Rangers | ||
| 2018–2020 | Glenafton Athletic | 60 | (12) |
| 2020– | Dalbeattie Star | 10 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 28 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Orsi (born 31 March 1992) is aScottishfootballer who plays forDalbeattie Star.[1]
Orsi has previously played forQueen of the South andAnnan Athletic in theScottish Professional Football League.
Orsi is from Dumfries and a former pupil ofDumfries Academy. As well as playing in the youth set up for Queen of the South, Orsi made his début for the first-team, appearing as a substitute in a friendly match in season 2009-10 versusCeltic. Orsi was selected for six squads in the Scotland under-18 international set-up, namely for the matches versus Australia and New Zealand and also for the Centenary Shield matches versus England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales.[2] Queen of the South teammate Dean Thomson was also selected for the squad but had to withdraw due totonsillitis.
On 25 July 2010, Orsi was announced on the Queens website as having officially signed for the club, having previously been on a youth contract. Also announced were the signings of Steven Degnan,Ian McShane andGavin Reilly on similar deals.[3] On 26 March 2011, Orsi was awarded the man-of-the-match award, in only his sixth match for the club[4] in a 4-1 league win atPalmerston Park versusStirling Albion.[5] On 29 March 2011, just three days later in his next game, away to Stirling Albion atForthbank Stadium, Orsi scored his first senior goal in the fourth minute of the match in a 2–0 win, after receiving a pass fromColin McMenamin and placing the ball through the keeper's legs and into the net. However, in the sixteenth minute he was stretchered off with a knee injury after making an awkward challenge.[6]
Orsi was then loaned out toAnnan Athletic in February 2013 for the remainder of the season. He played in the club's win versusRangers atIbrox Stadium the following month.[7][8]
In December 2013 Orsi signed forAnnan Athletic on a six-month contract until May 2014.[9][10]
Orsi joinedScottish Juniors clubGlenafton Athletic fromNew Cumnock in June 2014.[11] He spent three seasons there winning the league championship in the2016–17 season. He also won theScottish Junior Cup atRugby Park in a 2–1 win versus local rivalsAuchinleck Talbot on 4 June 2017.
Orsi re-signed forAnnan Athletic on 22 June 2017,[12] but left the club in early 2018 citing the pressures of university and work commitments.[13] He joinedDalbeattie Star in May 2018 for the last few games of the season to alleviate a player shortage at the club.[14]
For the 2018–19 season, Orsi joinedKilsyth Rangers under the management of his old Queen of the South colleagueJim Thomson.[15] His spell at Duncansfield was brief however and Orsi joinedGlenafton Athletic for a second time in September 2018.[16]
Orsi rejoinedDalbeattie Star in July 2020.[1]
Orsi has also competed in the Scottish Schools Cross Country Championships.[17]