 Dunfield withToronto FC in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Dunfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-02-20)February 20, 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | →Bury (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Bury | 45 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 61 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | (2) |
| 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | (2) |
| 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Toronto FC | 56 | (6) |
| 2014 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ross County | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Toronto Atomic FC | 16 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Canada U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Canada U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Canada | 14 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2023 | Toronto FC (Academy) | ||
| 2022 | Canada (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2023 | Toronto FC (Interim Head Coach) | ||
| 2024 | Toronto FC (Assistant Coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Terence Dunfield (born February 20, 1982) is a Canadian formersoccer player, coach and pundit, as well as soccer analyst forTSN and colour commentator forOneSoccer.
As a player he was amidfielder who played in thePremier League although briefly forManchester City, he also played in theEnglish Football League forBury,Macclesfield Town,Shrewsbury Town andOldham Athletic, with a brief stint inScotland withRoss County. He also played inMajor League Soccer for bothVancouver Whitecaps FC andToronto FC, before finishing his career in local soccer withToronto Atomic FC. He was capped 14 times byCanada.
As a schoolboy, Dunfield played in a tournament atKeele, where he was scouted byManchester City. At the age of 15, he made the move to England to join up with City's youth set-up. He progressed through a good youth team which included the likes ofShaun Wright-Phillips andJoey Barton. Dunfield made his onlyPremier League appearance in 2001. In the last game of the season, againstChelsea, he came on in the 36th minute as a substitute forJeff Whitley.[2] However, following the departure ofJoe Royle and the arrival ofKevin Keegan, Dunfield found first-team opportunities hard to come by. In 2002, he was loaned toBury, where he revelled in the opportunity to play first-team football. At the end of his loan spell, and although Keegan planned to offer him a new contract, Dunfield asked to leave City.
Dunfield subsequently signed a three-year deal with Bury, where he made 74 league appearances during his time with the club. In January 2005, he suffered a broken kneecap in a game againstLeyton Orient, and at the end of the season he was released. However, after seeing a specialist in North America, Dunfield underwent an operation and was told afterward that he would be able to play again in nine months. He spent the last four months of rehabilitation at Manchester City, and in July 2007 he completed his comeback by signing forMacclesfield Town after a trial period during pre-season.[3] He went on to become the club's 2007–08 player of the season.[4]
Dunfield signed forShrewsbury Town in January 2009 for £65,000. His first season was considered stop-start, and he struggled to fit into his new team's style of play. However, his form improved the following season, and as a result he was handed his first full international cap by Canada.
After earning his cap, Dunfield was advised by Canadian managerStephen Hart that he needed to be playing at a higher level than League Two if he had any aspirations of furthering his international career. As a result, a month after gaining his cap he was allowed to leave by new Shrewsbury managerGraham Turner. Turner said that he was "far from happy with the player basically implying that this club and English League Two football was not good enough for him."[5]
While on trial withMotherwell of theScottish Premier League, Dunfield was offered a contract by the Vancouver Whitecaps, which he accepted with the knowledge he could move to theMLS club in 2011.[6]
On December 10, 2010, it was announced that Dunfield would be a member ofVancouver Whitecaps FC inMajor League Soccer.[7] After making 12 league appearances for the MLS club, Dunfield was traded toToronto FC on July 14, 2011.[8] Dunfield made his debut for Toronto on July 30 as a second half sub forJulian De Guzman againstPortland Timbers, the game ended as a 2–2 away draw.[9] Dunfield scored his first goal for Toronto in injury time against his former club, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, on July 11, 2012, clinching the 3–2 home victory.[10]
Team officials named Dunfield the Toronto FC player of the year in 2012.[11] Dunfield was waived in June 2013.[12]
Dunfield signed withOldham Athletic on February 20, 2014, until the end of the season after impressing on trial.[13][14] Dunfield was released at the end of the 2013–14 season.[15]
He signed for Scottish clubRoss County in October 2014.[16] Dunfield was one of 14 players released by Ross County at the end of the 2014–15 season.[17]
For the2016 season, he signed withToronto Atomic FC in theCanadian Soccer League, where he recorded his first goal on June 25, 2016, againstScarborough SC.[18] In his debut season he finished as the club's top goalscorer with eight goals.[19]
Dunfield made his debut for Canada's senior team in a 1–1 draw againstVenezuela on May 29, 2010. On June 1, 2011, Dunfield scored his first international goal in a 2–2 friendly match againstEcuador atBMO Field.[20] On January 26, 2013, Dunfield was given the captaincy for the senior team in a friendly againstDenmark; the match ended 4–0 in favour of Denmark.[21]
Dunfield eventually joinedToronto FC Academy as the head coach of its under-17s team. On June 26, 2023, he was named interim head coach ofToronto FC's first team after the dismissal ofBob Bradley.[22][23][24]
Dunfield now works as a soccer analyst forTSN and colour commentator forOneSoccer.[25]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1, 2011 | BMO Field,Toronto, Canada |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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