| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Osorio | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-04-13)April 13, 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back,Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003- | Brampton Youth SC[1] | ||
| Clarkson Sheridan SC | |||
| 2012–2014 | Nacional | ||
| 2014–2015 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Toronto FC III | 14 | (9) |
| 2015–2017 | Toronto FC II | 50 | (0) |
| 2018 | Vaughan Azzurri | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Canada U20 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2019 | |||
Anthony Osorio (born April 13, 1994) is a Canadian professionalsoccer player who last played as adefender andmidfielder for theMississauga MetroStars in theMajor Arena Soccer League.
Osorio attendedSt. Edmund Campion where he represented the school team, having grown up inBrampton, Ontario. He was part of the team that won the school's second and thirdOntario Federation of Schools Athletic Association Championship in four years.[2]
In 2013 after a successful trial in Uruguay Osorio joined the u19 side ofNacional. Then moved up to the reserve team the following year in 2014.
He joined theToronto FC Academy in July 2014, and helped the club to becomeLeague1 Ontario champions and Inter-Provincial Cup Championship winners. Osorio was rewarded with a USL pro contract on December 9, 2015, joiningToronto FC II and going on to make 19 appearances in his inaugural season.[3] The midfielder made his professional debut on April 25, 2015, playing in a match against thePittsburgh Riverhounds in theUSL.[4] Osorio would spend three seasons with the club prior to be released at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[5]
In 2018, he played forVaughan Azzurri inLeague1 Ontario. After that he joined theMississauga MetroStars of theMajor Arena Soccer League.
Osorio represented Canada at the 2013 Francophone games in Nice, France. He made his international debut in a friendly as a halftime substitute vs Cameroon that ended in a 0–0 draw. Osorio made his first international start and recorded his first international goal in a 1–0 win over Rwanda on September 8, 2013.
Osorio's parents areColombian – his father is a native ofCali, while his mother was born inMedellín. Osorio's older brother,Jonathan Osorio, plays forToronto FC and represents theCanadian seniors. Osorio's younger brother,Nicholas, previously played in the Toronto FC system and represented the Canadian under-15s.[6]
In 2018, Osorio suffered a nasty ACL tear which forced him to undergo surgery and not participate at all in the Metrostars' inaugural season as well as take all of 2019 off on the sidelines to recover from the tragic injury. Osorio was linked to a move to CPL sideYork 9 FC had the injury not occurred.
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2014[8] | League1 Ontario | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015[9] | PDL | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017[10] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2015 | USL | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2018[11] | League1 Ontario | 9 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | 73 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 5 | ||
Soccer family (brothers Jonathan and Anthony)
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