Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 3, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Hamilton Sparta SC | |||
Toronto FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Western Mustangs | 28 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Toronto FC III | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Forge FC | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Sigma FC (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2023 | Sigma FC | 11 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Forge FC | 1 | (0) |
2024–2025 | → Sigma FC (loan) | 25 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Canada U15 | 4 | (0) |
2022 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 15, 2022 |
Dino Bontis (born August 3, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Bontis began playing youth soccer at age three with Hamilton Sparta SC. [1] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy, when he won the Golden Glove award as top goalkeeper at the 2017 U13 Concacaf Club Championships. [2]
In 2022, Bontis began attending the University of Western Ontario, where he played for the men's soccer team. [3]
In 2021, Bontis played with Toronto FC III in the League1 Ontario Summer Championship. [4]
In April 2022, he signed a developmental contract with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League. [2] He spent the majority of the season with their League1 Ontario affiliate Sigma FC. [5]
In 2023, he played with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario. [6]
In January 2024, he signed a short-term contract with Forge, ahead of their 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup matches. [7] In April 2024, he signed a U Sports contract with Forge, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility. [8] He continued to play with their affiliate Sigma FC as well. [9] In August 2024, he departed the club to return to university, with the club retaining his U Sports rights. [10] In April 2025, he signed another U Sports contract with the club. [11] On July 5, 2025, he made his debut for Forge, in a 2-1 victory over Vancouver FC, but needed to be substituted in the 89th minute due to injury (Vancouver's goal occurred after his substitution). [12] In August 2025, he departed the club to return to university, per the terms of his U Sports contract, with the club retaining his rights for the 2026 season. [13]
In June 2019, Bontis debuted in the Canada Soccer program, attending a camp with the Canada U15 team. [1] He was subsequently named to the roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. [1]
In April 2022, he was called up to a camp with the Canada U20. [14] In June 2022, he was named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [15]
Bontis is the son of Canadian academic and former Canada Soccer President Nick Bontis. [16] [17]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2021 [4] | League1 Ontario Summer Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Forge FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sigma FC (loan) | 2022 [5] | League1 Ontario | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
Sigma FC | 2023 [6] | League1 Ontario | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
Forge FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Sigma FC (loan) | 2024 [9] | League1 Ontario Premier | 17 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2025 [9] | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Career total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |