Dino Bontis

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Dino Bontis
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-03) August 3, 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Forge FC
Youth career
Hamilton Sparta SC
Toronto FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Western Mustangs 28 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2022 Forge FC 0 (0)
2022 → Sigma FC (loan) 13 (0)
2023 Sigma FC 11 (0)
2024– 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 for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.

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Early life

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]

University career

In 2022, Bontis began attending the University of Western Ontario, where he played for the men's soccer team. [3]

Club career

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] However, a few weeks later, he returned to Forge, signing a multi-year professional contract. [14] [15]

International career

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. [16] In June 2022, he was named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [17]

Personal life

Bontis is the son of Canadian academic and former Canada Soccer President Nick Bontis. [18] [19]

Career statistics

As of August 15, 2025 [20]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2021 [4] League1 Ontario Summer Championship10———–10
Forge FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 000000—0000
Sigma FC (loan) 2022 [5] League1 Ontario 130———–130
Sigma FC 2023 [6] League1 Ontario 110———–110
Forge FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 000000—0000
2025 100000—0010
Total100000000010
Sigma FC (loan) 2024 [9] League1 Ontario Premier 170——00—170
2025 [9] 70——00—70
Total24000000000240
Career total50000000000500

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dino Bontis at Canada Soccer
  2. 1 2 Correa, Nico (April 5, 2022). "Forge FC signs Hamiltonian goalkeeper Bontis". Canadian Premier League .
  3. ↑ "Dino Bontis Western profile". Western Mustangs .
  4. 1 2 "Dino Bontis 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario . Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Dino Bontis 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  6. 1 2 "Dino Bontis 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  7. ↑ Correa, Nico (January 31, 2024). "Forge FC sign three players to short-term contracts". Forge FC .
  8. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (April 12, 2024). "Forge FC sign Bontis, Kone to CPL–U Sports contracts". Canadian Premier League .
  9. 1 2 3 "Dino Bontis L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  10. ↑ Correa, Nico (August 15, 2024). "Forge FC retain U Sports rights for Kone and Bontis". Forge FC .
  11. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (April 3, 2025). "Forge FC sign Filion, Kone and Bontis to U Sports contracts". Canadian Premier League .
  12. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (July 6, 2025). "Filion's first hands Forge win vs. Vancouver FC - Match Analysis". Canadian Premier League .
  13. ↑ "Forge FC Announces 2025 CPL-U SPORTS Player Updates". Forge FC . August 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Forge FC Sign Goalkeeper Dino Bontis to Multi-Year Contract". Forge FC . September 11, 2025.
  15. ↑ Jacques, John (September 11, 2025). "Forge Brings Bontis In On Multi-Year Deal". Northern Tribune.
  16. ↑ Correa, Nico (April 5, 2022). "Bontis & Poku called up to the men's U20 national team camp in Costa Rica". Forge FC .
  17. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (June 15, 2022). "A look at the 6 CPLers called up by the Canadian U-20 national team". Canadian Premier League .
  18. ↑ Urciuoli, Anthony (April 5, 2022). "Dino Bontis to developmental deal; adds two others". intheHammer.
  19. ↑ Joshi, Manan (October 29, 2024). "The unbreakable bond of the Bontis brothers". Western Gazette .
  20. ↑ Dino Bontis at Soccerway
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