Dino Bontis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 3, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hamilton Sparta SC | |||
| Toronto FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | 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– | Forge FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sigma FC (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* 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.
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]