Dino Bontis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 3, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| 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– | Forge FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sigma FC (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 5, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 15, 2022 | |||
Dino Bontis (born August 3, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]In 2022, Bontis began attending the University of Western Ontario, where he played for the men's soccer team.[3]
Club career
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]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.[13] In June 2022, he was named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Bontis is the son of Canadian academic and former Canada Soccer President Nick Bontis.[15][16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of July 5, 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dino Bontis at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b Correa, Nico (April 5, 2022). "Forge FC signs Hamiltonian goalkeeper Bontis". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Dino Bontis Western profile". Western Mustangs.
- ^ a b "Dino Bontis 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Dino Bontis 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ a b "Dino Bontis 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Correa, Nico (January 31, 2024). "Forge FC sign three players to short-term contracts". Forge FC.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (April 12, 2024). "Forge FC sign Bontis, Kone to CPL–U Sports contracts". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ a b c "Dino Bontis L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Correa, Nico (August 15, 2024). "Forge FC retain U Sports rights for Kone and Bontis". Forge FC.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (April 3, 2025). "Forge FC sign Filion, Kone and Bontis to U Sports contracts". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (July 6, 2025). "Filion's first hands Forge win vs. Vancouver FC - Match Analysis". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Correa, Nico (April 5, 2022). "Bontis & Poku called up to the men's U20 national team camp in Costa Rica". Forge FC.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (June 15, 2022). "A look at the 6 CPLers called up by the Canadian U-20 national team". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Urciuoli, Anthony (April 5, 2022). "Dino Bontis to developmental deal; adds two others". intheHammer.
- ^ Joshi, Manan (October 29, 2024). "The unbreakable bond of the Bontis brothers". Western Gazette.
- ^ Dino Bontis at Soccerway