Nicholas Osorio (born January 20, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder. His brother Jonathan plays for Toronto FC.
Playing career Having grown up in Brampton, Ontario, Osorio began playing football Brampton Youth SC at the age of four. He joined the Toronto FC Academy U15 team in 2012, and after progressing through the system, he was called up to the Toronto FC II squad, the feeder team to the MLS outfit, in 2015.
Osorio made his professional debut on July 19, 2015, playing in a 1–0 defeat to Saint Louis in the USL. His second appearance came three days later in a 1–0 defeat to FC Montreal.
He began attending the University of Toronto in 2017, joining the Varsity Blues soccer team. In 2017, he appeared in eight regular season matches, scoring one goal against Nipissing, and appeared in one playoff match. In 2018, he appeared in 13 regular season matches, scoring twice, as well as two playoff matches. In 2019, he appeared in 11 regular season matches and four playoff games, scoring four regular season goals and one playoff goal. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2018 and 2019, he played for Alliance United in the semi-professional League1 Ontario.
International career Osorio selected for two Canada Under-15 camps back in 2013 under the guidance of Tony Fonseca and Ante Jazic. He went with the U15 national team to Mexico for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones.
Personal life Osorio's parents are Colombian – his father is a native of Cali, while his mother was born in Medellín. His older brothers, Jonathan and Anthony, have played for Toronto FC and Toronto FC II respectively.
Career statistics
+ Club statisticsClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsToronto FC III2015PDL121——1212015League1 Ontario??—????2016PDL131——1312016League1 Ontario112—??1122017League1 Ontario94—??94Total4580000458Toronto FC II2015USL20——20Total20000020Alliance United FC2018League1 Ontario9000??902019League1 Ontario15021—1712021League1 Ontario Summer Championship30——302022League1 Ontario10020—1202023League1 Ontario1000—10Total3804100421Career total8584100899
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