Dwayne De Rosario is a retired Canadian soccer player who represented the Canada national team in international competition from 1998 to 2015. He was the country's all-time leading male goalscorer from 2012 to 2022, with 22 international goals in 81 matches, until Cyle Larin surpassed his record with 23 goals. De Rosario played as an attacking midfielder or forward for most of his club career, which included stints with five Major League Soccer teams in the United States and Canada. He won the MLS Cup four times in fourteen seasons and was named one of the league's 25 all-time greatest players in 2020.

After a standout performance in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, De Rosario made his international debut for Canada in 1998 at the age of 20. He played in the 1999 Pan American Games with the under-23 squad, scoring three goals for the hosts as the team placed fourth. De Rosario was part of the Canada team that won the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, making one appearance; he also played twice in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. De Rosario scored his first international goal during the third place match of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup against South Korea, giving Canada a 2–1 victory. He went on to play in five editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring six goals, and was named Canadian Male Soccer Player of the Year four times over the course of his career. De Rosario scored nine goals during several unsuccessful FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns, as Canada were unable to qualify during the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

De Rosario overtook Dale Mitchell for Canada's all-time men's goalscoring record with his 20th goal, scored against Panama during World Cup qualifying on September 7, 2012. The overall Canadian record is held by Christine Sinclair, who scored 190 international goals during her career. He announced his retirement from soccer in May 2015, four months after scoring his final national team goal against Iceland in a friendly on January 19, 2015. Over the course of his 17-year national team career, Canada had a record of 11 wins, 4 losses, and 4 draws during matches in which De Rosario scored. He continued to hold the goalscoring record after his retirement until Cyle Larin scored his 23rd goal on January 30, 2022. De Rosario was named to the All-Time Canada Men's XI by the Canada Soccer Association in 2012. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in June 2022 and the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in March 2024.

International goals "Score" represents the score in the match after De Rosario's goal. "Score" and "Result" list Canada's goal tally first. As of match played January 19, 2015.

+ CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1142–12–12002 CONCACAF Gold Cup2161–01–3Friendly3172–32–34212–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification53–06261–01–37271–01–08391–02–2Friendly9421–02–02007 CONCACAF Gold Cup102–011431–03–012451–11–1Friendly13461–01–014501–04–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification153–016591–01–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup17601–01–118612–14–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification19662–04–020701–01–021801–21–2Friendly22811–01–1

Statistics

+ Appearances and goals by yearYearAppsGoals19981019992020002020014020027220031120041042005802006202007852008832009002010202011114201251201360201420201522Total8122

+Goals by competitionCompetitionCapsGoalsFIFA World Cup qualification249FIFA Confederations Cup20CONCACAF Gold Cup186Friendlies377Total8122

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