A Canadian Striker That Should Have Got A Chance

[Molson Canadian]

Dwayne de Rosario he was looking for a team to join but has now resigned with the san jose earthquakes of the MLS.

Professional/Amateur Highlights

Signed a new contract with San Jose Earthquakes in March 2005 ... Became the first Quakes player to win the MLS Goal of the Year for his stunning strike against D.C. United on August 7, 2004 ... Won his second MLS Championship in three years when San Jose defeated Chicago 4-2 on November 23, 2003 ... Finished the 2003 season in style and scored a hat trick in early October with San Jose ... Suffered a knee injury in training on April 4, 2003 which ruled him out for much of the 2003 season ... Played in 27 games for SJ in 2002 season … Scored the golden goal in the 2001 MLS Cup Final on October 21 and was named the MLS Cup MVP … Joined the San Jose Earthquakes as a Discovery Player and scored on his debut on April 7… Played two seasons with the Richmond Kickers of the A-League … Played for the Toronto Lynx (A-League)

National Team Highlights

Earned senior cap versus Northern Ireland February 9, 2005...Played 90 minutes and scored one goal against Guatemala in the semi-final round of WCQ on November 17, 2004 ... Played 90 minutes and scored one goal against Costa Rica in the semi-final round of WCQ on October 13, 2004 ... Played 90 minutes against Honduras in the semi-final round of WCQ on October 9, 2004 ... Played 90 minutes against Costa Rica in the semi-final round of WCQ on September 8, 2004 ... Started against Honduras in the semi-final round of WCQ on September 4, 2004 ...Played 90 minutes against Guatemala in the semi-final round of WCQ on August 18, 2004 ... Scored two goals against Belize in the second of a two-game qualifying series on June 16, 2004... Played 90 minutes against Belize in the preliminary round of WCQ on June 13, 2004 ... Played 90 minutes against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 5, 2004 ... Started against Wales on May 30, 2004 ... Played against Barbados... Came on in the second half against Finland on October 11 and scored his third international goal ... Broke his right foot in training prior to the game against the United States (January 16, 2003) … Played 90 minutes against Scotland and scored Canada’s only goal from the penalty spot … Started up front with Radzinski against Switzerland on May 15, 2002 … Played in all five games of the 2002 Gold Cup and started and scored the game winner against Korea in the Gold Cup third-place game … Played against Brazil and Cameroon at the Confederations Cup … Played against Egypt and Iran at the LG Cup in April, 2001 … Played for Canada at the 1997 World Youth (U-20) Championship in Malaysia ... Played for Canada at the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg and led the team in scoring with three goals

In December, De Rosario earned a trial with English side Nottingham Forest, but then-manager Joe Kinnear resigned his position mere days into De Rosario's visit. Mick Harford took over for Kinnear and subsequently passed on De Rosario.

In late January, De Rosario headed to Danish club AGF Aarhus -- the club for which Earthquakes teammate Wade Barrett played one season -- but again, he couldn't win a spot on the team. As AGF assistant coach Brian Steen Nielsen told the Danish newspaper Arhus Stiftstidende, De Rosario performed well during his tryout with the club, including scoring a few goals at a training tournament in Sweden. However, Nielsen said signing De Rosario was not a "top priority" for the club, and the player was not offered a contract.

De Rosario's final effort to find work in Europe came in late February during a trial with Blackburn Rovers, the club of former Columbus Crew 'keeper Brad Friedel and former D.C. United defender Ryan Nelsen. De Rosario spent several days with the English Premier League side, but manager Mark Hughes decided not to sign him.

i've seen him play and he's a strong striker... he was looking for a new team to join but couldn't find a team that was a right fit for him.

oh well there's alot more canadian players out there that are class but are overlooked because there from canada hopefully that will change i hope lars hirshfield can gain a regular spot with the foxes

[foxesfan69]

So does this player have a club now?Sorry i didn't read all the way through

[Anish]

So does this player have a club now?Sorry i didn't read all the way through

77061[/snapback]

Neither did I! I'd be surprised if anyone did...

[shen]

To be honest though, if he can't get a contract with AGF he's probably not good enough, or his wage demands are too high

[Molson Canadian]

he's resigned with san jose of the MLS ....i'm not too sure about his wage demands they might have been a bit more than usual since he is one of the better north american strikers out there... oh well it was more wishfull thinking on my part