Toronto FC Game Notes – 2012 Season NICK SOOLSMA #18 Forward HT: 5’10 WT: 175 DOB: 17 Jan 1988 AGE: 24 BIRTHPLACE: Andijk, Netherlands PRONUNCIATION: Sools‐ma Soolsma signed with Toronto FC in February 2011 following a successful trial period during the preseason. Soolsma began his career in the youth system of FC Volendam. He signed for HFC Haarlem in 2007 and made seven appearances in the Dutch Eerste Divisie (second highest division in Netherlands). Soolsma left Haarlem in 2008 and spent a year at FC Chabab. Prior to his move to Toronto, he played for amateur team VV Young Boys and helped the club gain promotion to the Hoofdklasse (fourth tier of soccer in Netherlands). MATT STINSON #15 Midfielder HT: 5’10 WT: 165 DOB: 9 Sept 1992 AGE: 19 BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, ON PRONUNCIATION: Stin‐son Stinson signed with the First Team on March 17, 2011. He was the captain of the Toronto FC Academy team before leaving to attend Wintrop University in South Carolina. At Winthrop, Stinson was named the Team MVP and earned All‐Big South Conference Second Team honours. He was a member of the Clarkson Comets before joining the Academy in 2008. Stinson earned his first call to the Canadian National Team on November 3, 2011 but could not play during World Cup qualifiers due to injury. He has represented Canada at the U‐20 level in the past. DICOY WILLIAMS #31 Defender HT: 6’2 WT: 187 DOB: 7 Oct 1986 AGE: 25 BIRTHPLACE: Kingston, Jamaica PRONUNCIATION: Dee‐koy Will‐iams Williams signed with Toronto FC on March 31, 2011 following a trial period with the club during the preseason. Prior to joining Toronto, Williams played for Harbour View FC of the Digicel Premier League in Jamaica. Williams has earned nine caps for the Jamaican national team. His most recent appearance was on June 10, 2011 against Guatemala in the group stage of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Toronto FC @ Houston Dynamo‐ Wednesday June 20, 2012
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