Introduction
Dayne St. Clair (born May 9, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for MLS club Minnesota United FC. Prior to playing for Minnesota United, St. Clair was a two-year starter for the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program. With Maryland, he was the starting goalkeeper for their national championship run, where he earned the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the best defensive soccer player in the national tournament.
Prior to playing college soccer for the University of Maryland, St. Clair played youth soccer for Vaughan SC and helped the Azzuri win a League1 Ontario title. St. Clair also played high school soccer for Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. St. Clair also appeared for the Canada men's national under-18 soccer team.
Career
Youth and college
Entering the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, St. Clair was redshirted. During his redshirt freshman year in 2016, St. Clair served as a backup to Cody Niedermeier, making two college appereances for the program. Entering the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, St. Clair became the regular starter for Maryland, making his first college soccer start for Maryland on August 25, 2017 in a 4–2 win against Santa Clara. St. Clair finished his Maryland career making a total of 43 appereances for the program.
Senior
During the 2016 and 2017 PDL seasons, St. Clair made one appearance, and seven appearances respectfully with K-W United FC. During the 2018 PDL season, St. Clair played with the New York Red Bulls under 23 team.
On January 4, 2019, ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, St. Clair signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, forgoing his final season of eligibility. On January 11, 2019, St. Clair was drafted seventh overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC. St. Clair said of getting drafted, "I wanted to make a statement to the person I am, the player I am. This is my statement." In April 2019, St. Clair was loaned out to Minnesota's USL affiliate club, Forward Madison FC. He made his league debut for the club on April 6, 2019, playing all ninety minutes in a 1-0 defeat to Chattanooga Red Wolves.
Honours
- NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP: 2018