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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1978)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Dwayne De Rosario <br /> {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OOnt}}
| image                = Dwayne De Rosario in 2023.jpg
| upright              = 0.9
| caption              = De Rosario in 2023
| fullname             = Dwayne Anthony De Rosario
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|15}}
| birth_place          = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| height               = 1.80 m<ref name="cansocpro">{{Cite web |title=Dwayne De Rosario Canada profile |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=893 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |publisher=[[Canadian Soccer Association]]}}</ref>
| position             = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]], [[Forward (association football)|forward]]
| currentclub          = 
| youthyears1          =
| youthclubs1          = Scarborough Blizzard SC
| youthyears2          =
| youthclubs2          = Malvern Majors
| years1               = 1997
| clubs1               = [[Toronto Lynx]]
| caps1                = 7
| goals1               = 3
| years2               = 1997–1999
| clubs2               = [[FSV Zwickau]]
| caps2                = 12
| goals2               = 1
| years3               = 1999–2000
| clubs3               = [[Richmond Kickers]]
| caps3                = 35
| goals3               = 17
| years4               = 2001–2005
| clubs4               = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps4                = 108
| goals4               = 27
| years5               = 2006–2008
| clubs5               = [[Houston Dynamo]]
| caps5                = 78
| goals5               = 24
| years6               = 2009–2011
| clubs6               = [[Toronto FC]]
| caps6                = 57
| goals6               = 27
| years7               = 2011
| clubs7               = [[New York Red Bulls]]
| caps7                = 13
| goals7               = 2
| years8               = 2011–2013
| clubs8               = [[D.C. United]]
| caps8                = 68
| goals8               = 23
| years9               = 2014
| clubs9               = [[Toronto FC]]
| caps9                = 19
| goals9               = 1
| years10              = 2018–2019
| clubs10              = [[Mississauga MetroStars]] (indoor)
| caps10               = 11
| goals10              = 8
| totalcaps            = 408
| totalgoals           = 133
| nationalyears1       = 1996–1997
| nationalteam1        = [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U20]]
| nationalcaps1        = 8
| nationalgoals1       = 5
| nationalyears2       = 1999–2000
| nationalteam2        = [[Canada men's national under-23 soccer team|Canada U23]]
| nationalcaps2        = 11
| nationalgoals2       = 3
| nationalyears3       = 1998–2015
| nationalteam3        = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps3        = 81
| nationalgoals3       = [[List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario|22]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|soccer]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002 United States]]|}}
}}

'''Dwayne Anthony De Rosario''' [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]] (born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional [[association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or as an [[attacking midfielder]]. A versatile [[Forward (association football)|attacker]], he played for the [[Toronto Lynx]], [[FSV Zwickau]] and [[Richmond Kickers]] early in his career. He came to prominence in the 2000s playing in [[Major League Soccer]] for the [[San Jose Earthquakes]], [[Houston Dynamo]], [[Toronto FC]], [[New York Red Bulls]] and [[D.C. United]]. A four-time [[MLS Cup]] champion, he also won the [[Major League Soccer MVP Award|2011 MLS Most Valuable Player]] award. He is the [[Major League Soccer#Player records|tenth-leading scorer]] in MLS history with 104 goals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All-Time Stats &#124; MLSsoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/alltime |access-date=April 8, 2021}}</ref> He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most decorated Canadian players of all time.<ref name="All-Time Eleven">{{cite news|last=|first=|authorlink=|url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/association-announces-all-time-canada-xi-mens-team/ |title=Association Announces All-Time Canada XI – Men's Team |agency=[[Canadian Soccer Association|Canada Soccer]] |date=June 3, 2012 |access-date=September 23, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Internationally, De Rosario represented the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian national team]] from 1998 to 2015 where he was the country's [[List of top international association football goal scorers by country|all-time leading scorer]], with 22 goals in 81 games.<ref name="DE ROSARIO">{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2012 |title=De Rosario's becomes Canada's all-time leading goalscorer |url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=404786 |access-date=September 9, 2012 |publisher=TSN}}</ref> De Rosario is a [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] champion and four-time [[Canadian Player of the Year]].  He is an honoured member of the [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes|date=19 March 2024 |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-hall-of-fame-welcomes-dwayne-de-rosario-and-robyn-gayle/|publisher=Canada Soccer|accessdate=29 March 2024}}</ref> and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

== Early life ==
Born in [[Scarborough, Ontario]], a suburb of [[Toronto]], De Rosario is the son of Guyanese immigrants to Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2007 |title=MLS Player of the Week: Week Five |url=http://www.soccacritics.com/2007/05/08/mls-player-of-the-week-week-five |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Soccacritics |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722173638/http://www.soccacritics.com/2007/05/08/mls-player-of-the-week-week-five/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He began playing soccer at age three with Scarborough Blizzard SC, later playing with the Malvern Majors.<ref name="cansocpro" /> As a 14-year-old, De Rosario rejected an offer from [[A.C. Milan]] after a successful trial because he was not ready to commit to living in Italy. De Rosario went to [[Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute]] in Scarborough.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 30, 2023 |title=A Canadian soccer star and his underground origins as a b-boy named Timex in the Toronto subway |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/breaking-olympics-dwayne-derosario-1.6821588 |access-date=19 Oct 2025 |website=cbc.ca}}</ref>

De Rosario began his professional career in 1997 at the age of 18, signing with the Toronto Lynx of the A-League. Halfway through the season, however, De Rosario signed with German side FSV Zwickau. After two seasons with Zwickau, De Rosario returned to North America, signing with the Richmond Kickers in 1999. After a slow 1999 season, in which he registered two goals and five assists, De Rosario scored fifteen goals and provided five assists while leading the team to a 20–6–1 record in 2000.

== Club career ==

=== San Jose Earthquakes ===

[[Image:DwayneDeRosario.jpg|thumb|right|De Rosario warming up for a friendly while with San Jose Earthquakes in 2004]]

The next season, when Canadian [[Frank Yallop]] was named head coach of the [[San Jose Earthquakes]], De Rosario was one of his first acquisitions. De Rosario proved Yallop's judgment right, scoring five goals and four assists in only 1,072 minutes for the Earthquakes in 2001, playing an important role as the team went on to win the [[MLS Cup]]; he scored the [[golden goal]] in the final and was named MLS Cup MVP. De Rosario had similar success in 2002, registering four goals and eight assists in 1,637 minutes, though the Quakes fell short of a repeat. In 2003, a torn ACL hobbled De Rosario for much of the season but he still managed to make a late surge, registering four goals and three assists in only 686 minutes and helping lead the team to a second MLS Cup championship. De Rosario played 1,211 minutes in 2004, scoring five goals, including the 2004 [[MLS Goal of the Year]], and three assists.<ref name="mlssoccer">{{Cite web |title=Dwayne De Rosario Player States |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/dwayne-de-rosario |publisher=MLS Soccer}}</ref>

In December 2004 De Rosario had a trial with [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], but he was not offered a contract by the team.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 22, 2004 |title=Forest end interest in De Rosario |work=BBC News |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/4119323.stm |access-date=May 8, 2013}}</ref>

In 2005, following [[Landon Donovan]]'s departure, De Rosario moved to midfield and promptly led MLS in assists with 13, while scoring nine goals, including the 2005 MLS Goal of the Year – the only player ever to receive that honour in two consecutive years – for a powerful bending free kick in the last regular season game against the [[LA Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2005 |title=Canadian Dwayne De Rosario wins MLS honour |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/canadian-dwayne-de-rosario-wins-mls-honour-1.548029 |publisher=CBC Sports}}</ref> He was named to the [[MLS Best XI]] six times (2005–07, 2009–11).<ref name="mlssoccer" />

=== Houston Dynamo ===

[[File:Dwayne De Rosario 031508.jpg|thumb|upright|De Rosario in training with Houston Dynamo]]

Due to San Jose's failure to reach a stadium agreement with AEG, De Rosario, along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, moved to Houston for the 2006 season. During the [[2006 MLS All-Star Game]] in Chicago, De Rosario scored the only goal of the game in the 70th minute to lift the MLS All Stars to a 1–0 win over [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], a pre-season friendly for the London club. De Rosario was one of only four players on the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] team to play the entire match.

De Rosario and the Houston Dynamo captured the [[MLS Cup 2006|2006 MLS Cup]] title by beating the [[New England Revolution]] on November 12, 2006. The Dynamo won in a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|shootout]], and De Rosario successfully converted his penalty kick. De Rosario signed a contract extension with Houston through 2010, where he was reported to make $325,000 per year. He was later transferred to Toronto before the end of his contract.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 9, 2007 |title=Dwayne De Rosario inks extension with Dynamo |publisher=Cbc.ca |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/dwayne-de-rosario-inks-extension-with-dynamo-1.684726 |access-date=May 5, 2011}}</ref>

The next year, De Rosario assisted on [[Joseph Ngwenya]]'s equalizing goal and scored the winning goal of the [[2007 MLS Cup]] final, giving Houston a 2–1 win over the Revolution and the Dynamo their second championship. De Rosario was named MLS Cup MVP, the first player ever to win the award twice.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2007 |title=Dynamo down New England, repeat as champs |url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2007/11/19/dynamo-down-new-england-repeat-champs |access-date=June 8, 2018 |website=houstondynamo.com}}</ref>

De Rosario made his third consecutive all-star appearance at the [[2008 MLS All-Star Game]] in his home country, when the game was held in Toronto. He scored the decisive goal on a penalty kick in the 69th minute in the MLS All-Stars' 3–2 victory over [[West Ham United]].

=== Toronto FC ===

[[Image:DeRosario TFC 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|De Rosario playing for Toronto FC in 2010]]

De Rosario was traded to [[Toronto FC]] on December 12, 2008, in return for [[Julius James]] and allocation money, after long speculation that De Rosario would move to his hometown club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fallas |first=Bernardo |date=December 12, 2008 |title=Dynamo trade star midfielder De Rosario to Toronto |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6161934.html |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Chron.com}}</ref> He made his competitive debut for Toronto FC on Saturday, March 21 against the [[Kansas City Wizards]], setting up [[Jim Brennan]] for Toronto's first goal in a 3–2 victory. He scored his first goal for Toronto from a header in a 1–1 draw at BMO Field against FC Dallas.

De Rosario was expected to miss the first two to four weeks of Toronto FC's training camp due to a calf injury obtained in the January 31, 2010, match against Jamaica,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2011 |title=De Rosario to miss two to four weeks |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100203&content_id=8013870&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219165142/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100203&content_id=8013870&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 |archive-date=February 19, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Web.mlsnet.com}}</ref> and returned to game action in Toronto's 1–0 preseason win versus the [[University of South Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2011 |title=Reds Win 1–0 against USF |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100214&content_id=8074958&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219102038/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100214&content_id=8074958&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 |archive-date=February 19, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Web.mlsnet.com}}</ref>

On April 8, 2010, De Rosario was named [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of Toronto FC, the second in the club's history, after the retirement of [[Jim Brennan]].<ref name="TFCcaptain">{{Cite web |last=Wileman |first=Luke |date=April 8, 2010 |title=Preki Names New Captain |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/preki-names-new-captain |access-date=April 8, 2010 |publisher=Torontofc.ca |archive-date=April 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407031048/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/preki-names-new-captain |url-status=live }}</ref> Two days later, De Rosario scored his first goal of the [[2010 Toronto FC season|2010 season]], his team's first, in a 4–1 loss to the [[New England Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2010 |title=Revs Rout Reds |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/recap-revs-rout-reds |access-date=April 11, 2010 |publisher=Torontofc.ca |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007070606/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/recap-revs-rout-reds |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 15, 2010, De Rosario scored twice in Toronto's 2–1 home opener win against the [[Philadelphia Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2010 |title=De Rosario Notches Brace in Win |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/de-rosario-notches-brace-win |access-date=April 18, 2010 |publisher=Torontofc.ca |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062050/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/de-rosario-notches-brace-win |url-status=live }}</ref> In his next game versus the [[Colorado Rapids]], De Rosario scored his fourth goal of the season, and more importantly, became Toronto FC's all-time leading scorer in the regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Setlur |first=Vijay |date=April 23, 2010 |title=De Ro Set To Duel Against Seattle Top Striker |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/de-ro-set-duel-against-seattle-top-gun |access-date=April 24, 2010 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061735/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/de-ro-set-duel-against-seattle-top-gun |url-status=live }}</ref> De Rosario again found the back of the net on April 25 in a 2–0 home win against [[Seattle Sounders FC]], scoring the first goal, his fifth of the season. Until [[O'Brian White]] scored the second goal for Toronto, De Rosario had previously scored all of Toronto's goals up until that point in the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2010 |title=De Rosario attack stuns Seattle |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/de-rosarios-attack-stuns-seattle |access-date=April 26, 2010 |publisher=Torontofc.ca |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060948/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/de-rosarios-attack-stuns-seattle |url-status=live }}</ref> For his efforts in that game, he was awarded the MLS Player of the Week for week 5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2010 |title=De Rosario Named Player of the Week |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/de-rosario-named-player-week |access-date=April 26, 2010 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060803/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/de-rosario-named-player-week |url-status=live }}</ref> De Rosario was again honoured with the Player of the Week award on week 10 of the MLS season, for his two-goal performance against his former team the [[San Jose Earthquakes]]. De Rosario had scored the second and third goal in Toronto FC's 3–1 win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wileman |first=Luke |date=May 31, 2010 |title=De Rosario wins league award |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/de-rosario-wins-league-award |access-date=May 31, 2010 |publisher=torontofc.ca |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060751/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/05/de-rosario-wins-league-award |url-status=live }}</ref>

De Rosario continued to have a successful 2010 season for Toronto, culminating in a spot on the MLS All-Star team, scoring a goal in the [[2010 MLS All-Star Game|5–2 loss]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2010 |title=De Rosario Goal in All-Star Game |url=http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/07/de-rosario-goal-all-star-game |access-date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |archive-date=March 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310141755/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/07/de-rosario-goal-all-star-game |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 3, 2010, De Rosario scored against [[C.D. Motagua]] in the second leg of Toronto FC's [[2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round|CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round tie]], which at the time, put TFC ahead on 2–1 on aggregate. They would eventually win 3–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 4, 2010 |title=TFC earns 1st Champions League Berth |publisher=CBC.ca |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/tfc-earns-1st-champions-league-berth-1.889625 |access-date=May 8, 2013}}</ref>

On December 28, De Rosario was confirmed to be on trial with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] by manager [[Neil Lennon]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2010 |title=Dwayne De Rosario joins Freddie Ljungberg on trial at Celtic – ESPN Soccernet |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/858198?cc=5901 |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024022920/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/858198?cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dwayne and Celtic inquired about the possibility of a short-term loan deal until the MLS season kicked off in March, however new Toronto FC coach [[Aron Winter]] and the league denied any further negotiations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosano |first=Nick |date=January 15, 2011 |title=Toronto FC Say No To Dwayne De Rosario's Potential Celtic Loan |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/01/15/2307816/toronto-fc-say-no-to-dwayne-de-rosarios-potential-celtic |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Goal.com}}</ref>

De Rosario scored the first Toronto goal of the 2011 season on March 19 in a 4–2 away defeat to [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] in what was the league's first all Canadian match up. The goal scored in the 20th minute was also the 8000th goal scored in Major League Soccer's history.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 19, 2011 |title=Toronto Falls Short in Vancouver |publisher=Toronto FC |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-falls-short-vancouver |access-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225163253/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/toronto-falls-short-vancouver |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== New York Red Bulls ===
[[New York Red Bulls]] acquired De Rosario on April 1, 2011, in exchange for midfielder [[Tony Tchani]], defender [[Danleigh Borman]] and a first round [[2012 MLS SuperDraft]] pick.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2011 |title=Latest News |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/red-bulls-acquire-de-rosario-toronto-fc |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |archive-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505142907/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/red-bulls-acquire-de-rosario-toronto-fc |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored his first goal for New York on a penalty, as the second goal, in a 3–2 loss to [[Chivas USA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2011 |title=Braun's hat trick too much to overcome as Chivas USA defeats Red Bulls |url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/05/brauns-hat-trick-too-much-overcome-chivas-usa-defeats-red-bulls |access-date=May 16, 2011 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |archive-date=June 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616072919/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/05/brauns-hat-trick-too-much-overcome-chivas-usa-defeats-red-bulls |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== D.C. United ===

[[File:De-rosario-union-rfk.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|De Rosario playing with D.C. United]]

[[D.C. United]] acquired De Rosario on June 27, 2011, in exchange for midfielder [[Dax McCarty]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2011 |title=D.C. United acquires five-time MLS All-Star Dwayne De Rosario |url=http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/dc-united-acquires-five-time-mls-all-star-dwayne-de-rosario |access-date=June 27, 2011 |publisher=D.C. United |archive-date=December 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223193541/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/dc-united-acquires-five-time-mls-all-star-dwayne-de-rosario |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club against his former club [[New York Red Bulls]] on his return to [[Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)|Red Bull Arena]]. On July 30, 2011, his double gave United a 2–0 victory over former club, San Jose. On August 6, 2011, he led United to a 3–3 draw against Toronto F.C. with his hat-trick.
All three goals were scored while United played with ten men following an early ejection of goalkeeper Bill Hamid. His second hat-trick was recorded on September 25, 2011, as he recorded all three goals in the span of 9 minutes, setting another MLS record.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Travis |date=September 25, 2011 |title=De Ro steals the spotlight in historic outing for D.C |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/25/de-ro-steals-spotlight-historic-outing-dc |access-date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014223828/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/25/de-ro-steals-spotlight-historic-outing-dc |url-status=dead }}</ref> De Rosario completed the season with a total of 16 goals and 12 assists over 32 games. Of those, 13 goals and 7 assists were made during his 17 games with United.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics |url=http://www.dcunited.com/stats |access-date=October 18, 2011 |publisher=D.C. United}}</ref>

On August 29, 2012, De Rosario scored his 100th MLS goal, in a 2–2 home draw against the Red Bulls. He was the seventh player to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=August 29, 2012 |title=D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls: Dwayne De Rosario scores 100th MLS goal, but Wilman Conde equalizes late |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dc-united-vs-new-york-red-bulls-dwayne-de-rosario-scores-100th-mls-goal-but-wilman-conde-equalizes-late/2012/08/29/d55aca62-f23b-11e1-a612-3cfc842a6d89_story.html |access-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref>

=== Return to Toronto FC ===
After having his option declined by D.C. United, De Rosario returned to Toronto FC on December 18, 2013, after being chosen in the [[2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larson |first=Kurtis |date=December 13, 2013 |title=TFC selects Dwayne De Rosario in re-entry draft &#124; Toronto FC &#124; Sports |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/12/18/tfc-re-signs-dwayne-de-rosario |access-date=December 18, 2013 |publisher=Toronto Sun}}</ref> He officially signed with the club on January 9, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto Signs Dwayne De Rosario |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-signs-dwayne-de-rosario |access-date=May 11, 2015 |website=Toronto FC |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074204/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/toronto-signs-dwayne-de-rosario |url-status=live }}</ref> It was announced on December 3, 2014, that Toronto had declined the option to renew De Rosario's contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto FC decline contract option of Dwayne De Rosario amid bevy of offseason roster moves |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/12/03/toronto-fc-announce-bevy-roster-moves-including-declining-contract-option-dw |access-date=May 11, 2015 |website=MLSsoccer.com |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208002634/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/12/03/toronto-fc-announce-bevy-roster-moves-including-declining-contract-option-dw |url-status=dead }}</ref>

De Rosario announced his retirement on May 10, 2015, and that he would be taking an ambassador role with [[Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment]], the owners of Toronto FC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2015 |title=Canadian, MLS legend Dwayne De Rosario announces end of playing career on Instagram post |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/05/10/canadian-mls-legend-dwayne-de-rosario-announces-end-playing-career-instagram |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915012102/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/05/10/canadian-mls-legend-dwayne-de-rosario-announces-end-playing-career-instagram |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Mississauga MetroStars===

In October 2018, De Rosario came out of retirement at age 40 to sign with the newly formed [[Major Arena Soccer League|MASL]] club, the [[Mississauga MetroStars]], as captain and assistant coach. He sought to earn his "A" coaching license while with the club and was approached by the MetroStars general manager after playing for the Canada arena soccer national team in March.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kloke |first=Joshua |date=November 13, 2018 |title=Why Dwayne De Rosario came out of retirement for new arena soccer team |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/651228/2018/11/13/why-dwayne-de-rosario-came-out-of-retirement-for-new-arena-soccer-team/ |work=[[The Athletic]] |url-access=subscription |accessdate=November 9, 2025}}</ref> De Rosario scored his first goal for the club in the MetroStars's opening match, an 11–3 loss away to the [[Baltimore Blast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2018 |title=Dwayne De Rosario scores first-ever goal for indoor Mississauga MetroStars |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/12/01/dwayne-de-rosario-scores-first-ever-goal-for-indoor-mississauga-metrostars/ |publisher=toronto.citynews.ca}}</ref> The team folded before the start of the 2019–20 season due to issues finding a permanent home venue.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=November 29, 2019 |title=Indoor soccer takes another hit in Toronto as MetroStars pull out of MASL |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/indoor-soccer-takes-another-hit-in-toronto-as-metrostars-pull-out-of-masl/article_0e4f8f2f-7778-58cf-bc7b-f7c40b9b3d02.html |work=Toronto Star |agency=The Canadian Press |accessdate=November 9, 2025}}</ref>

== International career ==
{{see also|List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario}}

De Rosario represented the [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canadian U-20]] team at the 1997 [[FIFA World Youth Championship]], and the [[Canada men's national under-23 soccer team|Canadian U-23]] team at the [[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|1999 Pan American Games]] in [[Winnipeg]]. He received his first senior cap for [[Canada national men's soccer team|Canada]] on May 18, 1998, against [[Republic of Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] at the age of 20. He won the [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] with Canada and represented them as well at the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]].

In 2007, De Rosario won the male Canadian Player of the Year award making it three consecutive years receiving the honour. In 2007, he scored five goals in eight games, the most in a year for the CMNT since [[John Catliff]] in 1993.

De Rosario was picked for his first [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] in four years, after being selected by coach [[Stephen Hart (footballer)|Stephen Hart]] in late May 2011 for the 23-man tournament roster. After a disappointing, 2–0 defeat to [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] in the opening game of the group, Canada failed to exit the group with a 1–1–1 record; they only managed to score two goals both from De Rosario at the penalty spot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2011 |title=Late goal gives Panama 1–1 draw with Canada |url=http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12802~2376372,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234230/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12802~2376372%2C00.html |archive-date=December 30, 2013 |access-date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=CONCACAF }}</ref> De Rosario continued his goal scoring for with two goals in the opening stage of [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]], one came against [[Saint Lucia national football team|Saint Lucia]] in early September and the other against [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] in mid November. His goal against Saint Kitts, was his 19th international goal which tied him as Canadian all-time top goal scorer with [[Dale Mitchell (soccer)|Dale Mitchell]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scianitti |first=Matthew |date=November 18, 2011 |title=Canada's Dwayne De Rosario wins MLS MVP award |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/soccer/canadas-dwayne-de-rosario-wins-mls-mvp-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714163257/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/11/18/canadas-dwayne-de-rosario-wins-mls-mvp-award/ |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |access-date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=National Post}}</ref> On December 14, De Rosario was awarded 2011 [[Canadian International Player of the Year|Canadian Player of the Year]] receiving 47.7% of the vote, [[Simeon Jackson]] in second and [[Josh Simpson (Canadian soccer player)|Josh Simpson]] finishing in third. This was the fourth time De Rosario was honoured with the award.<ref>[http://www.canadasoccer.com/de-rosario-is-male-selection-for-2011-bmo-canadian-players-of-the-year-award-p148642 De Rosario is male selection for 2011 BMO Canadian Players of the Year Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606155703/http://www.canadasoccer.com/de-rosario-is-male-selection-for-2011-bmo-canadian-players-of-the-year-award-p148642 |date=June 6, 2012 }} – Canadian Soccer Association</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2011 |title=De Rosario is male selection for 2011 BMO Canadian Players of the Year award |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/de-rosario-is-male-selection-for-2011-bmo-canadian-players-of-the-year-award-p148642 |access-date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=Canadian Soccer |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606155703/http://www.canadasoccer.com/de-rosario-is-male-selection-for-2011-bmo-canadian-players-of-the-year-award-p148642 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On September 7, 2012, De Rosario scored his 20th goal for Canada in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Panama national football team|Panama]], making him the all-time leading goal scorer for Canada.<ref name="DE ROSARIO" />

In De Rosario's final appearance for Canada, he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw with [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] on January 19, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bottjer |first=Steve |date=January 19, 2015 |title=Canada play to 1–1 stalemate with Iceland |url=http://rednationonline.ca/Articles2015/Canadaplayto11stalematewithIceland.aspx}}</ref>

De Rosario was the country's all-time leading male goalscorer, with 22 international goals in 81 matches,<ref name="GlobeMail-Retirement">{{cite news |date=May 30, 2015 |title=Canadian Dwayne De Rosario announces retirement after 18 MLS seasons |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/canadian-dwayne-de-rosario-announces-retirement-after-18-mls-seasons/article24714228/ |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 11, 2019 |title=Jonathan David named male Canadian soccer player of the year |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/jonathan-david-named-male-canadian-soccer-player-year/ |work=SportsNet |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> until [[Cyle Larin]] surpassed his record in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cyle-larin-canadian-men-s-team-goals-record-1.1752627|title=Larin becomes Canadian men's team all-time leading scorer
|publisher=tsn.ca|date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
De Rosario adopted a strict vegan diet in 1994,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kluepfel |first=Brian |date=November 9, 2001 |title=Dwayne DeRosario: Message from the Yards |url=http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2001nov/2001novdwayne.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522092952/http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2001nov/2001novdwayne.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Vrg.org}}</ref> but started eating fish ten years later.<ref name="washpo">{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=April 20, 2012 |title=D.C. United's Dwayne De Rosario steers teammates to a healthier diet |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/dc-uniteds-dwayne-de-rosario-steers-teammates-to-a-healthier-diet/2012/04/20/gIQALFYgVT_story.html}}</ref> He is married to Brandy De Rosario and has four children,<ref name="washpo" /> including his sons [[Osaze De Rosario|Osaze]] and [[Adisa De Rosario|Adisa]], who are also professional soccer players.<ref name="sportsnet">{{Cite web |date=8 January 2021 |title=Dwayne De Rosario looks to help keep soccer growing in Canada|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/dwayne-de-rosario-looks-help-keep-soccer-growing-canada/|access-date=24 October 2021|publisher=sportsnet.ca}}</ref> His cousin is Olympic hurdler [[Priscilla Lopes-Schliep]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2008 |title=SLAM! Sports |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/Canada/2008/08/20/6512046-sun.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722060104/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/Canada/2008/08/20/6512046-sun.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Slam.canoe.ca}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Order of Ontario]] in February 2020.<ref name="OOnt">{{cite news|url=https://www.ontario.ca/orders-in-council/oc-2122020 |title=Order in Council 212/2020 |agency=[[Government of Ontario]] |date=6 February 2020 |access-date=25 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> His autobiography 'DeRo: My Life', written with [[Brendan Dunlop]] was published in May 2021 by ECW Press.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DeRo: My Life |url=https://ecwpress.com/products/dero |website=ECW Press |access-date=April 8, 2021}}</ref>

===DeRo United Futbol Academy===
In 2012, De Rosario established the [[DeRo United Futbol Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Academy |url=https://www.derounited.com/aboutacademy |website=DeRo FA |access-date=July 5, 2020 |archive-date=July 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706140141/https://www.derounited.com/aboutacademy |url-status=dead }}</ref> They entered a team in the [[League1 Ontario (women)|League1 Ontario women's division]] beginning in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2018 |title=2018 League1 Ontario Season To Feature New Format, Divisional Configuration And Several Exciting New Additions |url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/897189 |website=[[League1 Ontario]]}}</ref> In June 2021, the club became an official affiliate team of De Rosario's former club [[Toronto FC]], joining [[TFC Academy|their academy system]] and re-branded as '''DeRo TFC'''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2021 |title=Toronto FC announces three more youth affiliates |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-announces-three-more-youth-affiliates |website=[[Toronto FC]]}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
===Club===
{{updated|July 14, 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dwayne De Rosario » Division I and indoor stats |url=https://www.statscrew.com/soccer/stats/p-derosdwa001 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |publisher=Stats Crew}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{ref|a|1}}
!colspan="2"|Continental{{ref|a|2}}
!colspan="2"|Other{{ref|a|3}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Toronto Lynx]]
|1997
|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|7||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||2
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[FSV Zwickau]]
|1997–98
|rowspan="2"|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|12||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
|1998–99
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Richmond Kickers]]
|1999
|rowspan="2"|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|16||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1
|-
|2000
|23||15||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!16!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!16
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|[[2001 San Jose Earthquakes season|2001]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|21||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||2||25||7
|-
|[[2002 San Jose Earthquakes season|2002]]
|27||4||0||0||0||0||1||0||28||4
|-
|[[2003 San Jose Earthquakes season|2003]]
|11||4||0||0||0||0||3||0||14||4
|-
|[[2004 San Jose Earthquakes season|2004]]
|21||5||0||0||0||0||2||1||23||6
|-
|[[2005 San Jose Earthquakes season|2005]]
|28||9||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||28||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!108!!27!!0!!0!!0!!0!!12!!3!!120!!30
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Houston Dynamo FC|Houston Dynamo]]
|[[2006 Houston Dynamo season|2006]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|30||11||3||1||colspan="2"|—||4||0||37||12
|-
|[[2007 Houston Dynamo season|2007]]
|24||6||0||0||4||0||8||3||36||9
|-
|[[2008 Houston Dynamo season|2008]]
|24||7||0||0||9||3||6||1||39||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!78!!24!!3!!1!!13!!3!!18!!4!!112!!32
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Toronto FC]]
|[[2009 Toronto FC season|2009]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|28||11||4||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||34||14
|-
|[[2010 Toronto FC season|2010]]
|27||15||4||1||8||1||colspan="2"|—||39||17
|-
|[[2011 Toronto FC season|2011]]
|2||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!57!!27!!8!!4!!10!!1!!0!!0!!75!!32
|-
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[[2011 New York Red Bulls season|2011]]
|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|13||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||13||2
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[D.C. United]]
|[[2011 D.C. United season|2011]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|18||13||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||13
|-
|[[2012 D.C. United season|2012]]
|27||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||7
|-
|[[2013 D.C. United season|2013]]
|23||3||5||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!68!!23!!6!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!74!!28
|-
|[[Toronto FC]]
|[[2014 Toronto FC season|2014]]
|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|19||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||1
|-
|[[Mississauga MetroStars]]
|2018–19
|[[Major Arena Soccer League|MASL]]
|11||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||8
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!412!!131!!22!!10!!23!!4!!30!!7!!487!!152
|}
*1.{{note|a}}Includes [[Canadian Championship]], [[DFB-Pokal]], and [[U.S. Open Cup]].
*2.{{note|a}}Includes [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] and [[CONCACAF Champions League]].
*3.{{note|a}}Includes [[MLS Cup Playoffs]] and [[North American SuperLiga]].

===International===
{{main|List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile » Dwayne De Rosario |date=January 28, 2020 |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=893 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |publisher=Canada Soccer}}</ref>

|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U20]]
|1996||4||4
|-
|1997||4||1
|-
!colspan="1"|Total!!8!!5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Canada men's national under-23 soccer team|Canada U23]]
|1999||6||3
|-
|2000||4||0
|-
!colspan="1"|Total!!10!!3
|-
|rowspan="18"|[[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
|1998||1||0
|-
|1999||2||0
|-
|2000||2||0
|-
|2001||4||0
|-
|2002||7||2
|-
|2003||1||1
|-
|2004||10||4
|-
|2005||8||0
|-
|2006||2||0
|-
|2007||8||5
|-
|2008||8||3
|-
|2009||0||0
|-
|2010||2||0
|-
|2011||11||4
|-
|2012||5||1
|-
|2013||6||0
|-
|2014||2||0
|-
|2015||2||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!81!!22
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Rosario goal''.<ref>{{NFT|1266|name=Dwayne De Rosario|access-date=January 16, 2015}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || February 2, 2002 || [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] || {{fb|KOR}} ||align="center" colspan=2| 2–1 || [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || October 15, 2002 || [[Easter Road]], [[Edinburgh]] || {{fb|SCO}} || || align="center"|1–3 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || October 11, 2003 || [[Ratina Stadion]], [[Tampere]] || {{fb|FIN}} || || align="center"|2–3 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|June 16, 2004 || rowspan="2"|[[Richardson Stadium (Kingston)|Richardson Memorial Stadium]], [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BLZ}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|5 ||
|-
| align="center"|6 || October 13, 2004 || [[Swangard Stadium]], [[Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby]] || {{fb|CRC}} || || align="center"|1–3 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|7 || November 17, 2004 || [[Estadio Mateo Flores]], [[Guatemala City]] || {{fb|GUA}} || || align="center"|1–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|8 || June 1, 2007 || [[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo|Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira]] || {{fb|VEN}} || || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|June 11, 2007 || rowspan="2"|[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HAI}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|10 ||
|-
| align="center"|11 || June 16, 2007 || [[Gillette Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] || {{fb|GUA}} || || align="center"|3–0 || 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| align="center"|12 || September 12, 2007 || [[BMO Field]], [[Toronto]] || {{fb|CRC}} || || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|13 || January 30, 2008 || [[Stade Louis Achille]], [[Fort-de-France]] || {{fb|MTQ|snake}} || || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|14 || rowspan="2"|June 20, 2008 || rowspan="2"|[[Saputo Stadium]], [[Montreal]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|VIN}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|15 ||
|-
| align="center"|16 || June 11, 2011 || [[Raymond James Stadium]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] || {{fb|GPE|local}} || || align="center"|1–0 || [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|17 || June 14, 2011 || [[Livestrong Sporting Park]], [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] || {{fb|PAN}} || || align="center"|1–1 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| align="center"|18 || September 2, 2011 || BMO Field, Toronto || {{fb|LCA}} || || align="center"|4–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|19 || November 15, 2011 || BMO Field, Toronto || {{fb|SKN}} || || align="center"|4–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|20 || September 7, 2012 || BMO Field, Toronto || {{fb|PAN}} || || align="center"|1–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|21 || January 16, 2015 || [[UCF Soccer and Track Stadium]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] || {{fb|ISL}} || || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|22 || January 19, 2015 || UCF Soccer and Track Stadium, Orlando || {{fb|ISL}} || || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|}

== Honours ==
=== Player ===
'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
*[[MLS Cup]]: [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]], [[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]
*[[Supporters' Shield]]: [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]

'''Houston Dynamo'''
*[[MLS Cup]]: [[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]], [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]

'''Toronto FC'''
*[[Canadian Championship]]: [[2009 Canadian Championship|2009]], [[2010 Canadian Championship|2010]]

'''D.C. United'''
*[[U.S. Open Cup]]: [[2013 U.S. Open Cup Final|2013]]

'''Canada'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html|title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> 3rd place, [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02gc-full.html|title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref>

=== Individual ===
*[[Landon Donovan MVP Award|MLS MVP Award]]: [[2011 Major League Soccer season|2011]]
*[[Major League Soccer All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[2006 MLS All-Star Game|2006]], [[2007 MLS All-Star Game|2007]], [[2008 MLS All-Star Game|2008]], [[2009 MLS All-Star Game|2009]], [[2010 MLS All-Star Game|2010]], [[2011 MLS All-Star Game|2011]], [[2012 MLS All-Star Game|2012]]
*[[MLS Best XI]]: [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]], [[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]], [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]], [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]], [[2010 Major League Soccer season|2010]], [[2011 Major League Soccer season|2011]]
*[[MLS Golden Boot]]: [[2011 Major League Soccer season|2011]]
* [[List of Major League Soccer players with 100 or more goals|MLS 100 goals club]]
* MLS 50/50 Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-50-50-club-set-welcome-its-19th-member|title=MLS' 50-50 club set to welcome its 19th member &#124; MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}</ref>
*[[MLS Goal of the Year Award]]: [[2004 Major League Soccer season|2004]], [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]
*[[George Gross Memorial Trophy]]: [[2009 Canadian Championship|2009]], [[2010 Canadian Championship|2010]]
*[[Canadian Players of the Year]]: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
*[[Red Patch Boys#Player of the year award|Red Patch Boys Player of the Year]]: 2009<ref>{{Cite web |title=RFB Toronto FC "Man of the Year" Award |url=http://redpatchboys.ca/about/player-awards/ |access-date=July 1, 2018 |publisher=redpatchboys.ca |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124847/http://redpatchboys.ca/about/player-awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Major League Soccer 25 Greatest Players<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major League Soccer unveils The 25 Greatest presented by AT&T &#124; MLSSoccer.com|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/major-league-soccer-unveils-25-greatest-presented-att|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=www.mlssoccer.com}}</ref>
*[[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] inductee, 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dwayne de Rosario |url=https://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/282-dwayne-de-rosario |website=oshof.ca |publisher=[[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127065213/https://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/282-dwayne-de-rosario |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Order of Ontario|The Order of Ontario]] appointee, 2020<ref name="OOnt"/>
*Inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]], 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada Sports Hall of Fame {{!}} Hall of Famers Search |url=http://www.sportshall.ca/hall-of-famers/hall-of-famers-search.html?proID=714&catID=all&lang=EN |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.sportshall.ca}}</ref>

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