Terry Dunfield

{{short description|Canadian retired soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Terry Dunfield

| image = Terry Dunfield - photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg

| image_size = 225px

| caption = Dunfield with Toronto FC in 2012

| fullname = Terence Dunfield{{Cite book | editor-first=Barry J. | editor-last=Hugman | title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 | year=2009 | publisher=Mainstream Publishing | isbn=978-1-84596-474-0 | page=128 }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|2|20}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = 1999–2000

| youthclubs1 = Manchester City

| years1 = 2000–2003

| clubs1 = Manchester City

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2003

| clubs2 = → Bury (loan)

| caps2 = 29

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2003–2005

| clubs3 = Bury

| caps3 = 45

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2007–2009

| clubs4 = Macclesfield Town

| caps4 = 61

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2009–2010

| clubs5 = Shrewsbury Town

| caps5 = 46

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2010

| clubs6 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2011

| clubs7 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2011–2013

| clubs8 = Toronto FC

| caps8 = 56

| goals8 = 6

| years9 = 2014

| clubs9 = Oldham Athletic

| caps9 = 2

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2014–2015

| clubs10 = Ross County

| caps10 = 4

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2016

| clubs11 = Toronto Atomic FC

| caps11 = 16

| goals11 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 2000

| nationalteam1 = England U18

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2000–2001

| nationalteam2 = Canada U20

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2002–2003

| nationalteam3 = Canada U23

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2010–2015

| nationalteam4 = Canada

| nationalcaps4 = 14

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2017–2023

| managerclubs1 = Toronto FC (Academy)

| manageryears2 = 2022

| managerclubs2 = Canada (Assistant Coach)

| manageryears3 = 2023

| managerclubs3 = Toronto FC (Interim Head Coach)

| manageryears4 = 2024

| managerclubs4 = Toronto FC (Assistant Coach)

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Terence Dunfield (born February 20, 1982) is a Canadian former soccer player, coach and pundit, as well as soccer analyst for TSN and colour commentator for OneSoccer.

As a player he was a midfielder who played in the Premier League although briefly for Manchester City, he also played in the English Football League for Bury, Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town and Oldham Athletic, with a brief stint in Scotland with Ross County. He also played in Major League Soccer for both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC, before finishing his career in local soccer with Toronto Atomic FC. He was capped 14 times by Canada.

Club career

As a schoolboy, Dunfield played in a tournament at Keele, where he was scouted by Manchester City. At the age of 15, he made the move to England to join up with City's youth set-up. He progressed through a good youth team which included the likes of Shaun Wright-Phillips and Joey Barton. Dunfield made his only Premier League appearance in 2001. In the last game of the season, against Chelsea, he came on in the 36th minute as a substitute for Jeff Whitley.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/fixtures/3005749/FA-Carling-Premiership.html?mobile=basic |title=FA Carling Premiership Saturday 19th May 2001 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=May 19, 2001 |access-date=January 22, 2015}} However, following the departure of Joe Royle and the arrival of Kevin Keegan, Dunfield found first-team opportunities hard to come by. In 2002, he was loaned to Bury, where he revelled in the opportunity to play first-team football. At the end of his loan spell, and although Keegan planned to offer him a new contract, Dunfield asked to leave City.

Dunfield subsequently signed a three-year deal with Bury, where he made 74 league appearances during his time with the club. In January 2005, he suffered a broken kneecap in a game against Leyton Orient, and at the end of the season he was released. However, after seeing a specialist in North America, Dunfield underwent an operation and was told afterward that he would be able to play again in nine months. He spent the last four months of rehabilitation at Manchester City, and in July 2007 he completed his comeback by signing for Macclesfield Town after a trial period during pre-season.{{cite news | title = Silkmen sign ex-Bury midfielder | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/6919004.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = July 27, 2007 | access-date = July 27, 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He went on to become the club's 2007–08 player of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.thewonderofyou.co.uk/news/Port-Vale--Vital-statistics-(4).aspx|title=Port Vale: Vital statistics|date=January 9, 2009|work=The Sentinel|access-date=January 9, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Dunfield signed for Shrewsbury Town in January 2009 for £65,000. His first season was considered stop-start, and he struggled to fit into his new team's style of play. However, his form improved the following season, and as a result he was handed his first full international cap by Canada.

After earning his cap, Dunfield was advised by Canadian manager Stephen Hart that he needed to be playing at a higher level than League Two if he had any aspirations of furthering his international career. As a result, a month after gaining his cap he was allowed to leave by new Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner. Turner said that he was "far from happy with the player basically implying that this club and English League Two football was not good enough for him."{{cite news | title = Langmead and Dunfield leaving Town| url = http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2010/06/18/langmead-and-dunfield-leaving-town/| publisher = Shropshire Star| date = June 18, 2010| access-date =August 4, 2010}}

While on trial with Motherwell of the Scottish Premier League, Dunfield was offered a contract by the Vancouver Whitecaps, which he accepted with the knowledge he could move to the MLS club in 2011.{{cite news |title=Soccer wunderkind returns home to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Soccer+Terry+Dunfield+returns+home+play+Whitecaps/3383092/story.html |publisher=Vancouver Sun |date=August 10, 2010 |access-date = August 18, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On December 10, 2010, it was announced that Dunfield would be a member of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2010/12/whitecaps-fc-add-canadian-international-and-2010-ussf-d-2-defender-year |title=Whitecaps FC add Canadian international and 2010 USSF D-2 Defender of the Year | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=December 10, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2011}} After making 12 league appearances for the MLS club, Dunfield was traded to Toronto FC on July 14, 2011.{{cite web |last=Weber |first=Marc |url=https://theprovince.com/Dunfield+traded+Toronto/5102968/story.html |title=Dunfield gets boot, traded to Toronto FC |publisher=Theprovince.com |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=September 25, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} Dunfield made his debut for Toronto on July 30 as a second half sub for Julian De Guzman against Portland Timbers, the game ended as a 2–2 away draw.{{cite web | title = Revamped Reds Earn A Draw | publisher = TorontoFC.ca | date = July 30, 2011 | url = http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/07/revamped-reds-earn-draw | access-date = August 1, 2011 | archive-date = September 16, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110916154857/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/07/revamped-reds-earn-draw | url-status = dead }} Dunfield scored his first goal for Toronto in injury time against his former club, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, on July 11, 2012, clinching the 3–2 home victory.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/mls/article/1225215--toronto-fc-beat-vancouver-whitecaps-3-2-in-thriller-at-bmo-field |title=Toronto FC beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 in thriller at BMO Field |work=thestar.com |date= July 12, 2012|access-date=July 13, 2012}}

File:Terry Dunfield.jpg

Team officials named Dunfield the Toronto FC player of the year in 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-concludes-woeful-season-with-loss-to-crew/article4714650/ |title=Toronto FC concludes woeful season with loss to Crew |publisher=theglobeandmail.com |date=October 28, 2012 |access-date=February 13, 2014}} Dunfield was waived in June 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbyives.net/2013/06/toronto-waive-dunfield.html |title=Toronto FC waive Dunfield |publisher=Soccer By Ives |date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-date=February 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224172634/http://www.soccerbyives.net/2013/06/toronto-waive-dunfield.html |url-status=dead }}

Dunfield signed with Oldham Athletic on February 20, 2014, until the end of the season after impressing on trial.{{cite news |title=Terry Dunfield Signs For Latics |url=http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20140220-terry-dunfield-signs-1372858.aspx |publisher=Oldham Athletic A.F.C. | access-date=February 20, 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/02/21/canadian-exports-terry-dunfield-lands-deal-league-ones-oldham-athletic | title=Canadian Exports: Terry Dunfield lands deal with League One's Oldham Athletic | author=Daniel Squizzato | date=February 21, 2014 | access-date=February 21, 2014 | archive-date=March 6, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306103014/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/02/21/canadian-exports-terry-dunfield-lands-deal-league-ones-oldham-athletic | url-status=dead }} Dunfield was released at the end of the 2013–14 season.{{cite news |title = Oldham Athletic retained list |url = http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20140507-retained-list-1541282.aspx |publisher = Oldham Athletic A.F.C. |access-date = May 7, 2014}}

He signed for Scottish club Ross County in October 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29649673 |title=Ross County: Boss Jim McIntyre grateful for backing from board |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC }} Dunfield was one of 14 players released by Ross County at the end of the 2014–15 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32820578 |title=Ross County to release 14 players at end of season |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=May 20, 2015 |access-date=June 29, 2015}}

For the 2016 season, he signed with Toronto Atomic FC in the Canadian Soccer League, where he recorded his first goal on June 25, 2016, against Scarborough SC.{{Cite web|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/terry-dunfield-had-it-all-now-one-of-csls-special-players/|title=TERRY DUNFIELD HAD IT ALL ……now one of CSL's special players {{!}} Canadian Soccer League|last=Adamson|first=Stan|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|language=en-US|access-date=February 7, 2017}} In his debut season he finished as the club's top goalscorer with eight goals.{{Cite web|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2016-first-division-stats/|title=2016 First Division Stats {{!}} Canadian Soccer League|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|language=en-US|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106004957/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2016-first-division-stats/|url-status=dead}}

International career

Dunfield made his debut for Canada's senior team in a 1–1 draw against Venezuela on May 29, 2010. On June 1, 2011, Dunfield scored his first international goal in a 2–2 friendly match against Ecuador at BMO Field.{{cite news |title=Canada draw Ecuador |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2011/06/01/canada_ecuador/ |work=Sportsnet.ca |publisher=Rogers Sportsnet |date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061809/http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2011/06/01/canada_ecuador/ |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} On January 26, 2013, Dunfield was given the captaincy for the senior team in a friendly against Denmark; the match ended 4–0 in favour of Denmark.{{cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/inexperienced-canada-overpowered-by-denmark-p153122 |title=Inexperienced Canada overpowered by Denmark |publisher=Canada Soccer Association |access-date=January 26, 2013 |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130025724/http://www.canadasoccer.com/inexperienced-canada-overpowered-by-denmark-p153122 |url-status=dead }}

Coaching career

Dunfield eventually joined Toronto FC Academy as the head coach of its under-17s team. On June 26, 2023, he was named interim head coach of Toronto FC's first team after the dismissal of Bob Bradley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-announce-coaching-changes|title=Toronto FC Announce Coaching Changes|website=torontofc}}{{Cite news |last=Wolstat |first=Ryan |date=26 June 2023 |title=Toronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield interim coach |newspaper=Toronto Sun |url=https://torontosun.com/sports/soccer/mls/toronto-fc/toronto-fc-fires-head-coach-bob-bradley-names-terry-dunfield-interim-coach |access-date=26 June 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=26 June 2023 |title=Toronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield as interim |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-toronto-fc-fires-head-coach-bob-bradley-names-terry-dunfield-as/ |access-date=26 June 2023}}

Media career

Dunfield now works as a soccer analyst for TSN and colour commentator for OneSoccer.{{Cite web|last=News|first=OneSoccer|title=Meet the OneSoccer Experts|url=https://news.onesoccer.ca/meet-the-onesoccer-experts}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
align=center \| 1	June 1, 2011	BMO Field, Toronto, Canada	{{fb\|ECU}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–2	Friendly

Honours

Toronto FC

Canadian Championship: 2012
2012 Toronto FC MVP{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/torontofc/status/260085545999417344 |title=Terry Dunfield named #TorontoFC 2012 MVP |publisher=Toronto FC |date=October 21, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2016}}