Position: Defender
Birthdate: 12/26/1999
Hometown: Ontario, Canada
Previous Club: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
College: Marshall University
Height: 5-11
Nathan Dossantos enters his first season with the Battery after joining the club in January 2024.
The 25-year-old Ontario native spent the 2022-23 seasons with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. He goes from the Players’ Shield winners to the Eastern Conference Title-Holders.
Dossantos featured in 56 matches for the Hounds across all competitions from 2022 to 2023, recording three assists while developing into a regular starter along the back line. He registered 54 clearances, 38 interceptions, 26 tackles won and 115 duels won in 29 Championship games in 2023.
Dossantos was selected 46th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City SC prior to signing with Pittsburgh.
Before turning pro, Dossantos played collegiately at Duquesne University and later Marshall University, winning the 2020 NCAA College Cup with Marshall. Dossantos racked up numerous honors with the Thundering Herd in addition to the national title. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team (2020), All-America (2020), First Team All-Conference USA (2020, 2021) and Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year (2021), among others.
Dossantos also played for USL League Two side FC Florida U23 while in college and was part of Toronto FC’s academy earlier in his career.
Along with being from Canada, Dossantos has ties to Portugal and Hong Kong via his parents.
