Nick De Santis

Nicola De Santis... he was eight years old when he started playing soccer for Montréal Patriotes... growing up, favourites included Paolo Maldini, Juventus... other favourites included Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr...

represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers... career 13 international appearances across 11 years from 1987 to 1997 with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team, including 10 international "A" appearances... represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-19 at Chile 1987)... Concacaf youth champion (1986 Concacaf Under-19)...

with Impact de Montréal, a three-time A-League / USL First Division regular season winner (Commissioner's Cup in 1995, 1996, 1997) and one-time APSL Championship winner (1994)...

said Valério Gazzola in 1995, “Nick represents the tradition of Montréal soccer... Nicky’s an inspiration for the team; he’s the engine, especially on the field”...