Terence Dunfield (born February 20, 1982) is a Canadian former

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, coach and pundit who is head coach of

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's under-17s team, as well as soccer analyst for TSN and colour commentator for

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. As a player he was a

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who played in the

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although briefly for

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, he also played in the

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for Bury,

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Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mov ...

and

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, with a brief stint in

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with Ross County. He also played in

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for both

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and

, before finishing his career in local soccer with

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. He was capped 14 times by

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Club career

As a schoolboy, Dunfield played in a tournament at

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, where he was scouted by

. 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

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and

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. Dunfield made his first

appearance against

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for Manchester City in 2001, coming on in the 36th minute for

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. However, following the departure of

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and the arrival of

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, 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

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, 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

after a trial period during pre-season. He went on to become the club's 2007–08 player of the season. Dunfield signed for

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

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. 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." While on trial with

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of the

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, Dunfield was offered a contract by the Vancouver Whitecaps, which he accepted with the knowledge he could move to the

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club in 2011. On December 10, 2010, it was announced that Dunfield would be a member of

. After making 12 league appearances for the MLS club, Dunfield was traded to

on July 14, 2011. Dunfield made his debut for Toronto on July 30 as a second half sub for

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against

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, the game ended as a 2–2 away draw. 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. Terry Dunfield

Team officials named Dunfield the Toronto FC player of the year in 2012. Dunfield was waived in June 2013. Dunfield signed with

on February 20, 2014 until the end of the season after impressing on trial. Dunfield was released at the end of the 2013–14 season. He signed for Scottish club Ross County in October 2014. Dunfield was one of 14 players released by Ross County at the end of the 2014–15 season. For the 2016 season, he signed with

in the Canadian Soccer League, where he recorded his first goal on June 25, 2016 against

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. In his debut season he finished as the club's top goalscorer with eight goals.

International career

Dunfield made his debut for Canada's senior team in a 1–1 draw against

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on May 29, 2010. On June 1, 2011 Dunfield scored his first international goal in a 2–2 friendly match against

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. On January 26, 2013 Dunfield was given the captaincy for the senior team in a friendly against

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; the match ended 4–0 in favour of Denmark.

Media career

Dunfield now works as a soccer analyst for TSN and colour commentator for

International goals

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

Honours

Toronto FC *

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* 2012 Toronto FC MVP

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