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Pat Onstad
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23 / Canada · 1988–2010

Pat Onstad

GK clutch
Caps · Canada
57
Goals · Canada
0
Life
1968
Clubs
Toronto Blizzard, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo
#23
Editorial rank of 33 for Canada
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Onstad ended the 2006 MLS Cup by smothering Jay Heaps's penalty in Frisco, settling the first final ever decided from the spot. Career record: 57 caps and 0 goals for Canada; club career at Toronto Blizzard, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q337801
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Career record

1987–1987Vancouver Whitecaps
1988–1989Winnipeg Fury
1990–1991Toronto Blizzard
1992–1993Winnipeg Fury
1994–1994Toronto Rockets
1995–1995CF Montréal
1995–1995Montreal Impact
1996–1996Edmonton Drillers
1997–1997Toronto Lynx
1998–1999Rochester Rhinos
1999–2001Dundee United
2001–2002Rochester Rhinos
Canada57 caps, 0 goals

Sources

Shared the era

Canada legends whose careers overlapped Onstad's

The world's great GKs

Around Onstad in the almanac

One rank above: Kevin McKenna at #22.

One rank below: Scott Arfield at #24.

Canada's editorial top five: Alphonso Davies · Atiba Hutchinson · Jonathan David · Dwayne De Rosario · Craig Forrest.

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