Dan Orsi

Daniel Orsi (born 31 March 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Dalbeattie Star.[1]

Dan Orsi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current team
 Dalbeattie Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Queen of the South 30 (1)
2012–2013 → Annan Athletic (loan) 14 (1)
2013–2014 Annan Athletic 7 (0)
2014–2017 Glenafton Athletic 100 (14)
2017–2018 Annan Athletic 26 (0)
2018 Dalbeattie Star
2018 Kilsyth Rangers
2018–2020 Glenafton Athletic 60 (12)
2020– Dalbeattie Star
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:15, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Orsi has previously played for Queen of the South and Annan Athletic in the Scottish Professional Football League.

Career

Orsi is from Dumfries and a former pupil of Dumfries Academy. As well as playing in the youth set up for Queen of the South, Orsi made his début for the first-team, appearing as a substitute in a friendly match in season 2009-10 versus Celtic. Orsi was selected for six squads in the Scotland under-18 international set-up, namely for the matches versus Australia and New Zealand and also for the Centenary Shield matches versus England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales.[2] Queen of the South teammate Dean Thomson was also selected for the squad but had to withdraw due to tonsillitis.

On 25 July 2010, Orsi was announced on the Queens website as having officially signed for the club, having previously been on a youth contract. Also announced were the signings of Steven Degnan, Ian McShane and Gavin Reilly on similar deals.[3] On 26 March 2011, Orsi was awarded the man-of-the-match award, in only his sixth match for the club[4] in a 4-1 league win at Palmerston Park versus Stirling Albion.[5] On 29 March 2011, just three days later in his next game, away to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium, Orsi scored his first senior goal in the fourth minute of the match in a 2–0 win, after receiving a pass from Colin McMenamin and placing the ball through the keeper's legs and into the net. However, in the sixteenth minute he was stretchered off with a knee injury after making an awkward challenge.[6]

Orsi was then loaned out to Annan Athletic in February 2013 for the remainder of the season. He played in the club's win versus Rangers at Ibrox Stadium the following month.[7][8]

In December 2013 Orsi signed for Annan Athletic on a six-month contract until May 2014.[9][10]

Orsi joined Scottish Juniors club Glenafton Athletic from New Cumnock in June 2014.[11] He spent three seasons there winning the league championship in the 2016–17 season. He also won the Scottish Junior Cup at Rugby Park in a 2–1 win versus local rivals Auchinleck Talbot on 4 June 2017.

Orsi re-signed for Annan Athletic on 22 June 2017,[12] but left the club in early 2018 citing the pressures of university and work commitments.[13] He joined Dalbeattie Star in May 2018 for the last few games of the season to alleviate a player shortage at the club.[14]

For the 2018–19 season, Orsi joined Kilsyth Rangers under the management of his old Queen of the South colleague Jim Thomson.[15] His spell at Duncansfield was brief however and Orsi joined Glenafton Athletic for a second time in September 2018.[16]

Orsi rejoined Dalbeattie Star in July 2020.[1]

Personal life

Orsi has also competed in the Scottish Schools Cross Country Championships.[17] Orsi recently acquired a bachelor's degree.

References
  1. "We are also delighted to announce that our next new signing is midfielder Dan Orsi". Twitter. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Four youngsters sign on", www.qosfc.com
  4. "Match reaction". Queen of the South FC. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. "Queen of the South 4 - 1 Stirling Albion" www.qosfc.com 26 March 2011 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Stirling Albion 0 - 2 Queen of the South" www.qosfc.com 29 March 2011 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Orsi set to shine at Annan". Scottish Professional Football League. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. Idessane, Kheredine (9 March 2013). "Rangers 1-2 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. "Orsi Leaves Club". Queen of the South F.C. 28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. "Two more sign in deadline day deals". Annan Athletic F.C. January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  11. "Orsi joins Glenafton". Scottish Professional Football League. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  12. "Orsi and Moxen sign up". Annan Athletic FC. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  13. "Orsi leaves Galabank - Annan Athletic FC". Annan Athletic FC. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  14. Gillespie, Stuart (25 May 2018). "Star missing players for final". dailyrecord. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  15. MacLean, Iain (19 July 2018). "Trophy in the cabinet already for Kilsyth Rangers". Cumbernauld News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  16. Bark, Stephen (14 September 2018). "Glens boosted with Orsi's return". Cumnock Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  17. "Scottish Power Secondary Schools' Cross-Country Championships" (PDF). Scottish Schools' Athletic Association. 11 March 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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