Dayne St. Clair is one of the best goalkeepers in MLS and a serious contender for Canada’s number one shirt, even if Maxime Crépeau got the nod for the opener. A long-time mainstay at Minnesota United, St. Clair brings shot-stopping quality and the kind of form that keeps the goalkeeping debate very much alive for Jesse Marsch. See where he fits in our Canada World Cup 2026 profile.
Minnesota United’s number one
St. Clair developed into one of the most reliable goalkeepers in MLS at Minnesota United, where he was a near ever-present and earned a reputation as an elite shot-stopper. He has since moved on to Inter Miami, taking his game to one of the league’s highest-profile clubs. The table below covers his main club spells in our database.
| Club | Starts | Saves | Clean sheets | Goals conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota United | 140 | 443 | 33 | 191 |
| Inter Miami | 14 | 41 | 2 | 28 |
What the numbers say
St. Clair’s Minnesota record is the body of work of a top goalkeeper: 443 saves and 33 clean sheets across 140 starts, plus five penalty saves, the profile of a keeper who regularly bails out his defence. His shot-stopping is his strength, and his distribution suits a side that wants to play out from the back. On form alone, he has a strong case for the gloves.
Dayne St. Clair and Canada
For Canada, St. Clair is right in the mix for the number one shirt. Crépeau started the opener, but the gap between Canada’s goalkeepers is slim, and St. Clair’s MLS form means he is one selection call away from stepping in. Either way, Marsch has genuine quality and competition in the position. For the full picture, see our Canada men’s national soccer team players guide.
Canada 1-1 Bosnia and what is next
St. Clair was on the bench for the opener as Maxime Crépeau kept goal in the 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina at BMO Field. See how the team rated in our Canada vs Bosnia player ratings. Attention now turns to Qatar on 18 June at BC Place — read our Canada vs Qatar prediction and the wider World Cup 2026 hub, with more on the squad at Canada Soccer.
A sweeper-keeper from the spot to the edge of the box
St. Clair’s game fits the modern template Marsch favours. At Minnesota United he attempted 52 sweeper actions outside his area and completed 48 of them — a 92 per cent success rate that lets Canada defend with a high line. He is just as busy with the ball at his feet, racking up 1,087 goal-kick restarts and 529 throws to launch attacks, exactly the distribution profile a possession side wants from its keeper.
From the penalty spot he is a genuine specialist: he faced 14 spot kicks at Minnesota and saved five, a 36 per cent stop rate that towers over the league norm. His shot-stopping reaches well beyond the box, too — of his 443 Minnesota saves, 160 came from outside the area, and he produced 180 diving saves and parries while keeping a clean sheet in roughly one in four of his 140 starts.
Dayne St. Clair is a Canadian goalkeeper and one of the top shot-stoppers in MLS. A long-time number one at Minnesota United, he is part of Canada’s goalkeeping group at the World Cup 2026.
St. Clair made his name as Minnesota United’s first-choice goalkeeper in MLS, racking up well over 100 appearances, and has since had a spell at Inter Miami.
Not for the opener. Maxime Crepeau started Canada’s first World Cup 2026 game, but St. Clair’s strong MLS form means the number one shirt is a genuine competition.
St. Clair was on the bench for the 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Maxime Crepeau getting the start in goal.
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