OSNER’S FC signs goalkeeper Dario Giovanni Cruz Sepulveda

OSNER’S FC added Mexican-born goalkeeper Dario Giovanni Cruz Sepulveda on August 26, 2026, bringing a national championship resume, Queens College records and New York soccer experience to the Brooklyn club. The signing fits OSNER’S FC’s multicultural roster build as it prepares for competition across senior and academy pathways.

Why it matters: - OSNER’S FC is adding a goalkeeper with championship experience, collegiate records and coaching experience to strengthen a key position. - The signing also reinforces the Brooklyn club’s multicultural identity, with a roster mix that spans Haitian-American roots and players from Mexico, the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America and the U.S. - Cruz’s background gives OSNER’S FC a veteran presence for a senior structure that includes NPSL, UPSL Premier and the U.S. Open Cup.

What happened: - OSNER’S FC announced the addition of Dario Giovanni Cruz Sepulveda, a Mexican-born goalkeeper from Guadalajara, on August 26, 2026. - Cruz was born Oct. 14, 1999, and built his career through youth soccer in Mexico, U.S. college soccer and New York amateur clubs. - President and Acting General Manager J. Ronald Nazaire called Cruz the type of player OSNER’S FC wants: experienced, ambitious and still hungry to improve.

The details: - Cruz’s early development included COFUT Thomas Jefferson, Club de Golf Santa Anita, Bari FC and Cordica in the Guadalajara region. - He attended Instituto Thomas Jefferson Guadalajara and played in venues including Estadio Jalisco. - Cruz’s background includes experience outside goalkeeping, which helped develop his comfort on the ball and distribution. - At Berkeley College in 2019, Cruz earned HVIAC All-Conference honors as Berkeley won the conference championship. - In the HVIAC title match, Cruz made six saves in a 1–0 win over SUNY-ESF. - Berkeley later won the USCAA men’s soccer national championship. - Cruz received USCAA First Team All-American recognition and USCAA National All-Academic honors that season. - In the national title match against Johnson & Wales University–Charlotte, Cruz stopped all six first-half shots on target. - Cruz later played NCAA Division II soccer at Queens College after also spending time at Concordia College (N.Y.). - In 2021, Cruz started all 16 matches for Queens, made 73 saves, recorded four shutouts and earned ECC Defensive Player of the Week honors. - In 2022, Cruz started all 20 matches, made 70 saves and six shutouts, and helped Queens post a then-program-best 13 wins, earn the No. 2 seed in the East Coast Conference playoffs and reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time. - Cruz finished his Queens career as the program leader in saves with 143, wins with 21 and shutouts with 11. - Cruz also set single-season Queens records in 2022 with 13 victories and six clean sheets. - A 2023 campus publication described the challenge for Queens as replacing “the best goalkeeper in program history.” - Cruz’s club history in New York includes Doxa SC, the Westchester Flames, Greek American, Rosedale Soccer, Zum Schneider and New York Braveheart. - Cruz currently serves as an Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach at Queens College. - In Cruz’s first season on staff in 2023, Queens recorded five shutouts, 12 victories, its first ECC Championship and its first NCAA Tournament win. - In 2024, Cruz helped mentor Thanasis Shehadeh to ECC Goalkeeper of the Year, All-ECC First Team and All-East Region Second Team honors.

Between the lines: - OSNER’S FC is signaling that it values goalkeepers who can do more than stop shots, especially in a possession-based system that demands distribution, communication and organization. - Cruz’s move also reflects the club’s wider identity strategy: using a diverse roster to connect Haitian-American roots with Brooklyn’s broader soccer culture. - His coaching role suggests OSNER’S FC is getting a player who understands the position as both an on-field and developmental responsibility.

What’s next: - Cruz is expected to compete for OSNER’S FC’s senior teams as the club continues building across the academy and adult pathways. - Cruz said his goals are to help OSNER’S FC win matches, compete for trophies and build something lasting. - Nazaire said Cruz’s best contribution may still be ahead of him. - OSNER’S FC will continue operating its pathway through UPSL Division 1, UPSL Division 2, UPSL Premier, NPSL and the U.S. Open Cup.

The bottom line: - OSNER’S FC is betting on a proven goalkeeper who brings trophies, records and leadership to a club trying to build both results and identity.