Forge FC announced Friday, the club has signed Canadian goalkeeper Dino Bontis and Canadian Attacker Amadou Kone to USports Development Contracts for the 2024 Canadian Premier League Season.
Bontis, 19, is part of the Canadian youth national team (U20) pool, having previously represented Canada at the U15 age group in 2019 making four appearances in the U15 Concacaf Championships securing two clean sheets and at the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship recording 1 clean sheet. Bontis previously signed a development contract with Forge FC in 2022.
Kone, 18, is Forge FC’s second-round selection from the 2024 CPL-USports Draft. The native of Ottawa, Ontario, made 12 appearances recording one goal in his rookie season at Carleton University in 2023. The dynamic attacker had signed a short-term contract with Forge FC and was on the active roster for the Concacaf Champions League.