Dan Orsi

Who is Dan Orsi?

Daniel 'Dan' Orsi from Dumfries is a Scottish international youth association footballer. He is currently a free agent.

Orsi is from Dumfries and a former pupil at Dumfries Academy. As well as playing in the youth set up for Queen of the South, he made his début for the first team coming on as a sub in a friendly in season 2009-10 against Celtic. Orsi has been selected to date in six squads for the Scotland under-18 international team, namely for the games against Australia, New Zealand and then the Centenary Shield games against Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England. Queen of the South team mate Dean Thomson was also selected initially selected but withdrew due to tonsillitis.

Orsi has also competed in the Scottish schools cross country running championship.

On 25 July 2010 Orsi was announced on the Queens website as having officially signed as opposed to having previously been on a youth contract. The bulletin announced the similar signings of Steven Degnan, Ian McShane and Gavin Reilly.

In Orsi's sixth game for Queens he picked up the man of the match award. This was on 26 March 2011 in the 4-1 league win at Palmerston Park against Stirling Albion.