Sam Cronin
 Cronin with Toronto in June 2009 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sam Cronin | ||
| Date of birth | December 12, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Carolina Dynamo | 39 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | Toronto FC | 33 | (1) |
| 2010– | San Jose Earthquakes | 36 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | United States | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 12, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sam Cronin (born December 12, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer as a midfielder.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and amateur
Cronin attended Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he moved with his family in 1999. He played college soccer at Wake Forest University,[1] scoring ten goals in twenty-four appearances in 2008, and was one of three finalists for the Hermann Trophy, an award for the best Division I college soccer player.[2] Cronin ultimately finished as second runner-up for the trophy,[3] but won the 2008 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for Men's Soccer.[4][5]
During his college years, Cronin also played in the USL Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo, making thirty-nine appearances in four years, and scoring nine goals.[6]
[edit] Professional
Cronin was selected second overall by Major League Soccer team Toronto FC in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2009.[7] Cronin made his professional debut on 21 March 2009, in Toronto's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Kansas City Wizards.[8] He scored his first professional goal on June 13, 2009 against the New York Red Bulls.
Cronin was traded to San Jose Earthquakes on 21 June 2010 in return for allocation money.[9]
[edit] International
In June 2009, he received his first call-up by the U.S Men's National team for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
On July 11, 2009, Cronin made his debut with the United States against Haiti, lending a hand in the opening goal in the 2-2 draw.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Toronto FC
- Canadian Championship (2): 2009, 2010
[edit] Wake Forest University
[edit] Career stats
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Domestic Cup1 |
Concacaf Competition2 |
Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Toronto FC | 2009 | MLS | 27 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | MLS | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2010 | MLS | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 4 | ||
Last Update: October 3, 2010.
1) Nutrilite Canadian Cup/US Open Cup
2) Concacaf Champions League/Cup
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Daniels, Rob (2007-12-14). "Wake soccer team wins with a Tar Heel flavor". News & Record. http://www.news-record.com/node/10144. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "AWARDS: Cronin and Wake duo are Hermann finalists". Soccer America. 2008-12-15. http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=30178. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "News Release: Kerri Hanks, Marcus Tracy Win Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy" (PDF). Missouri Athletic Club. 2009-01-09. http://www.mac-hermann-trophy.org/Banquet08/MAC%20Hermann%20Winners08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Wake Forest: Cronin Named Semifinalist for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award". NCAA. 2008-09-17. http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091708abd.html. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "Sam Cronin Wins Lowe's Senior CLASS Award". The ACC. 2008-12-12. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/121608aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/home/PDL-MLS09DraftList.pdf
- ^ "Toronto FC picks 2 Canadians in MLS draft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-01-15. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/01/15/mls-draft.html. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ Young, Cole (2009-03-21). "Toronto knocks off Wizards 3-2". The Kansas City Star. http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/1099872.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2010/06/quakes-acquire-cronin-toronto-fc
[edit] External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- American expatriate soccer people in Canada
- American expatriate soccer players
- American soccer players
- Carolina Dynamo players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Association football midfielders
- People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Soccer players from North Carolina
- Toronto FC players
- United States men's international soccer players
- USL Premier Development League players
- American expatriates in Canada
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
