Jump to content

Chris Nanco

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 50.64.132.101 (talk) at 04:57, 12 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Chris Nanco
Nanco with Bethlehem Steel in 2017
Personal information
Full name Christopher Lenroy Nanco
Date of birth (1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Forge FC
Number 11
Youth career
Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Syracuse Orange 84 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sigma FC 9 (1)
2017–2018 Bethlehem Steel 57 (9)
2019– Forge FC 24 (4)
International career
2011 Canada U17 7 (2)
2015 Canada U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2017

Christopher Lenroy Nanco (born February 15, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.

Club career

Youth and college

Nanco played four years of college soccer at Syracuse University between 2013 and 2016, where he scored 21 goals and tallied 7 assists in 84 appearances.[1]

Sigma

In the summer while attending Syracuse University, Nanco played for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.[2][3][4]

Bethlehem Steel

On January 17, 2017, Nanco was selected 55th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.[5][6] He signed with the Union's United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel on March 9, 2017.[7]

Nanco was released by Bethlehem Steel at the end of the 2018 season.[8]

Forge FC

Nanco was among the first two players signed to the newly established Hamilton Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League on November 29, 2018.[9] In the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, Nanco helped Forge finish in second place overall, which qualified them for the finals. There, they faced Cavalry FC, and Nanco got an assist in the only goal of the game during the first leg in Hamilton.[10]

International career

Nanco represented Canada at under-17 and under-20 levels.

Honours

Club

Forge FC

References

  1. ^ "Chris Nanco - Men's Soccer". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Christopher Nanco 2016 profile". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2015 match report". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2014 match report". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Kramer, Lindsay (18 January 2017). "2 more Syracuse soccer players taken in MLS SuperDraft". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs former Syracuse star Chris Nanco". Mcall.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Neil Davidson (29 November 2018). "Ledgerwood, Bekker highlight first wave of Canadian Premier League signings". Prince George Citizen. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Forge FC edges Cavalry FC in wild first leg of CPL final - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-27.