Sam Cronin

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Sam Cronin
Cronin playing for Minnesota United FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Sam Cronin[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-12) December 12, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth
Atlanta, Georgia
, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008
Carolina Dynamo
39 (9)
2009–2010 Toronto FC 33 (1)
2010–2014 San Jose Earthquakes 140 (5)
2015–2017 Colorado Rapids 62 (2)
2017–2018 Minnesota United 18 (0)
Total 292 (17)
International career
2009 United States 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009
Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 26, 2009

Sam Cronin (born December 12, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Club career

College and amateur

Born in

Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for Men's Soccer.[5][6]

During his college years, Cronin also played in the

Carolina Dynamo, making thirty-nine appearances in four years, and scoring nine goals.[7]

Professional

Cronin playing for San Jose Earthquakes in 2012

Cronin was selected second overall by

Kansas City Wizards.[9] He scored his first professional goal on June 13, 2009 against the New York Red Bulls
.

Cronin was traded to San Jose Earthquakes on June 21, 2010 in return for allocation money.[10]

On January 19, 2015, Cronin was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for allocation money.[11] He was selected as a member of the 2015 MLS All-Star Game, coming on at the start of the 2nd half, before being subbed off for Jozy Altidore in the 77th minute. Cronin served as the Rapids team captain.

On March 31, 2017, Cronin was acquired by

Chicago Fire to acquire Chicago's #1 pick in the waiver order in order to secure Cronin.[12]

On March 1, 2019, Minnesota bought out the remainder of Cronin's contract.[13]

International career

In June 2009, he received his first call-up by the United States national team for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On July 11 Cronin made his debut with the United States against Haiti, lending a hand in the opening goal in the 2–2 draw.

Honors

Wake Forest University
  • 2007
Toronto FC
San Jose Earthquakes

Career stats[14]

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 3 0 0 - - - - - - 14 0 0
2011 MLS 27 0 2 27 0 2
2012 MLS 31 1 6 2 0 0 33 1 6
2013 MLS 34 2 4 34 2 4
2014 MLS 31 2 0 31 2 0
Colorado Rapids 2015 MLS 26 1 0 26 1 0
2016 MLS 33 1 3 3 0 1 36 1 4
2017 MLS 3 0 0 3 0 0
Minnesota United
2017 MLS 18 0 1 18 0 1
Career Total 243 8 21 8 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 0 259 8 22

Last Update: March 30, 2017.

1) Nutrilite Canadian Cup/US Open Cup

2) Concacaf Champions League/Cup

References

  1. ^ "S. Cronin". Soccerway. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  2. News & Record. Archived from the original
    on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  3. ^ "AWARDS: Cronin and Wake duo are Hermann finalists". Soccer America. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  4. ^ "News Release: Kerri Hanks, Marcus Tracy Win Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy" (PDF). Missouri Athletic Club. 2009-01-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest: Cronin Named Semifinalist for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award". NCAA. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2009-02-08.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Sam Cronin Wins Lowe's Senior CLASS Award". The ACC. 2008-12-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2012-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Toronto FC picks 2 Canadians in MLS draft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  9. ^ Young, Cole (2009-03-21). "Toronto knocks off Wizards 3–2". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  10. ^ "Quakes Acquire Cronin from Toronto FC". 21 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Sam Cronin makes the switch from the Quakes to Colorado Rapids". 19 January 2015.
  12. ^ "MNUFC Adds Veteran Talent". 31 March 2017.
  13. ^ "MNUFC Finalizes 2019 Roster". Minnesota United. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "MLS Players: Sam Cronin". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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