Sam Cronin
![]() Cronin playing for Minnesota United FC in 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sam Cronin[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | December 12, 1986 | |||||||||||||
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
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*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
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Born in Atlanta, Georgia, 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,[2] 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.[3] Cronin ultimately finished as second runner-up for the trophy,[4] but won the 2008 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for Men's Soccer.[5][6]
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.[7]
Professional
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sam_Cronin.jpg/220px-Sam_Cronin.jpg)
Cronin was selected second overall by Major League Soccer team Toronto FC in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2009.[8] Cronin made his professional debut on 21 March 2009, in Toronto's first game of the 2009 MLS season against 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 Minnesota United FC through the MLS waiver order. Minnesota traded a third-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft to 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Wake Forest University
- Toronto FC
- Canadian Championship (2): 2009, 2010
- San Jose Earthquakes
Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Domestic Cup1 |
Concacaf Competition2 |
Total | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ "S. Cronin". Soccerway. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Daniels, Rob (2007-12-14). "Wake soccer team wins with a Tar Heel flavor". News & Record. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wake Forest: Cronin Named Semifinalist for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award". NCAA. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2009-02-08.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Toronto FC picks 2 Canadians in MLS draft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Quakes Acquire Cronin from Toronto FC". 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Sam Cronin makes the switch from the Quakes to Colorado Rapids". 19 January 2015.
- ^ "MNUFC Adds Veteran Talent". 31 March 2017.
- ^ "MNUFC Finalizes 2019 Roster". Minnesota United. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "MLS Players: Sam Cronin". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
External links
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- Sam Cronin at Major League Soccer
- Sam Cronin at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Atlanta
- Sportspeople from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- American expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American men's soccer players
- North Carolina Fusion U23 players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Men's association football midfielders
- Toronto FC players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Minnesota United FC players
- Soccer players from North Carolina
- United States men's international soccer players
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Toronto FC draft picks
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- All-American college men's soccer players