Clint Irwin

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Clint Irwin
Personal information
Full name Clinton Robert Irwin
Date of birth (1989-04-01) April 1, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 1
Youth career
Charlotte United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Elon Phoenix 54 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Carolina Dynamo 8 (0)
2011 Capital City 18 (1)
2012 Charlotte Eagles 3 (0)
2013–2015 Colorado Rapids 89 (0)
2016–2018 Toronto FC 32 (0)
2016 Toronto FC II 2 (0)
2019–2022 Colorado Rapids 16 (0)
2019 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 3 (0)
2022 Colorado Rapids 2 3 (0)
2023– Minnesota United FC 4 (0)
2024– Minnesota United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024

Clinton Robert Irwin (born April 1, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United FC.

Contents

Early life

Irwin attended high school at Charlotte Christian School. As a student, he played basketball, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Stephen Curry. [2]

Irwin attended Elon University, where he made 54 appearances for the Elon Phoenix over four seasons. [3]

Club career

Early career

While attending university, Irwin played two seasons with USL Premier Development Division club Carolina Dynamo. [4]

After his time at Elon, Irwin joined Capital City of the Canadian Soccer League for the 2011 season and was named the team captain. [5] [6] Irwin made 22 appearances for Capital City and scored a goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Windsor Stars. [7] He would help the Ottawa-based club secure a playoff berth by finishing third in the league's first division. [8] Ottawa defeated Montreal Impact's academy team in the quarterfinal round. [9] In the next round, Ottawa defeated the Serbian White Eagles to advance to the championship final. [10] Ottawa would face Toronto Croatia in the championship final and were defeated by Toronto. [11] After the conclusion of the season, Irwin was nominated for the league's best goalkeeper award. [12]

United States

Following his stint with Capital City, Irwin joined his hometown club, the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Professional Division. On July 6, 2012, Irwin made his debut in a 2–0 win over the Charleston Battery [13]

In February 2013, Irwin signed with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids after a successful trial in preseason. [14] He made his debut for the club on March 16 in 1–1 draw against Real Salt Lake, coming on as a 7th-minute substitute for Matt Pickens. [15]

Toronto FC

Following the 2015 season, in February 2016, Irwin was traded to Toronto FC in exchange for targeted allocation money, a third-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional first-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. [16] After featuring as the club's starting goalkeeper for the first part of the season, Irwin sustained in injury in July, and as a result, he was replaced by his deputy Alex Bono in the starting line-up by manager Greg Vanney; [17] Upon his return to action, Irwin later regained the starting spot for the remainder of the regular season and the Playoffs, [18] as Toronto went on to reach the 2016 MLS Cup Final. In the final, held at BMO Field on December 10, Toronto were defeated by Seattle Sounders FC 5–4 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra time; Irwin was able to stop Álvaro Fernández's spot kick during the shootout, but misses from teammates Michael Bradley and Justin Morrow ultimately proved to be decisive. [19] On December 13, 2016, Irwin was selected by Atlanta United FC in the third round of the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft, but was immediately traded back to Toronto for Mark Bloom and allocation money. [20]

The following season, Irwin suffered a hamstring injury in Toronto FC's home opener, a 0–0 draw against Sporting Kansas City; as a result, Bono was once again promoted to the starting line-up in Irwin's absence, [21] and eventually established himself as the team's outright first-choice shot-stopper by September 2017, due to his performances, even after Irwin's return from injury. [22] [23] [24] [25] In a rematch of the previous season's MLS Cup Final, on December 9, Toronto defeated Seattle 2–0 at home to capture the 2017 MLS Cup and complete an unprecedented treble of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, and the Canadian Championship. [26] [27]

MLS

On December 14, 2018, Irwin was traded back to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. [28] He spent the 2019 season as the backup to former United States international Tim Howard. [29] Irwin's contract with Colorado expired following the 2022 season. [30]

On December 6, 2022, Minnesota United FC announced it had signed Irwin to a two-year contract, beginning in 2023, in support of starting goalkeeper, Dayne St. Clair. [31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 9, 2022 [32] [33] [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carolina Dynamo 2008 Premier Development League 40———40
2009 Premier Development League 40———40
Total8000000080
Capital City 2011 Canadian Soccer League 1814 [lower-alpha 1] 0——221
Charlotte Eagles 2012 USL Pro 30—30—60
Colorado Rapids 2013 Major League Soccer 3201 [lower-alpha 2] 010—340
2014 Major League Soccer 260—20—280
2015 Major League Soccer 310—00—310
Total890103000930
Toronto FC 2016 Major League Soccer 1906 [lower-alpha 2] 030—280
2017 Major League Soccer 60—40—100
2018 Major League Soccer 70—4000110
Total3206011000490
Toronto FC II (loan) 2016 United Soccer League 20———20
Colorado Rapids 2019 Major League Soccer 110—10—120
2020 Major League Soccer 40———40
2021 Major League Soccer 10———10
2022 Major League Soccer 00—10—10
Total160002000180
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 2019 USL Championship 30———30
Career total1711110190002011
  1. ↑ Appearances in CSL Championship
  2. 1 2 Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs

Honors

Toronto FC

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