Connor Sparrow

Last updated

Connor Sparrow
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-10) May 10, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number 1
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 UMKC Kangaroos 15 (0)
2013–2015 Creighton Bluejays 51 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 IMG Academy Bradenton 14 (0)
2016–2017 Real Monarchs 18 (0)
2017–2018 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Real Monarchs (loan) 12 (0)
2019 Nashville SC 9 (0)
2020 Chicago Fire 1 (0)
2021–2022 Miami FC 54 (0)
2023– Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2023

Connor Sparrow (born May 10, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship.

Contents

Career

College and amateur

Sparrow began his college soccer career at the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 2012, before transferring to Creighton University. [1] [2]

While at college, Sparrow played with Premier Development League side IMG Academy Bradenton in 2014 and 2015. [3]

Professional

On January 19, 2016, Sparrow was selected in the fourth round (65th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. [4] He signed with Salt Lake's United Soccer League affiliate Real Monarchs on March 18, 2016. [5]

On September 11, 2017, Sparrow moved to the Monarchs' parent club Real Salt Lake. [6]

On December 13, 2018, Sparrow signed with USL club Nashville SC. [7]

Sparrow moved back to MLS on January 20, 2020, joining Chicago Fire. [8] He was released by Chicago at the end of the 2020 season. [9]

On January 21, 2021, Sparrow signed with USL Championship club Miami FC. [10]

On December 23, 2022, it was announced that Sparrow would be a Tampa Bay Rowdies player for their 2023 season. [11]

In June 2023, Sparrow was nominated as a top 5 goalkeeper in the USL.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Pickens</span> American retired soccer player (born 1982)

Matt Pickens is an American retired soccer player who is currently the goalkeeping coach for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Reynish</span> American soccer player

Kyle Patrick Reynish is a former American soccer goalkeeper.

Paulo Morais de Araújo Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played as a forward for Forward Madison FC in USL League One.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan Meredith</span> American professional soccer player (born 1989)

Bryan Meredith is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, and current coach.

Donald Austin "Donny" Toia is an American professional soccer player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cincinnati Dutch Lions</span> American amateur soccer club

The Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and playing home games in the suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky. Founded in 2013, the team played in USL League Two. The club went into hiatus during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Joseph Dillon is an American soccer player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noah Powder</span> Trinidad and Tobago footballer

Noah Powder is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Colorado Hailstorm in the USL League One. Born in the United States, he represents the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Max Lachowecki is an American soccer player.

Tomas Gomez is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake and MLS Next Pro side Real Monarchs.

The 2017 USL season was the seventh season of the United Soccer League. The league was granted provisional Division II status by the USSF. It is organized by the United Soccer League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Putna</span> American soccer player

Andrew Putna is an American professional soccer player.

The 2018 USL season was the eighth season of the United Soccer League and second under Division II sanctioning. The previous season, the USL had provisional Div. II sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation along with the North American Soccer League, but was given full sanctioning for the 2018 season with a two-year deadline to meet the full requirements set by U.S. Soccer.

Ricky Lopez-Espin is an American former soccer player.

David Ochoa is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national under-21 team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 MLS SuperDraft</span>

The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was the 21st edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first SuperDraft held exclusively via conference call and web streaming. The first two rounds of the 2020 SuperDraft were held on January 9, 2020 while rounds three and four were held on January 13, 2020. Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Haakenson</span> American soccer player

Luke Haakenson is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club San Antonio FC.

The 2021 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 17th year of existence, and their 17th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. RSL entered the 2021 season looking to rebound from a tumultuous 2020 season, having finished near the bottom of the table and endured the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic continued to have a significant impact on MLS in 2021, causing the season's start to be delayed to mid-April instead of the traditional first weekend in March, a reworked schedule that focused heavily on intra-conference play to reduce travel, and stadiums at reduced capacity. The state of Utah allowed RSL to open the season with Rio Tinto Stadium at 50% capacity. The 2021 Major League Soccer season began on April 16, 2021, though RSL did not begin their season until the following week, April 24, having had a bye in the opening weekend due to the odd number of teams in MLS in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Connor Sparrow Bio - UMKC Athletics".
  2. ↑ "The Official Site of Creighton University Athletics".
  3. ↑ "Player Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Matt Montgomery (January 19, 2016). "RSL selects Connor Sparrow in fourth round of MLS Draft - RSL Soapbox". RSL Soapbox.
  5. ↑ "Monarchs Announce Signings of Three SuperDraft Picks". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. March 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Monarchs' Sparrow Makes Move to RSL". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. September 11, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Nashville SC Strengthens Keeper Corps with Signing of Connor Sparrow". nashvillesc.com. Nashville SC. December 13, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Goalkeeper Connor Sparrow". chicagofirefc.com. Chicago Fire FC. January 20, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ "MLS contract options: Who's staying and who's going entering 2021 offseason | MLSSoccer.com".
  10. ↑ Communications, Miami FC (January 21, 2021). "Goalkeeper Connor Sparrow Inks Deal with The Miami FC". Miami FC. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (December 23, 2022). "Rowdies ink goalkeeper Connor Sparrow for new season". USL Championship.


Flag of the United States.svg Soccerball mask.svg

This biographical article related to an American soccer goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.