Elliot Panicco

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Elliot Panicco
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Panicco with Nashville SC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Elliot Joseph Panicco [1]
Date of birth (1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Paducah, Kentucky, United States
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Nashville SC
Number 30
Youth career
2011–2013 Hough Huskies
2013–2014 Carolina Rapids
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Charlotte 49ers 77 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Nashville SC 10 (0)
2021 → Austin Bold (loan) 28 (0)
2022 → Indy Eleven (loan) 10 (0)
2023– → Huntsville City FC 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2024

Elliot Joseph Panicco (born November 18, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.

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Career

Youth and college

In December 2014, Panicco graduated high school early and enrolled at UNC Charlotte during the Spring 2015 semester. Panicco played with the men's soccer team during their spring 2015 exhibitions. During the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, his freshman year, Panicco was redshirted for the season. Starting his sophomore year, Panicco became a four-year starter for the 49ers program, amassing a total of 77 appearances for the team, as well as earning one assist during his college career.

Panicco made his college soccer debut on August 29, 2016, in a 6–0 victory against Hofstra, where he would record his first career shutout, and make four saves during the match. Panicco would then go on to register three consecutive shutouts following the victory over Hofstra. On September 17, 2016, during a conference slate against Old Dominion, Panicco would register his first, and only, collegiate assist, helping Charlotte prevail to a 2–0 victory. In total, Panicco made eight shutouts during his freshman campaign. He finished the 2016 season with a goalkeeping record of 12–4–2. Concluding the 2016 Conference USA men's soccer season, Panicco was named the Conference USA Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year and named to the Conference USA All-First Team. [2]

In 2017, in his second year, Panicco helped Charlotte reach the championship match of the 2017 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament, where they ultimately lost to Old Dominion. In his third-year, Panicco won the Conference USA Golden Glove Award and was featured twice on the TopDrawerSoccer.com national team of the week. Panicco was also named to the NCCSIA All-State Team. In his senior season, Panicco won the Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer. [3]

Professional

On January 9, 2020, Panicco was selected 13th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC [4] after the team traded up for the pick. [5] Panicco signed with Nashville on February 25, 2020. [6]

Austin Bold

Pannico was loaned to USL Championship side Austin Bold on May 6, 2021, [7] alongside Nashville SC teammate Nick Hinds. [8] He made his professional debut for the club on May 21, 2021, in a 1–1 draw against Real Monarchs. [9]

Honors

Individual

David Schlee Memorial Award: 2017 Conference USA Golden Glove: 2019

Conference USA Golden Glove: 2016

All Conference USA 1st Team: 2019 All Conference USA 1st Team: 2018 All Conference USA 1st Team: 2016 All Conference USA Freshman Team: 2016

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Nashville SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 17. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "MSOC: All-Conference USA Honors Announced". Conference USA . November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Charlotte's Elliot Panicco Wins 2019 Senior CLASS Award® for Men's Soccer". seniorclassaward.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ The Charlotte Observer (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Nashville SC executes another Draft Day trade, selects Elliot Panicco". January 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nashville SC signs four selections from 2020 MLS SuperDraft | MLSSoccer.com".
  7. ↑ "Austin Acquires Pannico, Hinds on Loan from Nashville SC". May 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nashville SC will loan Elliot Panicco and Nick Hinds to Austin Bold". May 6, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Real Monarchs 1–1 Austin Bold". Soccerway.
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