Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Connor | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | Lee Flames | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Fort Wayne Fever | 3 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Stockport County | 44 | (4) |
2013 | → Hereford United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Macclesfield Town | 35 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Southport | 37 | (4) |
2015 | Ashton United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 20 October 2014 (UTC) |
Joseph Connor (born 1 February 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Connor came from his native England to the United States in 2004, where he subsequently played four years of college soccer at Lee University. He was named to the All-Conference Southern Athletic Conference team as a junior in 2006. [1]
Connor signed with Charlotte Eagles out of college in 2008, and made his professional debut on 8 August 2008, as a second-half substitute in a game against Cleveland City Stars. [2]
In December 2011 he joined Stockport County on non-contract basis, a club both his father and grandfather had played for, he made his debut against Alfreton Town on 17 December 2011 and kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw.
Joe's first goal came in a 3–2 home win against Barrow on 1 January 2012. His second goal wasn't too long after in a 2–2 draw away at Braintree Town. The performances of Connor impressed manager Jim Gannon enough to offer Connor a contract until the end of the season. He was offered a further one-year contract by the club in May 2012. [3]
Connor joined Football Conference side Macclesfield Town in June 2013, [4] and within 10 games had established himself as a centre back in the first team.
In July 2015, Connor signed on to play for Ashton United of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
His father Jim and grandfather Jack also played for Stockport County. [5]
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