Jonathan Viscosi

Jonathan Viscosi

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Joseph Viscosi
Date of birth	(1991-03-18) March 18, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Valour FC
Number	50
Youth career
2004–2009	Ottawa South United
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Rio Grande Red Storm	17	(0)
2011–2012	Buffalo Bulls	31	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Albany BWP Highlanders	7	(0)
2011	Ottawa Fury	5	(0)
2012	Des Moines Menace	7	(0)
2013–2014	Tiverton Town	13	(0)
2014	→ Carlton Town (loan)
2014	Bishop's Stortford
2014	Brackley Town	1	(0)
2015	Chester	1	(0)
2015–2016	Southport	6	(0)
2016	Oskarshamns AIK	8	(0)
2017–2018	TPS	59	(0)
2019	San Antonio FC	2	(0)
2020	IK Sirius	3	(0)
2021–2023	Dalkurd	45	(0)
2023	VPS	2	(0)
2024–	Valour FC	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Canada Universiade	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 9, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 16, 2013

Jonathan Joseph Viscosi (born March 18, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.

Early life

Viscosi played youth soccer with Ottawa South United from 2004 to 2009. ^[1]

College career

In 2009 and 2010, Viscosi attended the University of Rio Grande played his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Rio Grande Red Storm. ^[2] He was named to the All-Mid-South Conference First Team and was a four-time Player of the Week selection. ^[3]

In 2011, he transferred to the University of Buffalo. ^[3] He made his debut on August 26, 2011, making eight saves in a 3-0 shutout victory over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. ^[4]

Club career

During his college offseasons, he played with Albany BWP Highlanders, the Ottawa Fury and the Des Moines Menace in the Premier Development League between 2011 and 2013, respectively. ^[5]

In 2013, he played for Tiverton Town in the Southern Football League during the 2013–14 season. ^[6] Following his time at Tiverton, he had a proposed move to join St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership, however the deal fell through due to eligibility issues. ^[6] In the summer of 2014, he had trials with Torquay United, Birmingham City, Oxford United, Mansfield Town and the Tranmere Rovers. ^[6] He then had a loan spell with Carlton Town in the Northern Premier League Division One South. ^[7]

During the beginning of the 2014-15 season, he played with Bishop's Stortford and Brackley Town. ^[8]

In January 2015, he signed with Chester in the National League. ^[9] He made his debut in a substitute appearance on 25 April 2015 against Nuneaton Town. ^{[10] [11]}

In July 2015, he signed with Southport in National League. ^[12]

Viscosi then trialled with Finnish Ykkönen club Turun Palloseura, where he had the opportunity to join as the backup keeper, ^[13] however, he instead opted to sign with Swedish club Oskarshamns AIK in search of a starting opportunity. ^[14]

In January 2017, Viscosi signed with Finnish club TPS. ^[15] After playing the season as the first choice goalkeeper, he indicated that he would wish to stay into the 2018 season. ^[16] Upon completion of the 2017 season, Viscosi would sign a one year extension for the 2018 season after starting every match, helping TPS earn promotion back to the Veikkausliiga in 2018, and being named the Ykkönen's best goalkeeper. ^{[17] [18]}

In January 2019, he signed with USL Championship club San Antonio FC. ^[5] He had originally been set to play in Sweden, however, his contract fell through as the club was experiencing financial difficulties, prompting his move to San Antonio, facilitated through his relationship with Frank Barone, the club's Athletic Development Coach. ^[19]

In December 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Swedish club IK Sirius for the 2020 season. ^[20]

In January 2021, Viscosi would sign with Ettan club Dalkurd on a multi-year contract. ^[21] In December 2022, he departed the club, despite one year remaining on his contract. ^[22]

In 2023, Viscosi returned to Finland and signed a one-year deal with VPS. ^{[23] [24]}

In February 2024, Viscosi signed with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC. ^[25]

International career

In 2013, Viscosi was named to the Canada roster for the 2013 FISU Universiade Games. ^[26]

Personal life

Viscosi was born in Canada and is of Italian descent. ^[27]

References

1. "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United .
2. "Jonathan Viscosi Rio Grande profile". Rio Grande Red Storm .
3. "Jonathan Viscosi Buffalo Bulls profile". Buffalo Bulls .
4. "Bulls Boot Bonnies, 3-0, In Men's Soccer Opener". Buffalo Bulls . August 26, 2011.
5. "San Antonio FC signs goalkeeper Jonathan Viscosi". San Antonio FC . January 17, 2019.
6. "Jonathan Visconti profile". Tivvy Archive.
7. "Match Report". FC United of Manchester . February 26, 2014.
8. "Chester: Matty Hughes, Brad Abbott and Jon Viscosi join". BBC Sport . 16 January 2015.
9. Green, Jim (16 January 2015). "Chester FC: Canadian goalkeeper Jon Viscosi signs". Cheshire Live.
10. Green, Jim (27 April 2015). "Jon Viscosi keen to capitalise on maiden Chester FC appearance". Chesire Live.
11. Wall, Dennis (4 May 2015). "Jon Viscosi reveals reasons behind Chester FC switch". The Leader .
12. Brown, Andrew (July 31, 2015). "Southport FC sign highly-rated Canadian goalkeeper". Southport Visiter.
13. "Jonathan Viscosi: "Halusin tulla joukkueeseen, joka taistelee sarjansa voitosta"" [Jonathan Viscosi: "I wanted to join a team that is fighting to win its series]. TPS (in Finnish). February 4, 2017.
14. "Officiellt: Jonathan Viscosi till Oskarshamns AIK" [Official: Jonathan Viscosi to Oskarshamn's AIK]. Fotboll Transfers (in Swedish). 2 August 2016.
15. "TPS-n-Maalivahtiosasto-Kaudelle-2017-on-Valmiina" [TPS' goalkeeper department for the 2017 season is ready]. TPS (in Finnish). January 25, 2017.
16. "Jonathan Viscosi: "Täällä jatkaminen olisi hienoa"" [Jonathan Viscosi: "It would be great to continue here"]. TPS (in Finnish). July 31, 2017.
17. "Pelaajakortti 2018: Jonathan Viscosi – #1" [Player Card: 2018: Jonathan Viscosi - #1]. TPS (in Finnish). April 9, 2018.
18. Taminen, Kalle (March 31, 2018). "Veikkausliigaennakko: 11. TPS – Turun ykkösseura palaa takaisin pääsarjaan maltillisin odotuksin" [Veikkausliiga preview: 11. TPS – Turku's number one club returns to the main league with moderate expectations]. Faneille (in Finnish).
19. Check, J (July 15, 2019). "SAFC's Viscosi took the road less traveled". Beautiful Game Network.
20. "Kanadensiske målvakten Jonathan Viscosi till Sirius" [Canadian goalkeeper Jonathan Viscosi to Sirius]. IK Sirius Fotboll (in Swedish). 12 December 2019.
21. Ågren, Oscar (13 January 2021). "Förre Siriusmålvakten klar för Dalkurd" [Former Sirius goalkeeper ready for Dalkurd]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish).
22. "Officiellt: Browning, Viscosi och Simovski lämnar Dalkurd" [Official: Browning, Viscosi and Simovski leave Dalkurd]. Fotboll Transfers (in Swedish). December 6, 2022.
23. "Tervetuloa Vaasan Palloseuraan Jonathan Viscosi!" [Welcome to Vaasa Ball club Jonathan Viscosi!] (in Finnish). VPS. January 24, 2023.
24. "Officiellt: Jonathan Viscosi klar för Vaasan Palloseura" [Official: Jonathan Viscosi ready for Vaasan Palloseura]. Fotboll Transfers (in Swedish). January 18, 2023.
25. "Valour acquires Viscosi, Verhoeven, transfers Yesli to Atlético Ottawa". Valour FC . February 9, 2024.
26. "Canada announces men's soccer roster for FISU tournament". Boxscore News. April 16, 2013.
27. Cely, Andrew (July 22, 2019). "Getting to Know: Jonathan Viscosi". KSAT.