Sean Cunningham (soccer)

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Sean Cunningham
Personal information
Full name Sean Patrick Cunningham
Date of birth (1993-01-24) January 24, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Troy, Michigan, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Fullback
Youth career
2007–2011 Derby County Wolves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Molde 0 (0)
2012Stabæk (loan) 18 (0)
International career
2011 United States U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 22, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 28, 2012

Sean Patrick Cunningham (born January 24, 1993) is an American soccer player who is a free agent after being released from Molde in July 2013.

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Career

Cunningham was born in Troy, Michigan, and played soccer with Derby County Wolves Soccer Club and originally committed to play at the University of Michigan [1] before he signed for Molde ahead of the 2011 season. [2] He has not yet made his debut for Molde in the league, but played three matches in the 2011 Norwegian Cup. [3] Ahead of the 2012 season, Ole Gunnar Solskjær the manager of Molde, stated that he wanted Cunningham on loan to another Tippeliga-club during the season to get match-training. [4] On 7 March 2012 it was announced that Cunningham had joined Stabæk on a season-long loan deal. [5] In at the start of the 2013 season, Cunningham trained with IL Hødd. [6] In July 2013, Cunningham was released from his contract with Molde with six months remaining and returned to the United States. [7]

Following Cunningham's release from Molde, he went on trial with Seattle Sounders, playing in a reserve fixture in July 2013. [8]

Career statistics

Updated on July 21, 2013 [9]

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2011 Molde Tippeligaen 003030
2012 Stabæk (loan)1803020230
2013 Molde00000000
Career Total1806020260

Source: nifs.no

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