Sean Totsch

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Sean Totsch
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Totsch playing for Louisville City in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sean William Totsch
Date of birth (1991-09-16) September 16, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Louisville City
Number 4
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Northern Illinois Huskies 64 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Chicago Fire U-23 18 (1)
2015–2016 Rochester Rhinos 44 (1)
2017– Louisville City 197 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023

Sean Totsch (born September 16, 1991) is an American soccer player currently playing for Louisville City in the United Soccer League. Sean previously played indoor soccer for the Milwaukee Wave in the Major Arena Soccer League. [1]

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Early life

Personal

Sean Totsch was born in Fargo, North Dakota to parents Beverly and James Totsch. He has three siblings, an older sister, Jennifer, and two younger brothers, Elliot and Ryan. He would later move to Oswego, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and attend high school at Oswego High School. [2]

College and youth

Totsch graduated from high school early [3] and played college soccer at Northern Illinois University between 2010 and 2013. During his time there he would play in 64 matches while scoring 6 goals. During his senior season he was the only NIU player to start in every match. [2]

Totsch also appeared for USL PDL club Chicago Fire U-23 between 2012 and 2013. He would play in eighteen league matches, scoring one goal as well as playing in one U.S. Open Cup match. [4]

Club career

Rochester Rhinos

2015 season

Totsch playing for Rochester Rhinos as Jimmy McLaughlin of Philadelphia Union makes a header in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup Jimmy McLaughlin heads one back up field (18731457228).jpg
Totsch playing for Rochester Rhinos as Jimmy McLaughlin of Philadelphia Union makes a header in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Totsch signed with United Soccer League club Rochester Rhinos on March 13, 2015. [3] He would appear in 22 of Rochester's 28 regular season matches as well as one match in the U.S. Open Cup. He first professional goal on September 19 in a 3–2 win against the New York Red Bulls II; his only goal of the season. [5] He would also play in two of Rochester's three USL Cup matches helping Rochester to both the USL Regular Season and USL Cup championships. [6]

2016 season

Totsch would score one goal and appear in 22 of Rochester's 30 regular season matches. His lone goal came on July 29 in a 1–1 draw against Harrisburg City Islanders. [7] He would also play one match in the U.S. Open Cup as well as both of Rochester's USL Cup matches.

Louisville City FC

2017 season

On January 10 Totsch signed with United Soccer League club Louisville City FC [8] and he made his debut on March 25 in Louisville's season opener against Saint Louis. [9] He would play in 30 of Louisville's 32 regular season matches and score his lone league goal on August 23 against Harrisburg City Islanders. [10] He'd also play in one U.S. Open Cup match while scoring one goal [11] as well as all four of Louisville's USL Cup matches. Totsch and Louisville would go on to win the USL Cup Final against Swope Park Rangers. [12]

2018 season

Totsch had his contract renewed with Louisville City FC [13] and he made his season debut on March 17 against USL expansion side Nashville SC. [14] He went on to appear in 27 of Louisville's 34 league matches without scoring a goal. He also appeared in all five of Louisville's U.S. Open Cup matches as Louisville reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time in its history. [15] This included a 3–2 victory over the New England Revolution of MLS; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side. [16] His only goal of the year came in the third round of the Open Cup against Saint Louis which would be his lone goal of the match. [17] Totsch also appeared as a substitute in all four of Louisville's USL Cup playoff matches as he and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final against Phoenix. [18]

Honors

Club

Rochester Rhinos

Louisville City FC

Individual

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