Seth Sinovic

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Seth Sinovic
Jimmy Nielsen, Seth Sinovic, and Kerry Zavagnin of Sporting KC pose with MLS Cup (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full name Seth Sinovic
Date of birth (1987-01-28) January 28, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2009 Creighton Bluejays
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Chicago Fire Premier 9 (0)
2010–2011 New England Revolution 20 (0)
2011–2019 Sporting Kansas City 210 (1)
2016Swope Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2018Swope Park Rangers (loan) 1 (1)
2020 New England Revolution 1 (0)
Total242(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 12, 2020

Seth Sinovic ( /sɪˈnvɪk/ ; born January 28, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. He most recently played as a left back for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

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Career

College and amateur

Sinovic grew up in Leawood, Kansas to parents of Croatian descent, [1] and attended Rockhurst High School, and played college soccer at Creighton University from 2006 to 2009. During this time Sinovic earned such accolades as First-team all-Missouri Valley Conference, second-team NSCAA All-Midwest Region and second-team all-MVC honors.

During his college years Sinovic also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to the 2009 USL PDL championship game. [2] He also interned for CMZ Trading, LLC, a proprietary trading firm specializing in options in Chicago, IL.

Professional

Sinovic was drafted in the second round (25th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. [3]

He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in New England's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Los Angeles Galaxy. [4] He was waived by New England on March 31, 2011, [5] having appeared in 20 league games for the Revs during his rookie season.

Sinovic in action against Deportivo Toluca F.C. in CONCACAF Champions League Seth Sinovic v. Toluca.jpg
Sinovic in action against Deportivo Toluca F.C. in CONCACAF Champions League

After being waived by New England, Sinovic went on trial with fellow Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake in April 2011, [6] and played a couple of games in the MLS Reserve Division, but was not offered a contract by the team. After leaving Salt Lake, Sinovic signed with Sporting Kansas City on May 10, 2011. [7]

Sinovic was left exposed by Sporting Kansas City in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact. [8] However, five days later, Sinovic was shipped back to Kansas City with allocation money in exchange for Davy Arnaud. [9]

Sinovic was a starting member of the Sporting KC MLS Cup 2013 championship team. He played a full 120 minutes, including overtime, then successfully scored a penalty kick.

He was honored as the Sporting Kansas City Defensive Player of the Year for his performance during the 2014 season. [10]

Sinovic scored five goals in his professional career. Two occurred during the MLS postseason and one each in MLS regular-season play, CONCACAF Champions League play and on loan with USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers.

He announced his retirement as an active player on September 23, 2021 after appearing in 282 matches throughout his career. [11]

Honors

Sporting Kansas City

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References

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  2. "Fusion Overcome Fire For PDL Title - News - SPORTS195". SPORTS195. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
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  4. "Box Score". CBC News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
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  6. "Ex-Revs DF Sinovic on trial with Real Salt Lake". Real Salt Lake.
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  8. "Ching, Mapp headline Montreal expansion draft picks". MLSsoccer.com.
  9. "Impact deal Sinovic for Sporting KC veteran Arnaud". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  10. City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC recognizes 2014 award winners". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  11. "Longtime Sporting defender and KC native Seth Sinovic retires after trophy-filled career in MLS," Sporting Kansas City, Thursday, September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021