Conor Chinn

Conor Chinn
Personal information
Full name Conor Chinn
Date of birth (1987-08-29) August 29, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Orange County Blue Star 5 (1)
2010 New York Red Bulls 5 (0)
2011 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2011 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 (0)
2012 Rochester Rhinos 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 1, 2012

Conor Chinn (born August 29, 1987, in La Jolla, California) is a former American soccer player.

Career

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College and amateur

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Chinn first gained notoriety in high school, when he was featured in nationally aired commercials for StarKick. Following high school, Chinn attended Seattle University for one year before transferring to the University of San Francisco, where he played from 2006 to 2009. At San Francisco, he appeared in 78 games, scoring 37 goals and adding 12 assists.

During his college years, Chinn also played in the USL Premier Development League for Orange County Blue Star.[1]

Professional

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Chinn was drafted in the third round (34th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.[2] He made his professional debut on April 3, 2010, as a late substitute in a game against Seattle Sounders FC.

On April 27, 2010, Chinn scored his first two goals for New York in a 2–1 victory over Philadelphia Union in a 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.[3] On May 23, 2010, Chinn scored New York's second goal in a 3–1 victory over Italian side Juventus FC in a friendly played at Red Bull Arena.[4]

Chinn was waived by New York on March 1, 2011, having played in 5 MLS games for the team.[5][6] He was then signed by Real Salt Lake on March 24, 2011,[7][8] but was waived by RSL on May 27, 2011,[9] having never made an MLS appearance for the team.

Chinn signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on June 10, 2011.[10]

Chinn signed with USL Pro club Rochester Rhinos on December 19, 2011.[11]

Career statistics

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All-time club performance
Club Season Major League Soccer US Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
New York Red Bulls
2010 5 0 4 3 - - - - 9 3
Club Total 5 0 4 3 - - - - 9 3

References

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  1. ^ "Conor Chinn". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 MLS SuperDraft". Major League Soccer. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ Dyer, Kristian (27 April 2010). "USOC: Chinn's brace leads Red Bulls over Union 2-1". Major League Soccer.
  4. ^ Dyer, Kristian (23 May 2010). "Red Bulls shock Juventus 3-1 in RBA friendly". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Red Bulls waive Conor Chinn and Irving Garcia". Major League Soccer. 1 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Conor Chinn - Stats". Major League Soccer. 2010.
  7. ^ Real Salt Lake [@RealSaltLake] (25 March 2011). "Since everyone is so crazy about jersey numbers, #RSL assigns Conor Chinn #16 and Donny Toia #25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "New forwards start for RSL in losing effort in MLS Reserve League opener". The Salt Lake Tribune. 23 April 2011.
  9. ^ Davis, Randy (28 May 2011). "RSL waive Chinn, sign Aghasyan ahead of Seattle match". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  10. ^ Atlanta Adds Former MLS Forward
  11. ^ "Rochester Adds Chinn To Attack". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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