Conor Shanosky

Conor Shanosky (born December 13, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Conor Shanosky
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-13) December 13, 1991
Place of birth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2009–2010 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 D.C. United 5 (0)
2011 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 2 (0)
2012 → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 27 (0)
2013 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 14 (2)
2014 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 17 (1)
2015–2016 Louisville City 41 (4)
2016–2020 Richmond Kickers 67 (2)
International career‡
2010–2011 United States U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 17, 2010

Early life

Shanosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he grew up in Sterling, Virginia.

Professional career

D.C. United

Shanosky signed a professional contract with D.C. United on August 13, 2010, after having previously signed to play soccer for George Mason University. He was one of four players to sign homegrown player contracts with D.C. United from their academy system, the other three being Ethan White, Andy Najar, and Bill Hamid. He was not eligible to play in any matches during the 2010 season.[1]

On July 19, 2011, Shanosky joined USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders on loan.[2] On March 2, 2012, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League announced the signing of Shanosky on a season-long loan. On March 19, 2013, Shanosky was loaned to United's USL Pro affiliate Richmond Kickers for the 2013 season.[3]

Shanosky left D.C. United in 2015 after making a total of 6 appearances for the club.

Louisville City

Shanosky signed with Louisville City FC of USL Pro on January 21, 2015.[4] During the 2015 season he made 28 appearances for the club and scored three goals.[5] During the next season, Shanosky made 15 appearances for the club and scored one goal before leaving the club midseason to rejoin the Richmond Kickers.[5] Shanosky played 3,267 minutes in his time with Louisville.[6]

Richmond Kickers

On September 2, 2016, Shanosky resigned with the Richmond Kickers on a permanent deal, he had previously spent time with the club on loan from D.C. United.[7] During the 2016 season he made four appearances for the team.[5] During the 2017 season Shanosky made 18 appearances and scored one goal for the Kickers.[5] During the 2018 season, Shanosky played 24 games for the Kickers without scoring any goals.[5]

In 2019 the Kickers announced that they would move from the USL Championship to USL League One, becoming founding members of the new third division.[8] Shanosky re-signed with Richmond on February 20, 2019, ahead of the club's inaugural USL League One campaign.[9] During the 2019 season Shanosky made 22 appearances for the Kickers and scored one goal as the club finished in 9th place.[5] On August 6, 2020, Richmond mutually agreed to terminate Shanosky's contract.[6] Darren Sawatzky stated on the "League One Fun" podcast that Shanosky was moving to Scotland with Megan Crosson, his girlfriend, who had signed with Celtic F.C.[10] Sawatzky stated that he believed that Shanosky would either tryout for teams in Scotland or try to coach because he has his USSF C coaching license.[10]

Shanosky finished his career with Richmond making 72 appearances, scoring two goals, and making three assists.[6]

Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
D.C. United 2010 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Louisville City 2015 USL Championship 28 3 1 0 0 0 29 3
2016 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Total 43 4 1 0 0 0 44 4
Richmond Kickers 2016 USL Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2017 18 1 1 0 0 0 18 1
2018 24 0 3 0 0 0 27 0
2019 USL League One 22 1 1 0 0 0 23 1
2020 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 68 2 5 0 0 0 73 2
Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 2011 USL Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 2012 North American Soccer League 28 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
Richmond Kickers (loan) 2013 USL Championship 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
2014 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
Loan Totals 65 4 1 0 0 0 66 4

International career

Shanosky was a member of the United States Men's U-20 team that won the 2010 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland, where he played in three games.[1]

References
  1. "Soccer Insider - D.C. United signs local player Conor Shanosky".
  2. "Harrisburg receives Conor Shanosky on loan from D.C. United". July 19, 2011.
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  4. "Conor Shanosky First Marquee Signing for Louisville City | Reckless Challenge". Archived from the original on January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  5. "USA - C. Shanosky - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  6. Wood, Patrick (August 6, 2020). "Kickers, Shanosky Mutually Agree to Terminate Contract". richmondkickers.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. "KICKERS SIGN CONOR SHANOSKY". September 2, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. USLSoccer com Staff (September 11, 2018). "Richmond Kickers Named a USL Division III Founding Member". USL Championship. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. Wood, Patrick (February 20, 2019). "Conor Shanosky Returns to Richmond". Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. "League One Fun - Episode 79: Richmond Kickers Coach Darren Sawatzky". Beautiful Game Network. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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