Pat Sullivan (soccer)

Pat Sullivan (born March 20, 1971) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Pat Sullivan
Personal information
Full name Patrick Sullivan
Date of birth (1971-03-20) 20 March 1971
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Nova Scotia Clippers 17 (2)
1992 North York Rockets 17 (0)
1994 Toronto Rockets 10 (1)
1999 Oshawa Flames
2000 Glen Shields Sun Devils
2001 Durham Flames
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Sullivan began his career in 1991, in the Canadian Soccer League with Nova Scotia Clippers.[1][2] In 1992 he was a member of the North York Rockets.[3][4] After the demise of the CSL he signed with the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League.[3] He made his debut for the club on July 8, 1994 in a match against the Seattle Sounders.[5] In total he appeared in ten matches and recorded one goal for the club.

In 1999, Sullivan would sign with expansion franchise Oshawa Flames of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[6] The following season he signed with the Glen Shields Sun Devils, and made his debut on May 31, 2000 in a match against Toronto Croatia.[7] He would help the Sun Devils finish fourth in the overall standings and clinch a playoff berth. In the quarterfinals the team faced London City, and advanced to the next round by winning a penalty shootout, where Sullivan successful converted a penalty kick.[8] In the semi-finals Glen Shields faced Toronto Olympians, but unfortunately lost the match by a score of 1-0.[9] In 2001, he returned to Oshawa, but failed to secure a postseason berth.

References
  1. "Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. "CSL's two undefeated squads head for Wednesday showdown". Vancouver Sun. 24 June 1991. p. D5.
  3. "Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. Bolender, Keith (24 September 1992). "Centennial soccer team going for gold". Toronto Star. p. SD5.
  5. Glover, Robin. "July 8, 1994". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. Glover, Robin. "Toronto Croatia vs Oshawa Flames". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  7. Glover, Robin. "Wednesday May 31/2000 Toronto Croatia vs Glen Shields Sun Devils". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. Rumleski, Kathy (30 September 2000). "City succumbs to Sun Devils". London Free Press.
  9. Kippen, Steve (1 October 2000). "Olympians, Croatia reach final". London Free Press.
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