Sam Cronin

Sam Cronin ( born December 12, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football player at the position of midfielder. He currently plays for the San Jose Earthquakes in the top division in the North American Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS ).

  • 2.1 club
  • 2.2 national team
  • 2.3 Custom

Career

Youth and Amateur Football

Cronin began his active career as a football player in 2001 at Mount Tabor High School in Winston -Salem, North Carolina, after he had moved with his parents and four siblings two years ago from Atlanta here. In high school he enjoyed some success with the team, such as winning the championship in 2002, but also a number of individual successes.

After his departure from high school in 2004, he moved in 2005 to the Wake Forest University, which has its main campus also in Winston-Salem. Cronin played at the local college team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. In his freshman year he was one of the first who were at the University alongside Michael Lahoud in all games of the season from the beginning on the court. This season he made twelve shots on goal and had three assists. In addition, he was elected to the ACC Freshman squad. With 25 games in the second year Cronin was the only sophomore on the team that succeeded in all of the 25 games from the start to play. His performance increased compared to the previous year and also as Cronin came along with four assists in 34 shots on goal in four matches. Among other things, he was elected at the end of the season for the MVP of the Demon Deacons. In the 2006 season, Cronin came at 26 completed games on a balance of three goals and eight assists. At the College Cup the same season he gave the assist of Marcus Tracy play a decisive goal in the match against the college team of Virginia Tech. In his senior year Cronin showed again his quality, scoring ten goals in 24 championship matches and prepared four more goals before. In the four years at the university he came on as 98 games of which he stood in each individual from the outset on the court. With this result, he set a new record in the history of Wake Forest University. He was also next to Marcus Tracy and Steve Zakuani is one of three contenders for the Hermann Trophy, which is awarded annually for the best college football players and for the best college football player since 1967. He also received in his senior year various awards, such as the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. In addition, he was elected to the First Team All-American NCAA.

In addition to the college football he was from 2005 to 2008 also at Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development respected as viertklassig League action and achieved there with 39 matches played nine matches.

Club career

His professional career began on January 15, 2009, when he was drafted in the MLS SuperDraft 2009 in the first round as the 2nd pick to Toronto FC. His professional debut was Cronin on March 21, 2009 in the first round of the 2009 season in a 3-2 home victory over the Kansas City Wizards; Cronin played by the full duration. His first hit as a professional football player, he scored 13 June 2009 at the 1:2 away win over the New York Red Bulls, as he scored the opening goal in the 3rd minute game. With Toronto, he won the Canadian Championship in 2009.

On 21 June 2010 he moved to a transfer fee to the San Jose Earthquakes.

Internationally

On 25 June 2009, Cronin was first nominated for the U.S. national soccer team and at the same time called into the squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009. In the 2-2 draw in the group stage match against Haiti Cronin made ​​his senior team debut as he stood the entire game on the court. In the final of the tournament, he came to his second, when he came on in the 80th minute game for Kyle Beckerman.

Achievements

Association

  • Winner of the Canadian Championship: 2009, 2010

National

  • 2nd place in the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009

Individually

Private

All three brothers Cronin played college soccer, with his brother McNeil played at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and the other two brothers, Colin and Hugh, at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina came to their operations. In addition, Sam Cronin has a younger sister named Mary Grace.

Georgia (U.S. state) Winston-Salem, North Carolina Freshman (disambiguation) Atlantic Coast Conference Most Valuable Player National Collegiate Athletic Association 2009 Major League Soccer season 2009 Canadian Championship 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2010 Canadian Championship Raleigh (North Carolina)
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