Conor Donovan (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Sacramento Republic in the USL Championship.
 Donovan playing for Orlando City B in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 8, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sacramento Republic | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | U.S. Soccer Residency | ||
| 2013–2014 | Capital Area RailHawks | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | NC State Wolfpack | 15 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Orlando City | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2018 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2019 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 20 | (1) |
| 2020 | North Carolina FC | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | OKC Energy | 32 | (2) |
| 2022– | Sacramento Republic | 121 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | United States U17 | 29 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | United States U20 | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 14, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 5, 2015 | |||
Early life and career
editBorn on January 8, 1996, Donovan began his soccer career playing for Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]
College
editAs a freshman, Donovan made 15 appearances for the NC State Wolfpack during the 2014 season, recording one goal and one assist.[2]
Club career
editDonovan was selected 22nd overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[3] Donovan signed a Generation Adidas contract.[4] He made his professional debut on June 17, 2015, in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against the Charleston Battery. Orlando went on to advance after winning 8–7 on penalties.[5] On August 8, 2015, Donovan made his MLS debut against the Philadelphia Union; he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the 10th minute.[6]
Donovan signed with the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the USL for 2018.[7] On May 31, 2018, Donovan signed with RGVFC's MLS affiliate the Houston Dynamo. He started for the Dynamo in a 5-0 US Open Cup match win against NTX Reyados before being loaned back to RGVFC.[7] On November 27, 2018, Houston declined Donovan's contract option.[8]
Donovan returned to Rio Grande Valley for the 2019 season.[9]
Following his release from Rio Grande Valley FC, Donovan returned to his home state and joined North Carolina FC of the USL Championship.[10]
On January 12, 2021, Donovan moved to USL Championship side OKC Energy.[11]
Donovan moved to Sacramento Republic on January 6, 2022, following OKC Energy's decision to go on a season-long hiatus.[12]
International career
editDonovan was called up to the United States U17 team for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[13]
Donovan was called up to the United States U20 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[14] and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[15]
Personal
editHis sister, Caitlin Donovan, played college soccer for the Charlotte 49ers.[16] He is of Irish and Italian descent.[17]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando City | 2015 | MLS | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan) | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Orlando City B (loan) | 2016 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| OCB Totals | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Rio Grande Valley | 2018 | USL | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Houston Dynamo | 2018 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rio Grande Valley (loan) | 2018 | USL | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Rio Grande Valley | 2019 | USLC | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| RGVFC Totals | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| North Carolina FC | 2020 | USLC | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 98 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 4 | ||
Honors
editHouston Dynamo
References
edit- ^ "Conor Donovan Bio – NC State University Official Athletic Site". gopack.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Conor Donovan". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "Orlando City Select Defender & Forward in 2nd Round of SuperDraft". Orlando City Soccer Club.
- ^ "ASN article: Conor Donovan Signs Generation Adidas Contract". americansoccernow.com.
- ^ Chin, Jhamie (June 17, 2015). "Match Recap: Orlando City Defeats Charleston Battery in Dramatic 10-Round Penalty Kick Shootout to Advance in the U.S. Open Cup". OrlandoCitySC.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ Orlando Sentinel (August 11, 2015). "Orlando City defender Conor Donovan tears ACL, out for season". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ^ a b "Conor Donovan". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Dynamo announce roster moves ahead of 2019 season". houstondynamo.com. MLS. November 27, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ COMMUNICATIONS, TOROS (January 26, 2019). "RGV FC Announces Roster Ahead of 2019 Preseason Friendly". Rio Grande Valley FC.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Communications, NCFC (December 20, 2019). "North Carolina FC Signs Former NCFC Academy Standout, Triangle Native Conor Donovan". North Carolina FC. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Energy FC Adds Conor Donovan to Back Line". January 12, 2021.
- ^ Communications, Republic FC (January 6, 2022). "Republic FC Add Defender Conor Donovan for 2022 Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "U-17 MNT Head Coach Richie Williams Names 20-Player Roster for 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama". ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Tab Ramos Names 20-Player Roster for 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship". ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Russell Canouse Pulls Out of U-20 MNT World Cup Squad with Injury; Replaced by Conor Donovan". ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Caitlin Donovan Bio". Charlotte49ers.com.
- ^ "Getting to Know: U.S. U-17 MNT Defender Conor Donovan". ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Conor Donovan Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "USA - C. Donovan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Conor Donovan". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Conor Donovan (soccer) at Wikimedia Commons- NC State bio
- Conor Donovan at Major League Soccer
- Conor Donovan at Soccerway
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