Clint Irwin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Robert Irwin | ||
| Date of birth | April 1, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Elon Phoenix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Carolina Dynamo | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | Capital City | 22 | (1) |
| 2012 | Charlotte Eagles | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Colorado Rapids | 89 | (0) |
| 2016– | Toronto FC | 23 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 6, 2017. | |||
Clinton "Clint" Robert Irwin (born April 1, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Early life
Irwin attended high school at the Charlotte Christian School. As a student he played basketball where he was a teammate of future NBA superstar Stephen Curry.[1]
Club career
Irwin attended Elon University where he made 41 appearances for the Elon Phoenix over 3 seasons.[2]
While attending university, Irwin played two seasons with USL PDL club Carolina Dynamo.[3]
After his time at Elon, Irwin joined Capital City of the Canadian Soccer League for the 2011 season.[4] Irwin made 22 appearances for Capital City and scored a goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Windsor Stars.[5]
Following his stint with Capital City, Irwin joined his hometown club, the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Professional Division. On 6 July 2012 Irwin made his debut in a 2–0 win over the Charleston Battery[6]
On February 21, 2013, Irwin signed with MLS club Colorado Rapids after a successful preseason trial.[7]
On January 18, 2016, Irwin was traded to Toronto FC in exchange for targeted allocation money, a third-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional first-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[8] On December 13, 2016, Irwin was selected by Atlanta United FC in the third round of the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft,[9] but was immediately traded back to Toronto for Mark Bloom and allocation money.
Career statistics
- As of matches played on June 19, 2017.
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlotte Eagles | 2012 | USL Pro | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 2013 | MLS | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Colorado Rapids totals | 89 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2016 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC totals | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2016 | USL Pro | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 116 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 132 | 0 | ||
| Reference:[10][11] | ||||||||||
- 1.^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship matches.
Honors
Club
- MLS Cup Runners-up: 2016
- Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017
References
- ↑ http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/steph-curry-nba-all-star-game-golden-state-warriors-toronto-fc-tfc-mls-major-league-soccer-clint-irwin//. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Clint Irwin - 2010 Men's Soccer". Elon University. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Clinton Irwin | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ↑ "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ↑ "July 16, 2011 CSL--details of Saturday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ↑ "Eagles Get Past Battery". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ "Rapids sign goalkeeper Clint Irwin and defender Kory Kindle". Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/01/18/toronto-fc-acquire-goalkeeper-clint-irwin-colorado-rapids-targeted-allocation-money
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/12/12/watch-2016-mls-expansion-draft-tuesday-2-pm-et
- ↑ "Clint Irwin profile". Soccerway. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Clint Irwin". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.