Conor Shanosky (born December 13, 1991) is an American former professional

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player who played as a defender.

Early life

Shanosky was born in

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; he grew up in

Sterling, Virginia Sterling, Virginia, refers most specifically to a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population of the CDP as of the 2010 United States Census was 27,822. The CDP boundaries are confined to a relatively s ...

Professional career

D.C. United

Shanosky signed a professional contract with

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

on August 13, 2010, after having previously signed to play soccer for

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

. He was one of four players to sign homegrown player contracts with D.C. United from their academy system, the other three being

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, and

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. He was not eligible to play in any matches during the 2010 season. On July 19, 2011, Shanosky joined

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club

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on loan. On March 2, 2012, the

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of the

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announced the signing of Shanosky on a season-long loan. On March 19, 2013, Shanosky was loaned to United's

affiliate

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

for the 2013 season. Shanosky left

in 2015 after making a total of 6 appearances for the club.

Louisville City

Shanosky signed with

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on January 21, 2015. During the 2015 season he made 28 appearances for the club and scored three goals. During the next season, Shanosky made 15 appearances for the club and scored one goal before leaving the club midseason to rejoin the

. Shanosky played 3,267 minutes in his time with Louisville.

Richmond Kickers

On September 2, 2016, Shanosky resigned with the

on a permanent deal, he had previously spent time with the club on loan from

. During the 2016 season he made four appearances for the team. During the 2017 season Shanosky made 18 appearances and scored one goal for the Kickers. During the 2018 season, Shanosky played 24 games for the Kickers without scoring any goals. In 2019 the Kickers announced that they would move from the

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, becoming founding members of the new third division. Shanosky re-signed with Richmond on February 20, 2019, ahead of the club's inaugural

campaign. During the 2019 season Shanosky made 22 appearances for the Kickers and scored one goal as the club finished in 9th place. On August 6, 2020, Richmond mutually agreed to terminate Shanosky's contract.

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stated on the "League One Fun" podcast that Shanosky was moving to

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with Megan Crosson, his girlfriend, who had signed with

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

Career statistics

International career

Shanosky was a member of the United States Men's U-20 team that won the

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, where he played in three games.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shanosky, Conor 1991 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders D.C. United players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Homegrown Players (MLS) Louisville City FC players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Penn FC players People from Sterling, Virginia Sportspeople from Loudoun County, Virginia Richmond Kickers players Soccer players from Virginia USL Championship players USL League One players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Saint Leo University alumni