Sean O'Connor (born June 15, 1984, in
La Crescenta, California
La Crescenta-Montrose () is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The community is bordered by Glendale, California, Glendale to the south and west, La Cañada Flintridge, Calif ...
) is a former American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player.
Career
College and amateur
O'Connor attended
Saint Francis High School, leading them to a CIF title in 2001 as 1st Team All-CIF Goalkeeper, played club soccer in the Coast Soccer League for the Burbank Red Machine, and played
college soccer at
Belmont Abbey College, where he was twice named All-Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference and, as captain, guided Belmont-Abbey to the 2005 CVAC championship.
During his college years O'Connor was on the roster of the
San Fernando Valley Quakes in the
USL Premier Development League for two seasons, but only saw action in two games in 2007, both shutouts.
Professional
Having not been drafted by
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
out of college, O'Connor played several seasons of amateur and semi professional soccer in the Los Angeles area, including coaching for the Crescenta Valley soccer club.
O'Connor attended open tryouts held by
Carolina RailHawks in early 2010 and impressed head coach
Martin Rennie. He was subsequently signed to his first professional contract by Carolina in March, 2010.
RailHawks add goalkeeper O'Connor
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References
External links
Carolina RailHawks bio
Interview on Carolina RailHawks
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1984 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
San Fernando Valley Quakes players
North Carolina FC players
Charleston Battery players
USL League Two players
Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California
People from La Crescenta-Montrose, California
Men's association football goalkeepers