Chris Konopka

{{short description|American professional soccer player (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chris Konopka | image = Konopka_Scottish_League_Cup_March_2016.jpg | alt = | caption = Konopka lifts the 2016 Scottish League Cup at Hampden Park as a member of Ross County | fullname = Christopher Konopka | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|4|14}} | birth_place = Toms River, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6ft 5in | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1994–2003 | youthclubs1 = Jersey Shore Boca | collegeyears1 = 2003–2006 | college1 = Providence Friars | collegecaps1 = 49 | collegegoals1 = 0 | years1 = 2004 | clubs1 = Jersey Falcons | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = Kansas City Wizards | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = Bohemian FC | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = Sporting Fingal | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = Waterford United | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2011 | clubs6 = MLS Pool | caps6 = – | goals6 = – | years7 = 2011 | clubs7 = → Columbus Crew (loan) | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = → New York Red Bulls (loan) | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2012–2013 | clubs9 = Philadelphia Union | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2013–2015 | clubs10 = Toronto FC | caps10 = 21 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2015 | clubs11 = → Toronto FC II | caps11 = 1 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2016 | clubs12 = Ross County | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2016 | clubs13 = Portland Timbers | caps13 = 0 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2017 | clubs14 = FC Edmonton | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2018 | clubs15 = Cardiff City | caps15 = 0 | goals15 = 0 | years16 = 2018 | clubs16 = Minnesota United | caps16 = 0 | goals16 = 0 | years17 = 2019 | clubs17 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | caps17 = 0 | goals17 = 0 | totalcaps = 56 | totalgoals = 0 | manageryears1 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs1 = Penn Quakers (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2020–2022 | managerclubs2 = UCF Knights (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2020– | managerclubs3 = Orlando City (Academy Goalkeeper Director) | manageryears4 = 2022– | managerclubs4 = United States U15 (assistant)  | pcupdate = February 27, 2019 | ntupdate = }}

'''Christopher Konopka''' (born April 14, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Konopka is the first American-born soccer player to ever win the Irish Double and also the first to win back-to-back FAI Cup medals.<ref>O'Kelly, Declan.[http://www.irishcentral.com/IrishVoice/Article.asp?ID=493 "American Wins Irish Double at Bohs"], ''Irish Voice'', December 17, 2008.</ref><ref>Seltzer, Greg.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/05/american-exports-notepad-plaudits-holden-rolfe-wheres-mo-love "American Exports: Notepad"], ''MLSsoccer.com'', May 5, 2011.</ref>

== Early life== Konopka came through the youth system of the Jersey Shore Boca soccer club in South Jersey.

== College career == He played NCAA Division I collegiate soccer in the Big East Conference at Providence College from 2003 to 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/121203aab.html |title=Chris Konopka Named to the US Soccer Region I Under-19 Men's Olympic Development Team – FRIARS.COM – The Providence College Official Athletic Site |publisher=Friars.Com |date=December 12, 2003 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306082837/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/121203aab.html |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Konopka earned himself trials in England after his senior season with Charlton Athletic,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2007/02/06/charlton-take-american-goalkeeper-chris-konopka-on-trial/ |title=Charlton take American goalkeeper Chris Konopka on trial| Soccer Blog|Football News, Reviews, Quizzes |publisher=Soccer-blogger.com |date=February 6, 2007 |accessdate=September 13, 2013}}</ref> Cardiff City,<ref>[http://jerseyshoreboca.com/zones/print_article.php?article=303] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713102458/http://jerseyshoreboca.com/zones/print_article.php?article=303|date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> and Walsall FC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/sections/amateur2.php?article_id=12442 |title=Big Apple Soccer |publisher=Big Apple Soccer |date= |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928122346/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/sections/amateur2.php?article_id=12442 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, he was unable to sign in the United Kingdom as his attempted acquisition of a Polish passport through ancestry had not yet been completed.

== Club career == ===Early career=== In the summer of 2003 he played for Jersey Falcons in the Premier Development League team. In the summer of 2004 he made 8 appearances for the Jersey Falcons in the same league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/22333.html |title=2004 Jersey Falcons |publisher=Pdl.uslsoccer.com |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810141616/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/22333.html |archivedate=August 10, 2014 }}</ref>

Konopka was drafted in the third round, 29th overall, by the Kansas City Wizards in 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. He became the first player in the history of Providence College to be drafted by an MLS team. Konopka was released by the Wizards at the end of the 2007 season without making an appearance.<ref name="MLS profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/chris-konopka |title=Chris Konopka Player Profile |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=September 23, 2013}}</ref>

=== Ireland === In March 2008 Konopka signed a one-year contract with Bohemian FC following a successful trial. He made his debut on July 1, 2008, against Derry City in the League Cup. As a member of Bohs, Konopka won the League of Ireland championship and the FAI Cup in 2008. He also impressed with the Bohemians' A-Side in the inaugural A Championship, leading Bohemians to the Grand Final.

On July 28, 2009, Konopka signed a short-term contract with then League of Ireland First Division side Sporting Fingal.<ref>[https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/fingal/sporting-move-for-keeps/27796203.html "Sporting Move For Keeps"], ''Fingal Independent'', September 2, 2009.</ref> He made his debut on October 2, 2009, in a 2–2 draw against Monaghan United. Konopka went on to make 3 more appearances for Fingal including a 4–2 win over Bray Wanderers in the 2009 FAI Cup semi-final on October 25. Konopka helped the club win the 2009 FAI Cup and promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division for 2010.

Konopka signed with Waterford United on December 18, 2009, for the 2010 season.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1219/konopkac.html "Konopka joins Waterford from Fingal'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605175044/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1219/konopkac.html |date=June 5, 2011 }}, ''RTE.ie'', December 19, 2009.</ref> He made his debut on March 5, 2010, in a 3–0 victory over Wexford Youths. Konopka received "man of the match" honors from extratime.ie for his performance in a 1–0 victory over Shelbourne on May 7, 2010. It was Waterford's first win over Shelbourne at Tolka Park in 11 years.<ref>[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/11994/2], ''extratime.ie'', May 7, 2010</ref>

=== Major League Soccer === Konopka was signed by the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer from the MLS Goalkeeper Pool on July 26, 2011. Despite featuring in an international friendly that evening against Newcastle United and being re-called for 4 future matches he would not make a professional appearance for the club.<ref name="MLS profile"/><ref>King, Andrew.[http://columbuswiredblog.com/?p=4126 "Newcastle proves too much for Crew"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425055507/http://columbuswiredblog.com/?p=4126 |date=April 25, 2012 }}, ''Columbus Sports Network'', July 26, 2011</ref>

Konopka was signed by New York Red Bulls from the MLS Goalkeeper Pool on August 13, 2011. He made his league debut that evening in a 2–2 draw against the Chicago Fire.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kristian Dyer |url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/08/konopka-makes-dream-first-mls-start |title=Konopka makes "dream" first MLS start |newspaper=New York Red Bulls |date=August 14, 2011 |accessdate=September 13, 2013}}</ref> His emergency loan ended after the match and he returned to the MLS Goalkeeper Pool for the end of the 2011 MLS Season.

On March 2, 2012, Konopka signed with the Philadelphia Union.<ref>Philadelphia Union Communications.[http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/03/union-sign-goalkeeper-chris-konopka "Union sign goalkeeper Chris Konopka"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830133622/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/03/union-sign-goalkeeper-chris-konopka |date=August 30, 2012 }}, March 2, 2012.</ref> He made his debut on May 26, 2012, in a 1–0 loss against Toronto FC.<ref>{{cite news|title=Recap: Late goal vaults TFC past Philly, ends losing streak |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-05-26-tor-v-phi/recap |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925101800/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-05-26-tor-v-phi/recap |archivedate=September 25, 2015 }}</ref> Three days later he featured in Philadelphia's first US Open Cup victory against the Rochester Rhinos.<ref>Comcast Sportsnet.[https://archive.today/20130120021531/http://www.csnphilly.com/soccer-philadelphia-union/news/Adu-nets-two-as-Union-take-Cup-opener?blockID=716284&feedID=704 "Union Take Cup Opener"], May 29, 2012.</ref>

On September 13, 2013, the Philadelphia Union traded Konopka to Toronto FC .<ref>Toronto FC press release.[https://www.torontofc.ca/news/reds-acquire-chris-konopka "Reds Acquire Chris Konopka"] September 13, 2013.</ref> Konopka made his debut on May 2, 2015, in a 1–0 victory against his former club the Philadelphia Union.<ref name="MLS profile"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-05-02-philadelphia-union-vs-toronto-fc/recap |title=Philadelphia Union 0, Toronto FC 1 MLS Match Recap |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date= May 2, 2015 |accessdate=September 23, 2013}}</ref> He was named to the MLS Team of the Week on May 18, 2015, for his seven save effort in a 1–1 draw against the New England Revolution.<ref>MLSsoccer.com [http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/05/18/team-week-wk-11-which-players-made-their-mark-unpredictable-week "Team of the Week – WK 11"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518195132/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/05/18/team-week-wk-11-which-players-made-their-mark-unpredictable-week |date=May 18, 2015 }} May 18, 2015.</ref> Konopka finished 2015 with a break-out season for TFC setting the all-time single season Toronto goalkeeper league win record with 11 and his 59.5 win percentage is the best ever in Toronto goalkeeping history.<ref>TorontoFC.CA [https://web.archive.org/web/20151125035925/http://www.torontofc.ca/stats/season?year=2015&season_type=REG&group=goalkeeping&op=Search&form_build_id=form-R461jwmaSqVM690tS90XEyeXv41rqdTC3TBXeRjDFqw&form_id=mp7_stats_hub_build_filter_form] 2015 TFC Player Stats</ref> Konopka played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer from 2013 to 2015 bringing the team to their first ever playoff appearance in club history in 2015. During 2015 he set TFC records for most regular single-season game wins (11) and highest regular single-season win percentage (59.5%) by any Toronto FC goalkeeper in the club's tenure. At the end of the 2015 MLS Season, Konopka finished 5th in voting for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Goalkeeper_of_the_Year_Award MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award] and was nominated for MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

=== Scotland === On March 8, 2016, Konopka joined Ross County in the Scottish Premiership until the end of the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross County agree deal with goalkeeper Chris Konopka|url=http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/Ross-County-agree-deal-with-goalkeeper-Chris-Konopka-08032016.htm|publisher=The Inverness Courier|last=Durent|first=Jamie|date=March 8, 2016|accessdate=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312201002/http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/Ross-County-agree-deal-with-goalkeeper-Chris-Konopka-08032016.htm|archive-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 13, 2016, Konopka was a substitute for Ross County who won the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup 2–1 against Hibernian.<ref name="BBC35738631">{{cite web|title=Scottish League Cup Final|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35738631|publisher=BBC Scotland|last=Wilson|first=Richard|date=March 13, 2016|accessdate=March 13, 2016}}</ref>

=== Return to North America === Konopka returned to Major League Soccer and signed for the Timbers on July 28, 2016.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Chris Konopka |work=Portland Timbers |date=July 28, 2016 |access-date=May 31, 2021 |url=https://www.timbers.com/news/portland-timbers-sign-goalkeeper-chris-konopka }}</ref>

On February 15, 2017, Konopka signed with North American Soccer League side FC Edmonton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2017/02/15/fc-edmonton-adds-veteran-goalkeeper-chris-konopka|title=FC Edmonton Adds Veteran Goalkeeper Chris Konopka|publisher=}}</ref>

=== England === On March 8, 2018, Konopka signed a short-term deal with EFL Championship side Cardiff City until the end of the 2017–18 season as cover for Neil Etheridge and Brian Murphy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-city-goalkeeper-chris-konopka-14460892 |title=The unknown goalkeeper nobody realised had signed for Cardiff City this month |publisher=WalesOnline |author=Dominic Booth |date=March 27, 2018 |accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

===Third stint in North America=== Konopka joined Minnesota United on a short-term deal as emergency goalkeeper cover.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-will-likely-use-chris-konopka-as-emergency-backup-goalkeeper-for-last-game-of-season/498335211/ |title=Loons likely to use Konopka as emergency backup goalkeeper |newspaper=Star Tribune |date=October 23, 2018 |accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref> He appeared as an unused substitute in Minnesota's match against Columbus Crew on October 28, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/97873/chris-konopka |title=Chris Konopka |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=December 7, 2018}}</ref>

Konopka was signed by the USL Championship's Tampa Bay Rowdies on February 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rowdies Complete Roster With Addition of Chris Konopka |url=https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/999206 |website=RowdiesSoccer.com |accessdate=February 27, 2019 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228065653/https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/999206 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International career== In December 2007, Konopka was named to the United States U-23 National Team player pool by head coach Piotr Nowak.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

==Post-playing career== In June 2023, Konopka played in the inaugural The Soccer Tournament for Conrad & Beasley United, where they advanced to the quarter-finals.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

== Personal life == Konopka grew up in Toms River, New Jersey<ref>Edelson, Steve. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/SPORTS/80312102/1023/SPORTS "Konopka right at home, in Ireland"]{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Asbury Park Press'', March 12, 2008</ref> and played both basketball and soccer at Toms River High School East.<ref>[http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/konopka_chris00.html Chris Konopka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522135006/http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/konopka_chris00.html |date=May 22, 2008 }}, Providence Friars. Accessed April 8, 2008.</ref> He holds both American and Polish citizenship.<ref>{{cite news|title=American Exports: Konopka invited to Polish club |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/american-exports-konopka-invited-polish-club |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=September 23, 2015}}</ref> He is married to Maria Papadakis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phillymag.com/articles/just-maria-papadakis/?all=1|title=Just Who Is Maria Papadakis? – Philadelphia Magazine|date=October 25, 2013|publisher=|accessdate=February 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phillychitchat.com/2017/01/maria-papadakis-chris-konopka-get-married.html|title=Maria Papadakis and Chris Konopka Get Married – Philly Chit Chat|date=January 27, 2017|publisher=|accessdate=February 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203041700/http://www.phillychitchat.com/2017/01/maria-papadakis-chris-konopka-get-married.html|archive-date=February 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Career statistics == {{updated|matches played March 8, 2018}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup <ref group=lower-alpha>Includes FAI Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship matches.</ref> !colspan="2"|League Cup <ref group=lower-alpha>Includes League of Ireland Cup and MLS Playoffs matches.</ref> !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Kansas City Wizards |2007<ref name="MLS profile"/> |MLS |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Bohemians |2008 |League of Ireland Premier Division |0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Sporting Fingal |2009 |League of Ireland First Division |3||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Waterford United |2010 |League of Ireland First Division |12||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||15||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Columbus Crew |2011<ref name="MLS profile"/> |MLS |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|New York Red Bulls |2011<ref name="MLS profile"/> |MLS |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Philadelphia Union |2012<ref name="MLS profile"/><ref name="Soccerway profile">{{cite news|title=C. Konopka Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/chris-konopka/7325/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=September 23, 2015}}</ref> |rowspan="2" valign="center"|MLS |1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |2013<ref name="MLS profile"/> |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Toronto |2013<ref name="MLS profile"/> |rowspan="3" valign="center"|MLS |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2014<ref name="MLS profile"/> |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2015<ref name="MLS profile"/><ref name="Soccerway profile"/> |21||0||2||0||1||0||0||0||24||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Toronto FC II (loan) |2015<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> |USL |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Toronto !colspan="2"|Total !22!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!25!!0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Ross County |2015–2016 |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Portland Timbers |2016 |MLS |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|FC Edmonton |2017 |NASL |9||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||0 |- |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Cardiff City F.C. |2017–2018 |EFL Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !48!!0!!5!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!57!!0 |}

== Honors ==

=== Player honors ===

'''Bohemians''' * League of Ireland Champions: 2008 * FAI Cup Winners: 2008

'''Sporting Fingal''' * FAI Cup Winners: 2009 * League of Ireland Promotion Champions: 2009

'''Waterford United''' * Munster Senior Cup Winners: 2010

'''Ross County''' *Scottish League Cup: 2015–16<ref name="BBC35738631"/>

'''Cardiff City FC''' *English Premier League Promotion Winners: 2018

==Coaching honors==

'''Orlando City''' *'''U17 National Championship''': 2021 *'''Generation Adidas Cup U18 Championship''': 2025

'''United States U15''' *'''Concacaf U15 Champions''': 2023 *'''UEFA U15 Development Tournament Champions (Portugal)''': 2023 *'''Vlatko Marković International Tournament Champions (Croatia)''': 2024

'''UCF Knights''' *'''AAC League Champions''': 2022 *'''AAC Tournament Champions''': 2022

'''Penn Quakers''' *'''Ivy League Champions''': 2013

<!-- === Individual ===

'''Providence College''' *First player to be drafted by a MLS team (2007) *Team Co-Captain (2006) *Second GK in PC history to receive All-BIG EAST League Honors (Second Team-2006) *Finished third all-time in most career GK games played at PC (2003–2006) *Finished consecutive seasons among top BIG EAST GK statistical leaders (2006 & 2005) *Set NCAA single-season records of 9 ties and 12 overtime games (2005) *Most BIG EAST regular season wins in PC history (2006) *Most career NCAA Tournament appearances in PC history (3 games in 2005–2006) *Most PC GK games played in a single season (20 in 2005) *Most PC GK minutes played in a single season (2020:38 in 2005) *First PC GK to record NCAA Tournament win (2005) *First PC GK to appear in NCAA Tournament 2nd round (2005) -->

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{MLS player|chris-konopka}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080522135006/http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/konopka_chris00.html Chris Konopka – Providence College Profile] * {{Twitter}}

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