{{short description|American professional soccer player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Conor Shanosky | image = Conor Shanosky (13856034043) (cropped).jpg | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|13}} | birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}} | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs1 = D.C. United | years1 = 2010–2014 | clubs1 = D.C. United | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Richmond Kickers (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = → Richmond Kickers (loan) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2015–2016 | clubs6 = Louisville City | caps6 = 41 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2016–2020 | clubs7 = Richmond Kickers | caps7 = 67 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = United States U20 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | totalcaps = 173 | totalgoals = 9 }}
'''Conor Shanosky''' (born December 13, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender.
==Early life== Shanosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he grew up in Sterling, Virginia.
==Professional career==
=== D.C. United === Shanosky signed a professional contract with D.C. United on August 13, 2010, after having previously signed to play soccer for George Mason University. He was one of four players to sign homegrown player contracts with D.C. United from their academy system, the other three being Ethan White, Andy Najar, and Bill Hamid. He was not eligible to play in any matches during the 2010 season.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite web |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/08/dc_united_signs_local_player_c.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718134411/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/08/dc_united_signs_local_player_c.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Soccer Insider - D.C. United signs local player Conor Shanosky }}</ref>
On July 19, 2011, Shanosky joined USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders on loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.pennlive.com/upper90/2011/07/harrisburg_receives_on_loan_fr.html |title=Harrisburg receives Conor Shanosky on loan from D.C. United |date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref> On March 2, 2012, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League announced the signing of Shanosky on a season-long loan. On March 19, 2013, Shanosky was loaned to United's USL Pro affiliate Richmond Kickers for the 2013 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/704112.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2013-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228053216/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/704112.html |archive-date=2014-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Shanosky left D.C. United in 2015 after making a total of 6 appearances for the club.
=== Louisville City === Shanosky signed with Louisville City FC of USL Pro on January 21, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.recklesschallenge.net/conor-shanosky-louisville-city/ |title=Conor Shanosky First Marquee Signing for Louisville City | Reckless Challenge |access-date=2015-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125033711/http://www.recklesschallenge.net/conor-shanosky-louisville-city/ |archive-date=2015-01-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the 2015 season he made 28 appearances for the club and scored three goals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=USA - C. Shanosky - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/conor-shanosky/152072/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref> During the next season, Shanosky made 15 appearances for the club and scored one goal before leaving the club midseason to rejoin the Richmond Kickers.<ref name=":0" /> Shanosky played 3,267 minutes in his time with Louisville.<ref name=":1" />
=== Richmond Kickers === On September 2, 2016, Shanosky resigned with the Richmond Kickers on a permanent deal, he had previously spent time with the club on loan from D.C. United.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/858065-kickers-sign-conor-shanosky|title=KICKERS SIGN CONOR SHANOSKY|date=September 2, 2016|access-date=January 2, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103040152/https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/858065-kickers-sign-conor-shanosky|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the 2016 season he made four appearances for the team.<ref name=":0" /> During the 2017 season Shanosky made 18 appearances and scored one goal for the Kickers.<ref name=":0" /> During the 2018 season, Shanosky played 24 games for the Kickers without scoring any goals.<ref name=":0" />
In 2019 the Kickers announced that they would move from the USL Championship to USL League One, becoming founding members of the new third division.<ref>{{Cite web|author=USLSoccer com Staff|date=2018-09-11|title=Richmond Kickers Named a USL Division III Founding Member|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/949120-richmond-kickers-named-a-usl-division-iii-founding-member|access-date=2020-09-05|website=USL Championship|language=en-us}}</ref> Shanosky re-signed with Richmond on February 20, 2019, ahead of the club's inaugural USL League One campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/996224|title=Conor Shanosky Returns to Richmond|last=Wood|first=Patrick|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref> During the 2019 season Shanosky made 22 appearances for the Kickers and scored one goal as the club finished in 9th place.<ref name=":0" /> On August 6, 2020, Richmond mutually agreed to terminate Shanosky's contract.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Patrick|date=August 6, 2020|title=Kickers, Shanosky Mutually Agree to Terminate Contract|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/1116541|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=richmondkickers.com}}</ref> Darren Sawatzky stated on the "League One Fun" podcast that Shanosky was moving to Scotland with Megan Crosson, his girlfriend, who had signed with Celtic F.C.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=League One Fun - Episode 79: Richmond Kickers Coach Darren Sawatzky|url=https://www.bgn.fm/league-one-fun-episode-79-richmond-kickers-coach-darren-sawatzky/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Beautiful Game Network|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2" />
Shanosky finished his career with Richmond making 72 appearances, scoring two goals, and making three assists.<ref name=":1" />
== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="6" |D.C. United |2010 | rowspan="5" |Major League Soccer |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |2011 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |2012 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |2013 |5 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |7 |0 |- |2014 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !5 !0 !2 !0 !0 !0 !7 !0 |- | rowspan="3" |Louisville City |2015 | rowspan="2" |USL Championship |28 |3 |1 |0 |0 |0 |29 |3 |- |2016 |15 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |15 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !43 !4 !1 !0 !0 !0 !44 !4 |- | rowspan="6" |Richmond Kickers |2016 | rowspan="3" |USL Championship |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |- |2017 |18 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |18 |1 |- |2018 |24 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |27 |0 |- |2019 | rowspan="2" |USL League One |22 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |23 |1 |- |2020 |0 |0 | colspan="2" | — |0 |0 |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !68 !2 !5 !0 !0 !0 !73 !2 |- |Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) |2011 |USL Championship |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |- |Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) |2012 |North American Soccer League |28 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |29 |0 |- | rowspan="2" |Richmond Kickers (loan) |2013 | rowspan="2" |USL Championship |16 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |16 |2 |- |2014 |19 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |19 |2 |- ! colspan="3" |Loan Totals !65 !4 !1 !0 !0 !0 !66 !4 |}
==International career== Shanosky was a member of the United States Men's U-20 team that won the 2010 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland, where he played in three games.<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{USL League One player|conor-shanosky}} * {{MLS player|conor-shanosky}}
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