Clint Irwin

Clint Irwin
Personal information
Full name Clinton Robert Irwin
Date of birth (1989-04-01) 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 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 25, 2018

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 July 6, 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] After featuring as the club's starting goalkeeper for the first part of the season, Irwin sustained in injury in July, and as a result, he was replaced by his deputy Alex Bono in the starting line-up by manager Greg Vanney;[9] Upon his return to action, Irwin later regained the starting spot for the remainder of the regular season and the Playoffs,[10] as Toronto went on to reach the 2016 MLS Cup Final. In the final, held at BMO Field on December 10, Toronto were defeated by the Seattle Sounders 5–4 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra time; Irwin was able to stop Álvaro Fernández's spot kick during the shootout, but misses from teammates Michael Bradley and Justin Morrow ultimately proved to be decisive.[11] On December 13, 2016, Irwin was selected by Atlanta United FC in the third round of the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft, but was immediately traded back to Toronto for Mark Bloom and allocation money.[12]

The following season, Irwin suffered a hamstring injury in the Toronto FC's home opener on March 31, 2017 – a 0–0 home draw against Sporting Kansas City; as a result, Bono was once again promoted to the starting line-up in Irwin's absence,[13] and eventually established himself as the team's outright first-choice shot-stopper by September 2017, due to his performances, even after Irwin's return from injury.[14][15][16][17] In a rematch of the previous season's MLS Cup Final, on December 9, Toronto defeated Seattle 2–0 at home to capture the 2017 MLS Cup, and complete an unprecedented treble of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, and the Canadian Championship.[18][19]

Career statistics

As of matches played on August 15, 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsCup1Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlotte Eagles2012USL Pro30—3060
Colorado Rapids2013MLS3201010340
2014260—20280
201531020330
Colorado Rapids totals8901030930
Toronto FC2016MLS1906030280
2017600040100
201850004090
Toronto FC totals30060110470
Toronto FC II2016USL Pro20—20
Career totals1230701501450
Reference:[20][21]

Honors

Club

Toronto FC

References

  1. ↑ John Molinaro (February 12, 2016). "TFC's Irwin: Curry 'unbelievably skilled' as high schooler". Sportsnet.ca.
  2. ↑ "Clint Irwin - 2010 Men's Soccer". Elon University. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Clinton Irwin | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. ↑ "July 16, 2011 CSL--details of Saturday games (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Eagles Get Past Battery". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rapids sign goalkeeper Clint Irwin and defender Kory Kindle". Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids Media Relations. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Nicholas Rosano (January 18, 2016). "Toronto FC acquire goalkeeper Clint Irwin from Colorado Rapids for targeted allocation money, draft picks". MLS Soccer.
  9. ↑ James Grossi (July 2, 2016). "Alex Bono takes the reins in net as Toronto deal with Clint Irwin's injury". MLS Soccer. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  10. ↑ Laura Armstrong (August 10, 2017). "Alex Bono has grabbed his chance as TFC's keeper". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Seattle Sounders beat Toronto FC on penalties to win 2016 MLS Cup". ESPN FC. December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Atlanta United, Minnesota United FC add five players in MLS Expansion Draft". MLS Soccer. December 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ Neil Davidson (April 2, 2017). "Toronto FC goalkeeper Irwin out 4-5 weeks with hamstring injury". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  14. ↑ Chicco Nacion (November 28, 2017). "TFC's Alex Bono unfazed by challenges on and off the pitch". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ James Grossi (December 4, 2017). "Character, confidence propel TFC's Alex Bono to No. 1 job, MLS Cup start". MLS Soccer. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ Laura Armstrong (December 6, 2017). "MLS Cup features two of the league's best goalkeepers". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ Chicco Nacion (December 9, 2017). "Tale of the tape: Toronto FC seeks redemption in MLS Cup rematch". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders". mlssoccer.com. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  19. ↑ Laura Armstrong (December 9, 2017). "Toronto FC captures MLS Cup". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Clint Irwin profile". Soccerway. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Clint Irwin". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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