Conor Chinn

{{Short description|American soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

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| fullname = Conor Chinn

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|29}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

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| collegeyears1 = 2006–2009

| college1 = San Francisco Dons

| years1 = 2009

| clubs1 = Orange County Blue Star

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2010

| clubs2 = New York Red Bulls

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011

| clubs3 = Real Salt Lake

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011

| clubs4 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012

| clubs5 = Rochester Rhinos

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 1

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| pcupdate = September 1, 2012

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Conor Chinn (born August 29, 1987, in La Jolla, California) is a former American soccer player.

Career

=College and amateur=

Chinn first gained notoriety in high school, when he was featured in nationally aired commercials for StarKick. Following high school, Chinn attended Seattle University for one year before transferring to the University of San Francisco, where he played from 2006 to 2009. At San Francisco, he appeared in 78 games, scoring 37 goals and adding 12 assists.

During his college years, Chinn also played in the USL Premier Development League for Orange County Blue Star.{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/conor-chinn/ |title=Conor Chinn |accessdate=17 January 2010 | website=WorldFootball.net}}

=Professional=

Chinn was drafted in the third round (34th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/history/superdraft/2010 |title=2010 MLS SuperDraft |date=14 January 2010 |website=Major League Soccer |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124225945/https://www.mlssoccer.com/history/superdraft/2010 |url-status=dead }} He made his professional debut on April 3, 2010, as a late substitute in a game against Seattle Sounders FC.

On April 27, 2010, Chinn scored his first two goals for New York in a 2–1 victory over Philadelphia Union in a 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/usoc-chinns-brace-leads-red-bulls-over-union-2-1 |title=USOC: Chinn's brace leads Red Bulls over Union 2-1|website=Major League Soccer |date=27 April 2010 |author1=Dyer, Kristian}} On May 23, 2010, Chinn scored New York's second goal in a 3–1 victory over Italian side Juventus FC in a friendly played at Red Bull Arena.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/red-bulls-shock-juventus-3-1-rba-friendly|title=Red Bulls shock Juventus 3-1 in RBA friendly|website=Major League Soccer|date=23 May 2010|author1=Dyer, Kristian|access-date=24 May 2010|archive-date=25 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525040322/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/red-bulls-shock-juventus-3-1-rba-friendly|url-status=dead}}

Chinn was waived by New York on March 1, 2011, having played in 5 MLS games for the team.{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/03/red-bulls-waive-conor-chinn-and-irving-garcia| title=Red Bulls waive Conor Chinn and Irving Garcia |website= Major League Soccer |date=1 March 2011}}{{cite web |title=Conor Chinn - Stats |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/conor-chinn |website=Major League Soccer |date=2010}} He was then signed by Real Salt Lake on March 24, 2011,{{cite tweet|user=RealSaltLake|author=Real Salt Lake|number=51080015256895488|date=25 March 2011|title=Since everyone is so crazy about jersey numbers, #RSL assigns Conor Chinn #16 and Donny Toia #25}}{{cite news |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsrsl/51525649-49/rsl-team-game-luna.html.csp#|work=The Salt Lake Tribune |title=New forwards start for RSL in losing effort in MLS Reserve League opener |date=23 April 2011}} but was waived by RSL on May 27, 2011,{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Randy|title=RSL waive Chinn, sign Aghasyan ahead of Seattle match|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/27/rsl-waive-chinn-sign-aghasyan-ahead-seattle-match|accessdate=28 May 2011|newspaper=MLSSoccer.com|date=28 May 2011|archive-date=30 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530044244/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/27/rsl-waive-chinn-sign-aghasyan-ahead-seattle-match|url-status=dead}} having never made an MLS appearance for the team.

Chinn signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on June 10, 2011.[http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=660 Atlanta Adds Former MLS Forward]

Chinn signed with USL Pro club Rochester Rhinos on December 19, 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/586784.html |title=Rochester Adds Chinn To Attack |accessdate=19 December 2011|website=USL Pro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527230833/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/586784.html |archivedate=27 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Career statistics

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!colspan="2"|US Open Cup

!colspan="2"|MLS Cup

!colspan="2"|CONCACAF

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|align="center"|2010

|align="center"|5

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|align="center"|4

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|align="center"|3

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References

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