Conor Casey

Conor Casey

Casey playing for the Philadelphia Union
Personal information
Full name Conor Patrick Casey
Date of birth (1981-07-25) July 25, 1981
Place of birth Dover, New Hampshire, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew SC
Number 27
College career
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2000 Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2001 Borussia Dortmund II 23 (14)
2001–2004 Borussia Dortmund 4 (1)
2001–2002 → Hannover 96 (loan) 23 (8)
2003–2004 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 30 (14)
2004–2006 Mainz 05 40 (3)
2006 Mainz 05 II 2 (1)
2007 Toronto FC 2 (0)
2007–2012 Colorado Rapids 119 (50)
2013–2015 Philadelphia Union 70 (21)
2016– Columbus Crew SC 1 (0)
National team‡
2001 United States U20 3 (0)
2000 United States U23 9 (0)
2004–2010 United States 19 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 19, 2014

Conor Patrick Casey (born July 25, 1981, in Dover, New Hampshire) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Columbus Crew SC in Major League Soccer. He is known as a strong, physical striker with a deceptively deft touch.[1]

Career

Youth and College

Casey was born in New Hampshire, but moved to Colorado as at age five, and considers Denver his hometown. He played soccer at Denver's South High School and went on to play two years of college soccer for the University of Portland from 1999 to 2000. In his first year at the University of Portland, Casey was named best player of the year. In 2000, he led the NCAA in scoring with twenty-three goals and seven assists.[2]

Professional

After playing well in the 2000 Summer Olympics Casey signed a four-year contract with German club Borussia Dortmund. After finishing a year of playing with the club, Casey was loaned out in the 2001–02 season to Braziers Hannover 96, where he scored seven goals in nineteen games. The subsequent year, Casey stayed with Dortmund, but only saw action in four games, scoring one goal. In 2003–04, he was again loaned to a second division club, Karlsruher SC, scoring fourteen goals in thirty games. In 2004, Casey signed with Bundesliga club Mainz 05, but scored only two goals and struggled with injuries during two-and-a-half seasons with the club.

After being released by Mainz, Casey returned to America and signed with Major League Soccer. Casey was originally allocated to Toronto FC [3] and after 2 games with 0 goals and 0 assists, he was traded to his hometown club, Colorado Rapids, on April 19, 2007, in exchange for Riley O'Neill and an undisclosed amount of allocation money.[4]

He played 15 games with the Rapids in 2007, scoring 2 goals and 3 assists. In 2008, he scored 11 goals and 2 assists in 21 games. Casey ended the 2009 MLS season, with 16 goals, just one less than leader Jeff Cunningham to go along with 1 assist in 24 games. He was named in the MLS Best XI in 2009.[5] In 2010, Casey became the All Time goal scorer for the Colorado Rapids as he scored 13 goals and 6 assists in 27 games. Likewise in 2010, Casey was selected as the MVP for the 2010 MLS Cup championship.[6] In 2011, Casey suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury [7] in a July 16 game against the Seattle Sounders as he finished that season with 6 goals and 1 assist in 14 games. In 2012, Casey scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 18 games. On November 16, 2012, Casey was released by the Colorado Rapids.[8]

On December 14, 2012, Casey was selected by Philadelphia Union in the first round of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage 2.[9] On January 23, 2015, it was announced that Casey had signed a new contract with the club for the 2015 season.[10]

After three seasons in Philadelphia, Casey signed with Columbus Crew SC on January 26, 2016.[11]

International

Casey played at the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina and has since graduated to the senior United States national team, getting his first cap on March 31, 2004, against Poland. On July 7, 2005, Casey suffered a tear to his ACL while playing against Cuba in the USA's opening game of the Gold Cup.[12] He served as a late sub for the United States during several matches in the 2009 Confederations Cup. Casey scored twice (his first ever Senior team goals) against Honduras in a critical world cup qualifier at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 10, 2009. The unanimous Man of the Match, Casey scored the U.S.'s first two goals,[13] and was fouled to set up the game-winning free-kick goal by Landon Donovan. The win put the United States through to the 2010 World Cup.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. October 10, 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Honduras
1–1
 3–2 Q 2010 World Cup
2.
2–1

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal League Cup Europe Total
2000–01Borussia Dortmund IIFußball-Regionalliga Nord102000000102
2001–02Oberliga Westfalen13120000001312
2001–02Hannover 962. Bundesliga197000000197
2002–03Bundesliga4110000051
Borussia Dortmund4100000041
2003–04Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga30142000003214
2004–05Mainz 05Bundesliga282220000304
2005–06101000000101
2006–072000000020
2006–07Mainz 05 IIOberliga Südwest2100000021
Canada League Voyageurs Cup League Cup North America Total
2007Toronto FCMajor League Soccer2000000020
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2007Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer152200000172
200821111100002212
200924160000002416
201027130042003115
2011146000000146
2012182000000182
2013Philadelphia Union31102000003310
2014258310000289
2015143200000163
Total Germany 1224152000012743
Canada 2000000020
USA 18971102420020375
Career total 3131121544200332118

Updated January 27, 2015

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
United States
200460
200520
200600
200700
200810
200982
201020
Total192

Statistics accurate as of March 4, 2013

Honors

Colorado Rapids
United States
Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Conor Casey". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Conor Casey". ESPN FC. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Casey to play in MLS for Toronto". ESPN FC. March 5, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rapids Acquire Denver South High Grad Conor Casey". OurSports Central. April 20, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rapids Forward Conor Casey Named To 2009 MLS Best XI". OurSports Central. November 16, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ Lalas, Greg (November 22, 2010). "Colorado's Casey named MLS Cup MVP". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Casey out for the year with torn Achilles". Colorado Rapids. July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rapids to part ways with eight players". Colorado Rapids. November 16, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Union selects Conor Casey in Stage 2 of MLS Re-entry draft". Philadelphia Union. December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Trio of veterans set to return to Philadelphia Union for 2015 Major League Soccer season". Philadelphia Union. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Crew SC signs free agent forward Conor Casey". columbuscrewsc.com. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Conor Casey Suffers ACL Tear". ussoccer.com. July 9, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Kick Started". Outside Online May 2010 Issue. Retrieved May 2, 2010.

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