Steve Cronin
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| Steve Cronin | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Michael Cronin | |
| Date of birth | May 28, 1983 (age 23) | |
| Place of birth | Costa Mesa, CA, United States | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-2003 | Santa Clara | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2005 2005– |
San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles Galaxy |
0 (0) 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Steve Cronin (born Steven Michael Cronin on May 28, 1983 in Sacramento, California) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
As a teenager, Cronin trained with the Under-17 United States national team at the USSF's Bradenton Academy, along players like Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, and Bobby Convey. He played college soccer at Santa Clara University from 2001 to 2003. As a freshman, Cronin pulled double duty, starting 10 games as a goalkeeper and six in the field, finishing the season with a 0.79 goals against average. For the next two years, Cronin remained solely in goal, starting 27 matches and being named first-team All-West Coast Conference as a junior.
Following a tremendous performance with the Under-20 national team in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Cronin signed a Project-40 contract with MLS. He was selected 10th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by his hometown San Jose Earthquakes. Unfortunately for Cronin, San Jose had two very competent goalkeepers in front of him, 2003 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Pat Onstad and Jon Conway, and the young keeper did not get any playing time in the 2004 season. He was traded to Los Angeles in the off-season in a four-player deal and has since started several games for the Galaxy.
[edit] See also
| Los Angeles Galaxy - Current Squad |
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0 Cronin | 1 Cannon | 2 Randolph | 3 Harden | 4 Jazic | 5 Albright | 8 Vagenas | 9 Glinton | 10 Donovan | 11 Jaqua | 12 Roberts | 13 Jones | 14 Marshall | 15 Kirk | 16 Veris | 18 Martino | 18 Tudela | 18 Findley | 21 Gordon | 24 Sturgis | 25 Quaranta | 33 Friesz | – Russell | – Thomas | Coach: Yallop |
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