Sean Patrick Cunningham (born January 24, 1993) is an American soccer player who is a free agent after being released from Molde in July 2013.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Patrick Cunningham | ||
| Date of birth | January 24, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Troy, Michigan, United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Derby County Wolves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Molde | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Stabæk (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 22, 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 28, 2012 | |||
Career edit
Cunningham was born in Troy, Michigan, and played soccer with Derby County Wolves Soccer Club and originally committed to play at the University of Michigan[1] before he signed for Molde ahead of the 2011 season.[2] He has not yet made his debut for Molde in the league, but played three matches in the 2011 Norwegian Cup.[3] Ahead of the 2012 season, Ole Gunnar Solskjær the manager of Molde, stated that he wanted Cunningham on loan to another Tippeliga-club during the season to get match-training.[4] On 7 March 2012 it was announced that Cunningham had joined Stabæk on a season-long loan deal.[5] In at the start of the 2013 season, Cunningham trained with IL Hødd.[6] In July 2013, Cunningham was released from his contract with Molde with six months remaining and returned to the United States.[7]
Following Cunningham's release from Molde, he went on trial with Seattle Sounders FC, playing in a reserve fixture in July 2013.[8]
Career statistics edit
Updated on July 21, 2013[9]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011 | Molde | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | Stabæk (loan) | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Molde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Source: nifs.no
References edit
- ^ "Ung amerikaner opp til MFK-eksamen". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. January 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "Cunningham blir Molde-spiller". rbnett.no. Romsdals Budstikke. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "Sean Cunningham Profiler". moldefk.no. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Cunningham til Stabæk?". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "Sean Cunningham til Stabæk". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Sean Cunningham med mot Kristiansund" (in Norwegian). hodd.no. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Bakkehaug, Wegard (16 July 2013). "Molde har over 30 spillere i stallen: – Det er voldsomt" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Trialists and youngsters at Reserve Game". sounderatheart.com. Sounder at Heart. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "S.Cunningham". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2015.