Connor Tobin

Connor Tobin
Personal information
Full name Connor Tobin
Date of birth (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Vermont Catamounts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Nybergsund 19 (0)
2011 Rochester Rhinos 15 (1)
2012–2013 Minnesota United[1] 28 (1)
2014–2018 North Carolina FC 129 (5)
2019–2021 Forward Madison 70 (3)
2022– Vermont Green 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 26, 2022

Connor Tobin (born February 11, 1987) is an American soccer player.

Career

College

Tobin was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. He attended the University of Vermont where he was a standout player for the Catamounts. He played in 77 games during his collegiate career ending with 12 points on four goals and four assists.

During his college career Tobin received numerous accolades. He was named to the America East All-Rookie Team and America East Commissioners Academic Honor Roll as a freshman in 2005; was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team, the America East All-Academic Team, the America East All-Championship Team and the America East Commissioners Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore in 2006; was the America East Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was named to the America East All-Conference First Team, the America East All-Championship Team, the America East All-Academic Team, the NSCAA All-Northeast Region Third Team, the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I Second Team and the America East Commissioners Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore in 2007; and was named to the 2008–09 America East Academic Honor Roll, the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team, the America East All-Conference First Team, the NSCAA All-Northeast District Second Team, the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I First Team, the America East All-Academic Team, the NSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team, the NSCAA Scholar All-East Region First Team as a senior in 2008, as well as being a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award and the 2008 America East Defender of the Year.

Professional

Having trained with English club Sheffield United during the spring of 2008, Tobin signed a one-year contract with Norwegian club with Nybergsund on February 16, 2009, after a two-week trial period in which he started in the team's preseason games. He went on to play 19 games for Nybergsund.

Tobin returned to the United States in 2011 and signed with Rochester Rhinos of the USL Professional Division. He played his first game for his new team on April 15, 2011, against Richmond Kickers.[2]

Tobin signed with NASL club Minnesota Stars FC on April 4, 2012.[3]

He moved on to Carolina RailHawks prior to the 2014 season.[4] He made his league debut for the club on April 12, 2014, in a 1–1 away draw with Indy Eleven.[5] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on May 17, 2014, in a 2–0 home victory over Atlanta Silverbacks. His goal, scored in the 36th minute, made the score 2–0 to the RailHawks.[6]

In February 2019, Tobin was signed by USL League One side Forward Madison FC ahead of their inaugural season.[7] He made his league debut for the club on April 6, 2019, in a 1–0 defeat to Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.[8]

Career statistics

As of October 25, 2020[9]
Team Season League Playoffs Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nybergsund IL-Trysil 2009 Norwegian First Division 19 0 – 0 0 19 0
2010 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Rochester Rhinos 2011 USL Championship 17 1 2 0 0 0 19 1
Minnesota United 2012 North American Soccer League 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
2013 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Total 28 1 1 0 1 0 30 1
North Carolina FC 2014 North American Soccer League 23 2 0 0 4 0 27 2
2015 29 2 0 0 1 0 30 2
2016 25 0 0 0 2 0 27 0
2017 31 0 1 0 2 1 34 1
2018 USL Championship 21 1 0 0 3 0 24 1
Total 129 5 1 0 12 1 132 6
Forward Madison FC 2019 USL League One 28 1 1 0 3 0 32 1
2020 14 0 0 0 –[a] 14 0
Total 42 1 1 0 3 0 42 1
Career Total 235 8 5 0 16 1 246 9

Notes

  1. ^ There was no US Open Cup played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. ^ Known as Minnesota Stars FC in 2012.
  2. ^ "Official Match Information". United Soccer Leagues. April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "Stars sign Tobin, Ibrahim and Chin | MN Stars FC". Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Defender Connor Tobin Re-Signs With RailHawks". nasl.com.
  5. ^ "Indy Eleven vs. North Carolina – 12 April 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "North Carolina vs. Atlanta Silverbacks – 17 May 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "FORWARD MADISON FC SIGNS CONNOR TOBIN AS FIRST-EVER DEFENDER". forwardmadisonfc.com. February 4, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Chattanooga Red Wolves vs. Forward Madison – 6 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Connor Tobin at Soccerway