Seth Sinovic

Seth Sinovic

Personal information
Full name	Seth Sinovic
Date of birth	(1987-01-28) January 28, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Creighton Bluejays
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Chicago Fire Premier	9	(0)
2010–2011	New England Revolution	20	(0)
2011–2019	Sporting Kansas City	210	(1)
2016	→ Swope Park Rangers (loan)	1	(0)
2018	→ Swope Park Rangers (loan)	1	(1)
2020	New England Revolution	1	(0)
Total		242	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 12, 2020

Seth Sinovic (/sɪˈnoʊvɪk/; born January 28, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. He most recently played as a left back for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and amateur

Sinovic grew up in Leawood, Kansas to parents of Croatian descent,^[1] and attended Rockhurst High School, and played college soccer at Creighton University from 2006 to 2009. During this time Sinovic earned such accolades as First-team all-Missouri Valley Conference, second-team NSCAA All-Midwest Region and second-team all-MVC honors.

During his college years Sinovic also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to the 2009 USL PDL championship game.^[2] He also interned for CMZ Trading, LLC, a proprietary trading firm specializing in options in Chicago, IL.

Professional

Sinovic was drafted in the second round (25th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.^[3]

He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in New England's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Los Angeles Galaxy.^[4] He was waived by New England on March 31, 2011,^[5] having appeared in 20 league games for the Revs during his rookie season.

Sinovic in action against Deportivo Toluca F.C. in CONCACAF Champions League

After being waived by New England, Sinovic went on trial with fellow Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake in April 2011,^[6] and played a couple of games in the MLS Reserve Division, but was not offered a contract by the team. After leaving Salt Lake, Sinovic signed with Sporting Kansas City on May 10, 2011.^[7]

Sinovic was left exposed by Sporting Kansas City in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact.^[8] However, five days later, Sinovic was shipped back to Kansas City with allocation money in exchange for Davy Arnaud.^[9]

Sinovic was a starting member of the Sporting KC MLS Cup 2013 championship team. He played a full 120 minutes, including overtime, then successfully scored a penalty kick.

He was honored as the Sporting Kansas City Defensive Player of the Year for his performance during the 2014 season.^[10]

Sinovic scored five goals in his professional career. Two occurred during the MLS postseason and one each in MLS regular-season play, CONCACAF Champions League play and on loan with USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers.

He announced his retirement as an active player on September 23, 2021 after appearing in 282 matches throughout his career.^[11]

Honors

Sporting Kansas City

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2012, 2015, 2017
• MLS Cup: 2013

References

1. "CSR TO INTERVIEW SETH SINOVIĆ". March 27, 2010.
2. "Fusion Overcome Fire For PDL Title - News - SPORTS195". SPORTS195. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
3. "Major League Soccer: Events: 2010 SuperDraft - Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010.
4. "Box Score". CBC News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
5. "Revolution waives defender Seth Sinovic - Goal.com". Goal.com.
6. "Ex-Revs DF Sinovic on trial with Real Salt Lake". Real Salt Lake.
7. "Sporting KC signs defender Seth Sinovic". Sporting Kansas City.
8. "Ching, Mapp headline Montreal expansion draft picks". MLSsoccer.com.
9. "Impact deal Sinovic for Sporting KC veteran Arnaud". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
10. City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC recognizes 2014 award winners". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
11. "Longtime Sporting defender and KC native Seth Sinovic retires after trophy-filled career in MLS," Sporting Kansas City, Thursday, September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021

External links

• Seth Sinovic at Major League Soccer
• Creighton bio