Sean Cunningham (soccer)

Sean Cunningham
Personal information
Full name Sean Patrick Cunningham
Date of birth (1993-01-24) January 24, 1993 (age 31)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 22, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 28, 2012

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.

Career

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Cunningham blir Molde-spiller". rbnett.no. Romsdals Budstikke. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sean Cunningham Profiler". moldefk.no. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  4. ^ "Cunningham til Stabæk?". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Sean Cunningham med mot Kristiansund" (in Norwegian). hodd.no. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "S.Cunningham". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2015.