Quinn Sullivan (soccer)

Quinn Sullivan (born March 27, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[1]

Quinn Sullivan
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-27) March 27, 2004
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 33
Youth career
2016–2019 Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Philadelphia Union II 9 (0)
2021– Philadelphia Union 22 (2)
National team
2021– United States U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 5, 2022

Club career

Sullivan, who is a dual citizen (Germany), began his youth career at Fishtown A.C. And then transferred to the Philadelphia Union Academy where he attended the prestigious YSC Academy School. He made his professional debut with the club's reserve team, Philadelphia Union II, on July 18, 2020 against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. He came on as a substitute for the second half as the Union II were defeated 6–0.[2]

Sullivan officially signed for the first team on November 12, 2020 as a homegrown player alongside childhood teammate Brandan Craig. Sullivan's contract began as a rostered player for the 2021 season.[3][4] His first minutes for the Union were late-game substitutions, including during the Union's first CONCACAF Champions League campaign.[5] Sullivan made his first league start for the Union on June 26 against Chicago Fire, where he scored his first goal to equalize the match at 1–1.[5] His first professional goal for the Union earned Goal of the Week honors, he subsequently added another GOTW.[6]

Personal life

Sullivan comes from a soccer family: his father, Brendan, played for five clubs and scored 15 goals over a six-year professional career in the A-League . Prior to that, Brendan Sullivan was an All-Ivy selection at UPENN and starred at Saint Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia. He then went on to coach at his alma mater. Quinn's mother played Division I and captained the UPenn women’s team.[7][8] His cousin is Chris Albright, an American international who played two seasons for the Union, and his grandfather is Larry Sullivan, the head coach at Villanova for 17 years.[7] Quinn's uncle, Bryan Sullivan, was a D1 goalkeeper at Philadelphia Textile, and also was on the coaching staff at Villanova.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played July 22, 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Philadelphia Union II 2020 USL Championship 90——0090
Philadelphia Union 2021 Major League Soccer 82002[lower-alpha 1]000102
Career total 172002000192
  1. Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League

References
  1. "Quinn Sullivan | Philadelphia Union profile". philadelphiaunion.com. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. "Philadelphia Union II 0–6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Soccerway.
  3. "Philadelphia Union Sign Academy Products Brandan Craig and Quinn Sullivan To Homegrown Player Contracts". philadelphiaunion.com. November 12, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. Jonathan Tannenwald (November 12, 2020). "Union academy players Brandan Craig, Quinn Sullivan sign MLS deals to start in 2021". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. Jonathan Tannenwald (July 2, 2021). "Quinn Sullivan's bicycle-kick goal in his first MLS start was a dream moment for one of Philly soccer's most famous families". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  6. "Philadelphia Union homegrown Quinn Sullivan wins AT&T Goal of the Week for Week 10". MLSsoccer.com. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. "Quinn Sullivan is a 15-year-old ninth grader who plays center-mid for the Academy U-15s..." YSC Academy. Facebook. May 3, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  8. "Brendan Sullivan at SoccerStats.us". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. "Brendan Sullivan Joins Men's Soccer Staff". Villanova Wildcats. Villanova University. August 3, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  10. Quinn Sullivan at Soccerway


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