Seth Sinovic (; born January 28, 1987) is an American former

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player. He most recently played as a

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for the New England Revolution in

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Career

College and amateur

Sinovic grew up in Leawood, Kansas to parents of Croatian descent, 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. 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

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

After being waived by New England, Sinovic went on trial with fellow Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake in April 2011, 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

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on May 10, 2011. Sinovic was left exposed by Sporting Kansas City in the

2011 MLS Expansion Draft The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact. FormatMontreal Impact. However, five days later, Sinovic was shipped back to Kansas City with allocation money in exchange for

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. 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. Sinovic has scored five goals in his professional career. Two occurred during the MLS postseason and one each in MLS regular-season play,

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play and on loan with USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers. He announced his retirement as an active player on September 23, 2021."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

Honors

Sporting Kansas City

* Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup:

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* MLS Cup:

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References

External links

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Creighton bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinovic, Seth 1987 births Living people American people of Croatian descent American soccer players Association football defenders Chicago Fire U-23 players Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Major League Soccer players New England Revolution draft picks New England Revolution players People from Leawood, Kansas Soccer players from Kansas Sporting Kansas City players Sportspeople from the Kansas City metropolitan area Sporting Kansas City II players USL Championship players USL League Two players Soccer players from Missouri