Shandon Hopeau (born December 1, 1998) is an American

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player who currently plays as a

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Career

Youth

Hopeau, from

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, began his youth career with Hawaii Rush Soccer Club. In 2014, Hopeau was invited to participate in the

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Select camp, an invitation only soccer camp for the top 36 youth players around the world. While playing for the

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boys soccer team, Hopeau was named the 2015 and 2016 OIA West player of the year. After being noticed as a standout with his Hawaii Rush club team, Hopeau joined the Sounders Academy in 2016 after the Sounders claimed the state of

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as a homegrown territory, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player. He ended up being the leading scorer on the Sounders academy team. Hopeau impressed enough at the academy level to earn two appearances, including one start, as an amateur with the Sounders FC second team in 2016.

Professional

Hopeau signed his first professional contract on March 22, 2017, joining

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ahead of the

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. Hopeau was the first Sounders Academy player from

to sign a professional contract with the team. Hopeau made his professional debut on March 26, 2017, starting in S2's season-opening 2–1 loss to

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. On June 30, 2020, Hopeau signed a Homegrown Players contract with the Seattle Sounders from the Tacoma Defiance where he had played in Tacoma's first two matches of the 2020 USL Championship season. In April 2021, Hopeau joined

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on loan ahead of the 2021 season. Following the 2021 season, Seattle declined their contract option on Hopeau.

Career statistics

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USSF Development Academy bioSounders FC 2 player bio
* 1998 births Living people American men's soccer players Tacoma Defiance players Seattle Sounders FC players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Hawaii Sportspeople from Honolulu County, Hawaii USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) San Antonio FC players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-forward-1990s-stub