Steve Cronin (born May 28, 1983 in Sacramento, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in the USL First Division.
[edit] Career
[edit] College and Amateur
Cronin played college soccer at Santa Clara University from 2001 to 2003. As a freshman, Cronin pulled double duty, starting 10 games as a goalkeeper and six in the field, finishing the season with a 0.79 goals against average. For the next two years, Cronin remained solely in goal, starting 27 matches and being named first-team All-West Coast Conference as a junior.
[edit] Professional
Following a tremendous performance with the Under-20 national team in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Cronin signed a Project-40 contract with MLS. He was selected 10th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by his hometown San Jose Earthquakes. Unfortunately for Cronin, San Jose had two very competent goalkeepers in front of him, 2003 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Pat Onstad and Jon Conway, and the young keeper did not get any playing time in the 2004 season.
Cronin was traded to Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2005 off-season in a four-player deal and started several games for the Galaxy. He became the Galaxy's starting goalkeeper after Joe Cannon was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes in January 2008.[1] Cronin signed a multi-year contract extension with Galaxy after the 2008 MLS season, but transferred to Portland Timbers in February 2009.
[edit] International
As a teenager, Cronin trained with the Under-17 United States national team at the USSF's Bradenton Academy, along players like Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, and Bobby Convey. He made his international debut with the team against Sweden on November 26, 1998.[2]
He was called up for the United States national team camp before the game against Sweden on January 19, 2008, but was not called up for the game itself.[3]
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