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Connor Sparrow, Nashville SC

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Connor Sparrow during 2019 preseason with Nashville SC, via NSC website


Current Club: Nashville SC
College: Creighton Blue Jays
High School: Vianney Golden Griffins
Club: St Louis Scott Gallagher

Height: 6′ 2″
Weight: 175
Birth Date: May 10, 1994
Birthplace: St. Louis
Twitter: @ConnorSparrow24

HIGHLIGHTS
2018 Dec 13 – Signs with Nashville SC
2017 Oct 7 – Real Monarchs USL Regular Season Champions
2017 Sep 15 – Salt Lake Tribune feature story
2017 Sep 11 – Sparrow signs with Real Salt Lake
2016 Jan – Selected in the fourth round (65th overall) of the MLS Superdraft by Real Salt Lake

NEWS

Sparrow made one appearance in net for RSL last season in the 4th round of the U.S. Open Cup, and made the 18 as the backup keeper in 12 league matches in 2018.

He also made nine appearances for Real Monarchs in the USL Championship in 2018 to stay fresh, allowing seven goals and keeping four shutouts. The Monarchs finished 2018 as the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.

Sparrow joins the first team after spending two seasons with the Monarchs, making 18 starts. He holds a record of 10-3-5 with six shutouts and a 1.11 goals against average. This season he is 10-2-4 with six shutouts and a 0.88 GAA. He has faced four penalties this year without allowing a goal.

2017 was a breakout season, when Sparrow made 20 appearances between the pipes for the Monarchs, going 11-6-3 and allowing just 18 goals while keeping seven shutouts. He led the Monarchs to the best record in the USL Championship and No. 1 seed in the USL Cup Playoffs.

At the collegiate level, he started 49 matches in three seasons at Creighton, allowing 32 goals while earning 23 shutouts after playing his freshman season at University of Missouri-Kansas City. In his senior season with Creighton, he led the Blue Jays to the Elite Eight while posting nine shutouts in 23 matches, including one in a Sweet Sixteen victory over North Carolina.

COLLEGE
Creighton (3 years) – He started 49 matches and kept 23 clean sheets over three seasons. He earned the starting spot his junior year and went to rank second nationally in goals-against average (0.49) that season. He helped lead the Bluejays to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals two years in a row.
UMKC (1 year) –