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Sean Zawadzki
Personal information
Full name Sean Gregory Zawadzki[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-21) April 21, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Olmsted Falls, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, center-back
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2015 Team Challenger FC
2015–2018 Columbus Crew
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Georgetown Hoyas 78 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Long Island Rough Riders 10 (2)
2022– Columbus Crew 58 (5)
2022–2023 Columbus Crew 2 19 (1)
International career‡
2024– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, September 2, 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 20, 2024

Sean Gregory Zawadzki (born April 21, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or defender for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the United States national team.

Early career

A youth product of Team Challenger FC, Zawadzki was also part of the Columbus Crew academy between 2015 and 2018, serving as captain for his final two years.[2][3] Zawadzki played college soccer at Georgetown from 2018 to 2021. During his time with the Hoyas, he made 78 total appearances and scored 4 goals,[4] winning the 2019 NCAA national championship and three Big East tournaments.[2][5] Head coach Brian Wiese called him "the most important player on the 2019 national championship team."[6] For his efforts in the 2019 season, he was awarded the team's most valuable player award.[2][7][8] During his junior and senior seasons, he captained the squad and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2021, and received his second team most valuable player award.[8][9]

Zawadzki played for the Long Island Rough Riders of USL League Two in 2019, playing in 10 games and scoring 2 goals.[10]

Professional career

Columbus Crew

2022 season

In January 2022, Zawadzki was announced as a homegrown player signing by Columbus Crew,[2] and played the majority of his first season with the reserve team,[11] helping them win the inaugural league championship. Zawadzki made his full team debut on June 25, 2022, starting in a 0–0 draw against Real Salt Lake and playing the full 90 minutes. Four days later, he started the next match against Toronto FC and scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 win. At the end of the 2022 season, Zawadzki made five total appearances for the first team.[12]

2023 season

During the beginning of the 2023 season, Zawadzki played sparingly,[13] appearing as a substitute in six of the club's first eight games. He scored in second-half stoppage time against the New England Revolution to secure a 1–1 draw for Columbus.[14] After going through a midseason position change to center-back due to injuries, Zawadzki would then appear in all but one of the club's remaining games while rotating between midfield and center-back,[15] scoring in a 5–1 win versus Loudoun United FC in the U.S. Open Cup, a 3–2 win versus the Colorado Rapids,[16] and another second-half stoppage time equalizer, this time against New York City FC.[17]

2024 season

On August 28, Zawadzki was named captain for the first time for Columbus in 1–0 away win versus Philadelphia Union.[18][19] During a match against Seattle Sounders FC on September 7, goalkeeper Abraham Romero was sent off and Zawadzki replaced in him goal due to the lack of another goalkeeper on the matchday roster. Zawadzki played for more than 45 minutes and made two saves in the 4–0 loss.[20]

International career

Zawadzki made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024, in a friendly against Slovenia.[21]

Career statistics

International

As of match played January 20, 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors

Georgetown Hoyas

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew 2

References

  1. ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Columbus Crew (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 6. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Columbus Crew signs Crew Academy product and midfielder Sean Zawadzki". ColumbusCrew.com. January 13, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Crew Youth adds seven partner clubs to the Crew Network | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. August 12, 2022. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sean Zawadzki - Men's Soccer". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's Soccer vs Marquette on 11/11/2018 - Box Score". Georgetown University Athletics. June 24, 2024. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Myers, Jacob (February 17, 2022). "Columbus Crew homegrown Sean Zawadzki positioned for plenty of minutes in first MLS season". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  7. ^ @GUHoyasMSoccer (September 28, 2020). "Congrats to our 2019 Team Award Winners!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b "Men's Soccer Announces Season Award Winners". Georgetown University Athletics. May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "BIG EAST Announces 2021 Men's Soccer Regular Season Awards". www.bigeast.com. November 8, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Long Island Rough Riders | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Sean Zawadzki". mlsnextpro. June 24, 2024. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "Columbus Crew Sign Sean Zawadzki to Multi-Year Contract Extension Black & Gold secure services of Homegrown Midfielder and Crew Academy product through the 2027 season". ColumbusCrew.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Sean Zawadzki". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Major League Soccer (April 15, 2023). HIGHLIGHTS: Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution | April 15, 2023 (Video). Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via YouTube. Event occurs at 6m 09s.
  15. ^ Jardy, Adam (August 23, 2023). "Sean Zawadzki's pivotal clearance helped Crew bury rival FC Cincinnati". dispatch.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  16. ^ Johnson, Bailey. "Columbus Crew overcome early deficit to beat Colorado Rapids 3-2". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Major League Soccer (July 8, 2023). HIGHLIGHTS: Columbus Crew vs. New York City FC | July 8, 2023 (Video). Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via YouTube. Event occurs at 5m 39s
  18. ^ Mac Kay, Briana (August 29, 2024). "How Columbus Crew defeated Philadelphia Union 1-0 with heavy lineup rotation: Takeaways". Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  19. ^ Gittins, William (September 25, 2024). "Sean Zawadzki interview: Homegrown hero making history in Columbus". AS USA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  20. ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (September 8, 2024). "'This is happening now': How Sean Zawadzki ended up in goal for Crew vs Seattle Sounders". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "USA v Slovenia game report". ESPN. January 20, 2024.
  22. ^ Sean Zawadzki at National-Football-Teams.com
  23. ^ "Georgetown vs Virginia DI Men's Soccer Game Summary - December 15th, 2019 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. June 26, 2023. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  24. ^ "Columbus Crew Win 2023 MLS Cup presented by Audi, Defeating LAFC, 2-1". mlssoccer. December 9, 2023. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "CLBvsSTL 10-08-2022 | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. October 8, 2022. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Zawadzki