Rory O'Driscoll (born February 16, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 16, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Minneapolis United | ||
| 2015–2019 | Minnesota Thunder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 63 | (19) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Minneapolis City | ||
| 2021 | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 8 | (2) |
| 2022 | Minneapolis City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Minnesota United 2 | 44 | (8) |
| 2024 | Minnesota United | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2024 | |||
Career
editYouth, college and amateur
editO'Driscoll was a five-time State Tournament champion with Minneapolis United, before going on join the Minnesota Thunder Academy where he played from under-15 to under-19 level.[1]
In 2019, O'Driscoll attended the University of New Hampshire to play college soccer, where he went on to make 63 appearances, scoring 19 goals and tallying seven assists for the Wildcats. He was named to the America East All-Rookie Team in 2019, and was named America East Midfielder of the Year and America East First Team All-Conference for the 2020–21 season.[2]
While at college, O'Driscoll also played with Minneapolis City in the National Premier Soccer League in both 2019 and 2020, helping the team to be named 2019 NPSL North Conference Champions.[3] He also played with the club's under-23 side.[4] He had spells in the USL League Two with North Carolina Fusion U23 in 2021,[5] and returned to Minneapolis City after their move to the league in 2022, but didn't make any appearances due to injury.[6][7][8]
Professional
editOn December 21, 2022, O'Driscoll was selected 78th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC.[9][10][11] However, he went unsigned by the Major League Soccer side. He signed his first professional contract with MLS Next Pro side Minnesota United FC 2 on March 23, 2023.[12][13] On June 29, 2024, O'Driscoll signed a short-term deal to appear for the Minnesota United FC first team.[14] He made his debut the same day, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 3–2 loss away to Portland Timbers.[15] He left Minnesota following their 2024 season.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Roster | Rory O'Driscoll". MNUFC2.
- ^ "Rory O'Driscoll - 2022 - Men's Soccer". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
- ^ "Stats & Legends".
- ^ "Minneapolis City SC Expanding Programming Into UPSL". E Pluribus Loonum. October 2, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina Fusion U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Minneapolis City SC - 2022 Regular Season - Roster - # - Rory O'Driscoll -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Three Crows taken in MLS SuperDraft".
- ^ "Fans Love Minneapolis City SC So Much They'll Pay to Not See 'Em Play - Racket". racketmn.com. June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Nashville SC Selects Six Players in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, presented by adidas". Nashville SC.
- ^ Hills, Drake. "Meet the six collegiate players Nashville SC selected in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft". The Tennessean.
- ^ Zgoda, Jerry. "MLS finds four players in Minnesota, where nil is usually the number". Star Tribune.
- ^ "MNUFC2 Signs Minneapolis Midfielder Rory O'Driscoll | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
- ^ "Rory O'Driscoll | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
- ^ "Rory O'Driscoll Signed to Short-Term Agreement | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
- ^ "PORvsMIN 06-29-2024 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.
- ^ "MNUFC2 End of Season Roster Updates | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
External links
edit- Rory O'Driscoll at University of New Hampshire Athletics