Alex Shinsky

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Alex Shinsky
Personnel
Surname Joseph Alexander Shinsky
birthday April 2, 1993
place of birth York , Pennsylvania ,  USA
size 178 cm
position midfield player
Juniors
Years station
0000-2009 SuperNova FC
2008 West York Area High School
2008-2009 IMG Academy
2009-2011 West York Area High School
2009-2011 Baltimore Bays Chelsea
2011-2014 University of Maryland, College Park
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2013 Baltimore Bohemians 4 (0)
2015 Arizona United 7 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2008 USA U-15
2008-2009 USA U-17 14 (2)
2011 USA U-18
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2017– United States Military Academy (Co-Tr.)
1 Only league games are given.

Joseph Alexander "Alex" Shinsky (born April 2, 1993 in York , Pennsylvania ) is a retired American football player in the position of midfielder , who was mostly used on the wings .

After his career as an active player, he is mainly active as a coach in youth football.

Career

High school soccer and U-17 international

Alex Shinsky was born on April 2, 1993 to the architect Anthony Joseph Shinsky and the teacher Justine Kloske in the city of York in the US state of Pennsylvania. Here he grew up alongside his older brother Max, who later also played college football , and his sister Elise. In his childhood and youth he appeared for the local youth training club SuperNova FC under Niki Nikolic , a former professional player and trainer of Yugoslav origin. He played for the school's soccer team while at West York Area High School before being given the opportunity to train at IMG Academy in Bradenton , Florida . He was a member of this renowned training center in 2008 and 2009 and thus made it to the US U-17 national team. As early as the spring of 2008, he was a member of the US U-15 squad , which was then coached by Jim Barlow . The then 14-year-old first appeared in the U-17 team in February 2008. Subsequently, he took part in various friendly matches and small tournaments with the national team.

In 2008 he took part in tournaments in France and South America ( Copa Cuidad de Rosario ) under coach Wilmer Cabrera . After gaining experience playing against club and national teams that year, he continued to be part of the U-17 squad the following year. As part of this, in March 2009 he was part of a 20-strong squad that started preparing for the CONCACAF U-17 championship after successfully completing friendly matches . In said tournament he was also a member of the US 20-man player selection, in which he was one of two American players born in 1993 at the side of Luis Gil . As the clear winner of Group A, the United States rose together with the runner-up in the group and the two first-placed nations in Group B in the subsequent semi-finals; however, this was not held due to the swine flu outbreak . All four nations qualified for the U-17 World Cup in Nigeria six months later .

Then Shinsky took part in the complete preparation for the World Cup, where the winger also came to regular international appearances. This included the Copa Macae friendship tournament in Brazil , in which the team took part in July 2009 and which it finished as the winner. After he was still used in the rest of the preparation, he was part of the 21-man squad of the United States that took part in the World Cup in Nigeria. Along with Luis Gil, Boyd Okwuonu and Will Packwood , Shinsky was one of four US players in the tournament born in 1993. As a regular on the wings, Shinsky was used in all four games in his home country. After a 2-1 loss to Spain in the first group game, it was Shinsky's goal in the 54th minute of the game that brought the United States to a 1-0 win over Malawi in the second group game. After that, the midfielder was also involved in the third game of Group E against the United Arab Emirates (1-0 win) and in the 1-2 defeat against Italy in the round of 16 and the associated elimination from the tournament. In the course of the two years in the U-17 national team, Shinsky completed 14 international matches, with the midfielder contributing two goals.

After leaving the U-17 national team and the IMG Academy at the end of 2009, his time at SuperNova FC also ended ; subsequently he joined the training club Baltimore Bays and played in this until 2011 for Baltimore Bays Chelsea . Continue the same time he attended the approximately one-hour drive from Baltimore distant West York Area High School , where he also graduated and still belonged to the school's football team. He was in the All-State selection for four years in a row and was a Senior Parade All-American from 2009 to 2011 . At the end of his high school days he was considered one of the most outstanding American players of his year; TopDrawerSoccer.com voted him No. 1-rated recruit of 2011 and College Soccer News voted in for second place nationwide. At the same time he made it into a junior team of the United States Soccer Federation , whose U-18 selection he briefly belonged this year.

Time at the University of Maryland, College Park

In 2011 joined Shinsky to the University of Maryland, College Park , for which he chose his own words to reflect the outstanding football program and the great atmosphere, and he is in a semester earlier enrolled . In his freshman year 2011, the talented midfielder appeared in only eleven championship games of the Maryland Terrapins , remained goalless himself, but contributed two assists for his teammate. In the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament 2011, the team lost in the quarterfinals; in the season-closing NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 2011, the team lost in round 3 against the Louisville Cardinals from the University of Louisville , but were able to provide this year's top scorer of the tournament with Casey Townsend . In the following sophomore year, Shinsky already made 19 league appearances, where he was mainly used as a joker from the bench by his coach Sasho Cirovski . It was not until the 14th round that the midfielder was in the starting line-up for the first time. Once again he was goalless himself, but this year he had two assists for his teammates. In addition, he lost with his team only one of 18 games in the regular season and was able to prevail with the team in the subsequent ACC Men's Soccer Tournament 2012 against the competition. As tournament winners, the Maryland Terrapins entered the game of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 2012 in the second round . After victories over Brown , Coastal Carolina and Louisville, the Terrapins were only defeated in the final games of the College Cup on penalties in the semifinals against Georgetown .

Even in his junior year 2013, Shinsky was not necessarily Cirovski's first choice. Of 16 championship games in which he was used this season, he started in just three games from the start. After the team was able to defend the title and finish the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament 2013 as a winner, the team played the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 2013 , with Shinsky scoring the first competitive goal of his college career in the decisive quarter-final game against the California Golden Bears could. Then the crucial phase of the College Cup started. Defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 2: 1 in the semifinals , and lost Shinsky with his Terrapins in the decisive final against Notre Dame Fighting Irish just 1: 2. With Patrick Mullins , the Terrapins were once again able to provide the tournament's top scorer. In his final senior year, the 1.78 m tall midfielder was involved in ten championship games, eight of which he was on the pitch from the start. Shinsky, who was temporarily employed as team captain , scored two goals and as many assists. Mutated to conference series champions, the Terrapins, who were represented in the Big Ten Conference from this year on , won the conference tournament again, in this case the Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament 2014 . In the subsequent NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 2014, Shinsky and his team lost in the first game, the second round game against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County . In addition to the sporting successes with the Maryland Terrapins, Shinsky also experienced academic successes and was awarded the $ 500 George H. Robinson IV Director's Circle Scholarship as a scholarship holder . The four-time letterman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies .

First appearances in men's football and a short professional career

After gaining experience in men's football while he was not playing at the university in 2013, when he played for the Baltimore Bohemians in the USL Premier Development League - in which his cousin Matt Shinsky also played at the time came, he moved after his college career via the MLS SuperDraft 2015 as the 68th pick in the sixth round to the major league soccer franchise Chicago Fire . Since he was not offered a contract by the franchise, he had to leave the team again and instead joined the Arizona United franchise, which was then third-rate United Soccer League . The franchise was being coached by Michael Dellorusso , who had previously worked as an assistant coach for the Maryland Terrapins for years and who knew Shinsky from his time there. Under Dello Russo, the 22-year-old made his debut on April 19, 2015, a 0: 3 away defeat against the Orange County Blues FC in professional football, as he, after 46 minutes for the Scots Scott Morrison came on the lawn. He was then used in all six other championship games in his franchise until the end of May 2015, but was only able to win one of the seven games played with the team. Subsequently, Shinsky remained in the squad of the Orange County Blues until the end of the United Soccer League 2015 , which was eliminated in the conference semifinals after a first place in the Western Conference in the regular season , and shortly afterwards he retired from active competitive sport known.

Life after a career as a professional athlete

He then took on a short-term coaching position at the well-known youth training club Hershey Soccer Club , where he volunteered for various age groups from October 2015 to January 2016. In March 2016, he became Tournament Director at the football tournament organizer Elite Tournaments , where he was responsible for the organization and hosting of various football events and tournaments until July 2017. At the same time, he started working as a youth coach at Tempo Soccer in September 2015 . In July 2017, he was introduced as the new assistant coach at Russell Payne 's side on the Army Black Knights men's soccer team , the United States Military Academy's university-owned sports division . Initially as a voluntary assistant, he was appointed full assistant coach by Payne in January 2018.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US U-15 BNT TO PLAY FOUR FRIENDLIES IN MADRID, SPAIN DURING FOREIGN TRAINING CAMP , accessed on February 22, 2019
  2. ↑ US UNDER-17 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM FALLS TO DC UNITED , accessed February 22, 2019
  3. ↑ US UNDER-17 MNT DROPS OPENING MATCH OF MONDIAL MINIMES TOURNAMENT TO GERMANY , accessed on February 22, 2019
  4. ↑ U-17 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACH WILMER CABRERA NAMES PLAYER ROSTER FOR TRIP TO CENTRAL AMERICA , accessed on February 22, 2019
  5. ↑ CABRERA FINALIZES ROSTER FOR SPRING 2009 SEMESTER OF US SOCCER UNDER-17 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM RESIDENCY PROGRAM , accessed on February 22, 2019
  6. ↑ CABRERA TO LEAD 20 PLAYERS TO ARGENTINA IN PREPARATION FOR CONCACAF U-17 CHAMPIONSHIP , accessed on February 22, 2019
  7. ↑ CABRERA NAMES 20-PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2009 CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP FROM APRIL 21-MAY 2 IN TIJUANA, MEXICO , accessed on February 22, 2019
  8. ↑ a b Remainder of U-17s canceled, Champions League decider postponed due to swine flu concern ( Memento of April 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 22, 2019
  9. ↑ US U-17 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CUP WITH 4-2 WIN AGAINST CANADA , accessed on February 22, 2019
  10. ↑ U-17 MNT CONTINUES WORLD CUP PREPARATION WITH 30-PLAYER TRAINING CAMP IN GREENSBORO, NC , accessed on February 22, 2019
  11. ↑ US U-17 MNT OFF TO COPA MACAE IN BRAZIL , accessed February 22, 2019
  12. ↑ US U-17 MNT TOP FUNORTE TO TAKE COPA MACAE TITLE , accessed on February 22, 2019
  13. ↑ a b U-17 MNT HEAD COACH WILMER CABRERA ANNOUNCES 21-PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2009 FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP , accessed on February 22, 2019
  14. ↑ Spain - USA (2: 1) (English), accessed on February 22, 2019
  15. ↑ USA - Malawi (1: 0) (English), accessed on February 22, 2019
  16. ↑ US DEFEATS MALAWI 1-0 IN SECOND GAME OF 2009 FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP , accessed on February 22, 2019
  17. ↑ USA - United Arab Emirates (1: 0) (English), accessed on February 22, 2019
  18. ↑ Italy - USA (2: 1) (English), accessed February 22, 2019
  19. ↑ ITALY ELIMINATES US U-17S IN ROUND OF 16 AT FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP , accessed on February 22, 2019
  20. ↑ U-18 MNT ROSTER NAMED FOR LISBON INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (English), accessed on February 22, 2019
  21. ↑ George H. Robinson Memorial Scholarship , accessed February 22, 2019
  22. ↑ Matt Shinsky at soccerstats.us, accessed on February 22, 2019
  23. ↑ Chicago Fire Select Alex Shinsky in MLS SuperDraft , accessed February 22, 2019
  24. ↑ Chicago Fire Select Alex Shinsky in MLS SuperDraft , accessed February 22, 2019
  25. ↑ United Signs Vickers, Shinsky ( Memento April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on February 22, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Shinsky, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shinsky, Joseph Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH York , Pennsylvania , United States