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| Full name | Conor Patrick Casey | ||
| Date of birth | July 25, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dover, New Hampshire, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
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| Current club | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Portland Pilots | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Hannover (loan) | 23 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | → Karlsruher (loan) | 30 | (14) |
| 2004–2006 | Mainz 05 | 38 | (2) |
| 2007 | Toronto FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2007– | Colorado Rapids | 60 | (29) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | United States | 16 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Conor Patrick Casey (born July 25, 1981, in Dover, New Hampshire) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and College
Casey grew up in Denver, Colorado, where he played soccer at South High School. He went on to play two years of college soccer at the University of Portland for legendary coach Clive Charles, from 1999 to 2000. In his first year at Portland, Casey was named Soccer America's Freshman of the Year. In his second, he led the NCAA in scoring with twenty-three goals and seven assists.
Professional
After playing well in the 2000 Summer Olympics Casey signed a four-year contract with German team Borussia Dortmund. After playing a year for the Dortmund reserves, Casey was loaned out in the 2001–2002 season to second division club Hannover 96, where he scored seven goals in nineteen games, helping the club reach the first division. The subsequent year, Casey stayed with Dortmund, but only saw action in four games, scoring one goal. In 2003–2004, he was again loaned to a second division club, Karlsruher SC, scoring fourteen goals in thirty games. In 2004, Casey signed with Bundesliga club Mainz 05, but scored only 2 goals and struggled with injuries during two-and-a-half seasons with the club.
After being released by Mainz, Casey returned to America and signed with Major League Soccer. Casey was originally allocated to Toronto FC, but was traded to his hometown club, Colorado Rapids, on April 19, 2007, in exchange for Riley O'Neill and an undisclosed amount of allocations. As of October 2009, Casey has scored sixteen goals in the 2009 MLS season, second only to Jeff Cunningham.
International
Casey played at the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina and has since graduated to the senior United States national team, getting his first cap on March 31, 2004, against Poland. Served as a late sub for the United States during several matches in the 2009 Confederations Cup. Casey scored twice (his first ever Senior team goals) against Honduras in a critical world cup qualifier at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 10, 2009. The unanimous Man of the Match, Casey scored the U.S.'s first two goals, and was fouled to set up the game winning free-kick goal by Landon Donovan. The win put the United States through to the 2010 World Cup.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | October 10, 2009 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Honduras |
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| 2. | October 10, 2009 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Honduras |
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Honors
United States
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions (1): 2005
Individual
- MLS Best XI: 2009
See also
External links
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