Joshua Coan (born February 21, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as midfielder or winger

Josh Coan
Personal information
Full name Joshua Coan
Date of birth (1998-02-21) February 21, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2013–2015 Indiana Fire
2015–2016 North Carolina FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Pittsburgh Panthers 32 (0)
2018–2019 Marquette Golden Eagles 37 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 North Carolina FC U23 4 (1)
2018 IMG Academy Bradenton 11 (7)
2019 Des Moines Menace 0 (0)
2019 Chicago FC United 3 (1)
2020 FC Tucson 11 (4)
2021 North Carolina FC 28 (3)
2022–2023 Sporting Kansas City II 41 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024

Playing career

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Youth, college and amateur

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Coan played with the academy teams at Indiana Fire and North Carolina FC.[1]

Coan began playing college soccer at the University of Pittsburgh in 2016, where he played for two seasons, making 32 appearances and tallying 4 assists.[2] In 2018, Coan transferred to Marquette University for his junior and senior year. At Marquette, Coan made 37 appearances, scoring 9 goals and tallying 7 assists.[3]

While at college, Coan appeared for various USL League Two sides, including spells with North Carolina FC U23,[4] IMG Academy Bradenton,[5] Des Moines Menace[6] and Chicago FC United.[7]

Professional

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On January 15, 2020, Coan signed with USL League One side FC Tucson.[8]

Coan moved to USL League One side North Carolina FC on February 9, 2021.[9]

On February 18, 2022, Coan signed with MLS Next Pro club Sporting Kansas City II.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina FC Youth". casl.ussoccerda.com.
  2. ^ "Josh Coan - Men's Soccer". Pitt Panthers #H2P.
  3. ^ "Josh Coan - Men's Soccer". Marquette University Athletics.
  4. ^ "North Carolina FC U23 - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Josh Coan -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ^ "IMG Academy Bradenton - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Josh Coan -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ^ "Des Moines Menace vs. Saint Louis FC - Football Match Summary - May 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ "Chicago FC United | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ^ "Josh Coan Signs with FC Tucson of USL". Marquette University Athletics.
  9. ^ "Former NCFC Academy and U-23 Player Josh Coan Signs Contract Ahead of 2021 Season". 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Sporting KC II signs forwards Bakary Bagayoko, Josh Coan and Julian Vazquez". Sporting Kansas City.