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Philip Quinton

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Philip Quinton
Quinton with Columbus Crew in 2023
Personal information
Full name Philip Kane Quinton[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-16) November 16, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 26
Youth career
0000–2018 FC Portland
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 58 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Portland Timbers U23s 1 (0)
2022–2024 Columbus Crew 2 28 (0)
2023–2024 Columbus Crew 13 (1)
2024– Real Salt Lake 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2024

Philip Kane Quinton (born November 16, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

Early years

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Youth

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Born in Columbus, Ohio, Quinton grew up in Portland, Oregon, attending Grant High School. At high school, Quinton was team captain of the team along with co-captain, Eli Roberts as they went on to be state semifinalists, earning First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-State accolades in his senior year, as well been named a letterwinner. Whilst at high school, Quinton also played club soccer at the FC Portland academy, helping the club to be State Cup champions in 2013, State Cup finalists in 2012 and 2014 and State Cup semifinalists in both 2016 and 2017.[2]

College

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In 2018, Quinton committed to playing college soccer at the University of Notre Dame, choosing Notre Dame over Dartmouth College.[3][4] In four seasons with the Fighting Irish, Quinton made 58 appearances, scoring two goals and adding two assists. During his college career, he was a four-time ACC Honor Roll, CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American, 2021 ACC All-Tournament Team, and 2021 All-ACC Third Team.[2][5][6][7]

While at college, Quinton made a single appearance for Portland Timbers U23s during their 2021 season in the USL League Two.[8]

Club career

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On January 11, 2022, Quinton was selected 25th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew, who traded $50,000 of General Allocation Money[9] to acquire the pick from Real Salt Lake.[10][11][12] On March 17, 2022, Quinton signed a professional deal with MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2 ahead of their inaugural season.[13][14] On April 19, 2022, Quinton signed a short-team deal with Columbus' Major League Soccer team ahead of their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fixture against Detroit City, where he appeared on the bench.[15] Following the 2022 season, he was released by Columbus.[16] However, in February 2023, Quinton re-signed with Columbus Crew on an MLS contract.[17]

Quinton scored his first professional goal on March 25, 2023, in a 6–1 victory versus Atlanta United.[18]

On April 19, 2024, Quinton was traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for a deal worth up to $200,000 in General Allocation Money.[19]

Personal Life

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Quinton's older brother Pieter won a bronze medal in the Men's Eight for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Honors

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Columbus Crew 2

Columbus Crew

References

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  1. ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Columbus Crew (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 6. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Philip Quinton". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. July 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre. "How It Started, How It's Going | Stories | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame". Notre Dame Magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Irish Men's Soccer Announces 2018 Signing Class". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. February 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Clemson's Ågren Leads 2021 All-ACC Academic Men's Soccer Team". theacc.com.
  6. ^ Frommer, Justin. "How a slow start to its season fueled Notre Dame men's soccer Elite Eight run". South Bend Tribune.
  7. ^ "Four Irish Earn ACC Postgraduate Scholar Awards". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. February 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Portland Timbers U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  9. ^ "Columbus pick defender Philip Quinton after SuperDraft trade with RSL | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  10. ^ "Columbus Crew Selects Four Players In MLS SuperDraft 2022 | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  11. ^ "MLS SuperDraft 2022: The Crew trade up to select Philip Quinton at No. 25 overall". Massive Report. January 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "Three Irish Selected In The First Round Of The 2022 MLS SuperDraft". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. January 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Columbus Crew 2 adds two defenders to roster | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  14. ^ "Columbus Crew 2 announces roster for inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  15. ^ "Detroit City vs. Columbus Crew - 20 April 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Columbus Crew 2 announces end-of-2022 roster decisions | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  17. ^ "Columbus Crew signs defender Philip Quinton to First Team contract | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  18. ^ Gay, Colin (March 25, 2023). "New-look Columbus Crew rolls through Atlanta United for 6-1 home win". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  19. ^ "Real Salt Lake acquire Philip Quinton from Columbus Crew | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
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