Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amferny Stward Arias Sinclair | ||
Date of birth | (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Puntarenas F.C. | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2018 | Alajuelense | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Syracuse Orange | 64 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Reading United | 6 | (0) |
2022 | One Knoxville | 5 | (0) |
2023 | Real Monarchs | 17 | (1) |
International career | |||
2017 | Costa Rica U17 | 7 | (0) |
2018 | Costa Rica U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2023 |
Amferny Stward Arias Sinclair (born January 15, 2000) is a Costa Rican professional soccer player for Puntarenas F.C.. He played college soccer for Syracuse University.
Playing career
Amferney Sinclair was born Ronald Arias Jimenez and Yorleny Sinclair Clark in Alajuela, Costa Rica. He attended Escuela Bri-Bri and was a standout at Liga Deportiva Alajuelense for 11 years.
He has appeared for his home country at various youth levels, most notably at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
College
Sinclair chose to pursue college soccer at Syracuse University in 2019. At Syracuse, Sinclair appeared in 64 matches during his four years, starting every match of his senior year. As a senior in 2022, Sinclair was named a team captain. He helped clinch Syracuse's first ever national championship with a successful penalty kick in the 7–6 shootout against Indiana. He started 21 matches and played 1,890 minutes.
Semi-pro clubs
Sinclair played for Reading United AC in 2019 and One Knoxville SC in 2022.
Real Salt Lake
On December 21, 2022, Sinclair was selected by the Real Salt Lake as the 45th overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. He signed with Salt Lake's MLS Next Pro side Real Monarchs on 9 May 2023.
Honors
Syracuse University
- Atlantic Division regular season: 2022
- ACC men's soccer tournament: 2022
- NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: 2022
References
- ^ Pignatello, Connor (17 November 2022). "Amferny Sinclair's academic focus led him to Syracuse". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Amferny Sinclair – Men's Soccer". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "RSL Selects Five in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Real Salt Lake. Herriman, Utah. December 21, 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- Smith, Brian (22 December 2022). "Four former Reading United players selected in the MLS SuperDraft". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- Morgan-Rumsey, Camruinn (December 22, 2022). "Five One Knoxville SC players selected in MLS Draft". WVLT-TV. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Real Monarchs Sign MLS SuperDraft Pick Amferny Sinclair | RSL Monarchs".
- "Syracuse Downs Clemson, 2–0, to Win 2022 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". The ACC. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
External links
Categories:- 2000 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
- Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers
- Costa Rica men's youth international footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- One Knoxville SC players
- Reading United AC players
- Real Salt Lake draft picks
- Syracuse Orange men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- Real Monarchs players
- MLS Next Pro players