Shandon Hopeau

Shandon Hopeau (born December 1, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Shandon Hopeau
Personal information
Full name Shandon Hopeau
Date of birth (1998-12-01) December 1, 1998
Place of birth Kapolei, Hawaii, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 37
Youth career
–2015 Hawaii Rush
2016–2017 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Tacoma Defiance 72 (8)
2019 → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) 1 (0)
2020– Seattle Sounders FC 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 2, 2020

Career

Youth

Hopeau, from Kapolei, Hawaii, began his youth career with Hawaii Rush Soccer Club.

In 2014, Hopeau was invited to participate in the Real Madrid Select camp, an invitation only soccer camp for the top 36 youth players around the world.[1]

While playing for the Kapolei High School boys soccer team, Hopeau was named the 2015 and 2016 OIA West player of the year.[2][3]

After being noticed as a standout with his Hawaii Rush club team, Hopeau joined the Sounders Academy in 2016 after the Sounders claimed the state of Hawaii as a homegrown territory, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player.[4] He ended up being the leading scorer on the Sounders academy team.[5] Hopeau impressed enough at the academy level to earn two appearances, including one start, as an amateur with the Sounders FC second team in 2016.[6]

Professional

Hopeau signed his first professional contract on March 22, 2017, joining Seattle Sounders FC 2 ahead of the 2017 USL season. Hopeau was the first Sounders Academy player from Hawaii to sign a professional contract with the team.[7] Hopeau made his professional debut on March 26, 2017, starting in S2's season-opening 2-1 loss to Sacramento.[8]

On June 30, 2020 Hopeau signed a Homegrown Players contract with the Seattle Sounders from the Tacoma Defiance where he had played in Tacoma's first two matches of the 2020 USL Championship season.[9]


Career statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Cup Total
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Seattle Sounders FC 2 2016[10] 200000000000200
2017[11] 901000000000901
Seattle Sounders FC 2 total 11010000000001101
Career total 11010000000001101

Stats accurate as of June 1, 2017

References
  1. Aven Santiago (July 13, 2014). "Kapolei's Shandon Hopeau to participate in Real Madrid Select program in Spain". khon2.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. Jack Danilewicz (March 18, 2015). "Hopeau Earns Top Soccer Honors". MidWeek.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. "Hopeau, Kosins are top OIA boys soccer players". Hawaii Prep World. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. Joseph Mondello (October 8, 2016). "Shandon Hopeau making waves after signing with Seattle Sounders Academy". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. Clark, Travis (March 23, 2017). "MLS on the horizon? 10 USL players to keep an eye on". FourFourTwo.
  6. Scott Burbidge (December 24, 2016). "S2 Postmortem: The Players". SounderAtHeart.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. Joseph Mondello (March 24, 2017). "Recent S2 signing, former Academy star Shandon Hopeau blazing trail from Hawaii to Seattle Sounders". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  8. Joseph Mondello (March 30, 2017). "Inspired by fellow Hawaiian Zach Scott, Shandon Hopeau chasing his dream with Seattle Sounders FC 2". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  9. "Sounders FC signs midfielder Shandon Hopeau as Homegrown Player". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  10. "Seattle Sounders FC 2 - 2016 Regular Season - Statistics". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  11. "Seattle Sounders FC 2 Player Stats". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.


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