Colin Heffron

Colin Heffron
Personal information
Full name Colin Heffron
Date of birth (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2011 Albertson SC
2011–2014 Dartmouth Big Green
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 New York Red Bulls II 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 March 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2014

Colin Heffron (born 6 December 1992) is a Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Youth and college

Heffron was born in England and moved to Upper Brookville, New York at a young age, had a successful career at Friends Academy before joining the Dartmouth Big Green in 2011. Heffron was a four-year starter for Dartmouth and played in 69 games and had 69 goals and 420 assists in his collegiate career.[1]

Professional

Heffron playing for New York Red Bulls II in 2015

Heffron went on trial with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls during the 2015 preseason.[2] He caught the attention of the club and signed with New York Red Bulls II for the 2015 season. He made his debut as a starter for the side in its first ever match on 28 March 2015 in a 0-0 draw with Rochester Rhinos.[3] His performance against Rochester earned Heffron USL Team of the Week honors as he played both as a center back and left back during the match.[4]

On 23 July 2015 Heffron made his debut with the New York Red Bulls first team in a 4-2 victory over Premier League Champions Chelsea F.C. in a 2015 International Champions Cup match. Heffron assisted Sean Davis on his second goal of the match.[5]

References

  1. "#15 Colin Heffron Dartmouth Big Green". #15 Colin Heffron Dartmouth Big Green.
  2. "Red Bulls release 2015 preseason roster". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. "Red Bulls II 0 Rochester Rhinos 0". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. "USL Week 2 Team of the Week". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. "New York Red Bulls 4, Chelsea 2: Sean Davis scores brace as Red Bulls shock Premier League champs". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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