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Clinton Robert Irwin (born April 1, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Irwin attended Elon University, where he made 54 appearances for the Elon Phoenix over four seasons.
After his time at Elon, Irwin joined Capital City of the Canadian Soccer League for the 2011 season and was named the team captain. Irwin made 22 appearances for Capital City and scored a goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Windsor Stars. He would help the Ottawa-based club secure a playoff berth by finishing third in the league's first division. Ottawa defeated Montreal Impact's academy team in the quarterfinal round. In the next round, Ottawa defeated the Serbian White Eagles to advance to the championship final. Ottawa would face Toronto Croatia in the championship final and were defeated by Toronto. After the conclusion of the season, Irwin was nominated for the league's best goalkeeper award.
In February 2013, Irwin signed with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids after a successful trial in preseason. He made his debut for the club on March 16 in 1–1 draw against Real Salt Lake, coming on as a 7th-minute substitute for Matt Pickens.
The following season, Irwin suffered a hamstring injury in Toronto FC's home opener, a 0–0 draw against Sporting Kansas City; as a result, Bono was once again promoted to the starting line-up in Irwin's absence, and eventually established himself as the team's outright first-choice shot-stopper by September 2017, due to his performances, even after Irwin's return from injury. In a rematch of the previous season's MLS Cup Final, on December 9, Toronto defeated Seattle 2–0 at home to capture the 2017 MLS Cup and complete an unprecedented treble of the MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield, and the Canadian Championship.
On December 6, 2022, Minnesota United FC announced it had signed Irwin to a two-year contract, beginning in 2023, in support of starting goalkeeper, Dayne St. Clair.
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||
| Carolina Dynamo | 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| Capital City | 2011 | 1 |
| Charlotte Eagles | 2012 | 0 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| Toronto FC | 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2016 | 0 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 2019 | 0 |
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