Pat Sullivan (born March 20, 1971) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Sullivan | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-03-20) 20 March 1971 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Nova Scotia Clippers | 17 | (2) |
| 1992 | North York Rockets | 17 | (0) |
| 1994 | Toronto Rockets | 10 | (1) |
| 1999 | Oshawa Flames | ||
| 2000 | Glen Shields Sun Devils | ||
| 2001 | Durham Flames | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sullivan began his career in 1991, in the Canadian Soccer League with Nova Scotia Clippers.[1][2] In 1992 he was a member of the North York Rockets.[3][4] After the demise of the CSL he signed with the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League.[3] He made his debut for the club on July 8, 1994 in a match against the Seattle Sounders.[5] In total he appeared in ten matches and recorded one goal for the club.
In 1999, Sullivan would sign with expansion franchise Oshawa Flames of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[6] The following season he signed with the Glen Shields Sun Devils, and made his debut on May 31, 2000 in a match against Toronto Croatia.[7] He would help the Sun Devils finish fourth in the overall standings and clinch a playoff berth. In the quarterfinals the team faced London City, and advanced to the next round by winning a penalty shootout, where Sullivan successful converted a penalty kick.[8] In the semi-finals Glen Shields faced Toronto Olympians, but unfortunately lost the match by a score of 1-0.[9] In 2001, he returned to Oshawa, but failed to secure a postseason berth.