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Jonathan Viscosi
Viscosi with TPS in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Joseph Viscosi
Date of birth (1991-03-18) March 18, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 50
Youth career
2004–2009 Ottawa South United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Rio Grande Red Storm 17 (0)
2011–2012 Buffalo Bulls 31 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Albany BWP Highlanders 7 (0)
2011 Ottawa Fury 5 (0)
2012 Des Moines Menace 7 (0)
2013–2014 Tiverton Town 13 (0)
2014 → Carlton Town (loan)
2014 Bishop's Stortford
2014 Brackley Town 1 (0)
2015 Chester 1 (0)
2015–2016 Southport 6 (0)
2016 Oskarshamns AIK 8 (0)
2017–2018 TPS 59 (0)
2019 San Antonio FC 2 (0)
2020 IK Sirius 3 (0)
2021–2023 Dalkurd 45 (0)
2023 VPS 2 (0)
2024– Valour FC 26 (0)
International career‡
2013 Canada Universiade 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 19, 2013

Jonathan Joseph Viscosi (born March 18, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.

Early life

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Viscosi played youth soccer with Ottawa South United from 2004 to 2009.[1]

College career

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In 2009 and 2010, Viscosi attended the University of Rio Grande played his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Rio Grande Red Storm.[2] He was named to the All-Mid-South Conference First Team and was a four-time Player of the Week selection.[3]

In 2011, he transferred to the University of Buffalo.[3] He made his debut on August 26, 2011, making eight saves in a 3-0 shutout victory over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.[4]

Club career

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During his college offseasons, he played with Albany BWP Highlanders, the Ottawa Fury and the Des Moines Menace in the Premier Development League between 2011 and 2013, respectively.[5]

In 2013, he played for Tiverton Town in the Southern Football League during the 2013–14 season.[6] Following his time at Tiverton, he had a proposed move to join St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership, however the deal fell through due to eligibility issues.[6] In the summer of 2014, he had trials with Torquay United, Birmingham City, Oxford United, Mansfield Town and the Tranmere Rovers.[6] He then had a loan spell with Carlton Town in the Northern Premier League Division One South.[7]

During the beginning of the 2014-15 season, he played with Bishop's Stortford and Brackley Town.[8]

In January 2015, he signed with Chester in the National League.[9] He made his debut in a substitute appearance on 25 April 2015 against Nuneaton Town.[10][11]

In July 2015, he signed with Southport in National League.[12]

Viscosi then trialled with Finnish Ykkönen club Turun Palloseura, where he had the opportunity to join as the backup keeper,[13] however, he instead opted to sign with Swedish club Oskarshamns AIK in search of a starting opportunity.[14]

In January 2017, Viscosi signed with Finnish club TPS.[15] After playing the season as the first choice goalkeeper, he indicated that he would wish to stay into the 2018 season.[16] Upon completion of the 2017 season, Viscosi would sign a one-year extension for the 2018 season after starting every match, helping TPS earn promotion back to the Veikkausliiga in 2018, and being named the Ykkönen's best goalkeeper.[17][18]

In January 2019, he signed with USL Championship club San Antonio FC.[5] He had originally been set to play in Sweden, however, his contract fell through as the club was experiencing financial difficulties, prompting his move to San Antonio, facilitated through his relationship with Frank Barone, the club's Athletic Development Coach.[19]

In December 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Swedish club IK Sirius for the 2020 season.[20]

In January 2021, Viscosi would sign with Ettan club Dalkurd on a multi-year contract.[21] In December 2022, he departed the club, despite one year remaining on his contract.[22]

In 2023, Viscosi returned to Finland and signed a one-year deal with VPS.[23][24]

In February 2024, Viscosi signed with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.[25] He was named the CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for September 2024.[26]

International career

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In 2013, Viscosi was named to the Canada roster for the 2013 FISU Universiade Games.[27]

Personal life

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Viscosi was born in Canada and is of Italian descent.[28]

Career statistics

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As of October 20, 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albany BWP Highlanders 2010 USL PDL 7 0 – 0 0 7 0
Ottawa Fury 2011 USL PDL 5 0 – 0 0 5 0
Des Moines Menace 2012 USL PDL 7 0 – 0 0 7 0
Tiverton Town 2013–14 Southern League Division One 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Brackley Town 2014–15 Conference North 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chester 2014–15 Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Southport 2015–16 National League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Oskarshamns AIK 2016 Swedish Division 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
TPS 2017 Ykkönen 27 0 5 0 0 0 32 0
2018 Veikkausliiga 32 0 4 0 2 0 38 0
Total 59 0 9 0 2 0 70 0
San Antonio FC 2019 USL Championship 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
IK Sirius 2020 Allsvenskan 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Dalkurd 2021 Ettan 28 0 3 0 0 0 31 0
2022 Superettan 17 0 1 0 2 0 20 0
Total 45 0 4 0 2 0 51 0
VPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 2 0 3 0 2 0 7 0
Valour FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Career total 185 0 20 0 6 0 211 0
  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Finnish Cup, the U.S. Open Cup and the Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the Veikkausliiga relegation playoff, the Superettan promotion playoff and the Finnish League Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Viscosi Rio Grande profile". Rio Grande Red Storm.
  3. ^ a b "Jonathan Viscosi Buffalo Bulls profile". Buffalo Bulls.
  4. ^ "Bulls Boot Bonnies, 3-0, In Men's Soccer Opener". Buffalo Bulls. August 26, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "San Antonio FC signs goalkeeper Jonathan Viscosi". San Antonio FC. January 17, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Jonathan Visconti profile". Tivvy Archive.
  7. ^ "Match Report". FC United of Manchester. February 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "Chester: Matty Hughes, Brad Abbott and Jon Viscosi join". BBC Sport. 16 January 2015.
  9. ^ Green, Jim (16 January 2015). "Chester FC: Canadian goalkeeper Jon Viscosi signs". Cheshire Live.
  10. ^ Green, Jim (27 April 2015). "Jon Viscosi keen to capitalise on maiden Chester FC appearance". Chesire Live.
  11. ^ Wall, Dennis (4 May 2015). "Jon Viscosi reveals reasons behind Chester FC switch". The Leader.
  12. ^ Brown, Andrew (July 31, 2015). "Southport FC sign highly-rated Canadian goalkeeper". Southport Visiter.
  13. ^ "Jonathan Viscosi: "Halusin tulla joukkueeseen, joka taistelee sarjansa voitosta"" [Jonathan Viscosi: "I wanted to join a team that is fighting to win its series]. TPS (in Finnish). February 4, 2017.
  14. ^ "Officiellt: Jonathan Viscosi till Oskarshamns AIK" [Official: Jonathan Viscosi to Oskarshamn's AIK]. Fotboll Transfers (in Swedish). 2 August 2016.
  15. ^ "TPS-n-Maalivahtiosasto-Kaudelle-2017-on-Valmiina" [TPS' goalkeeper department for the 2017 season is ready]. TPS (in Finnish). January 25, 2017.
  16. ^ "Jonathan Viscosi: "Täällä jatkaminen olisi hienoa"" [Jonathan Viscosi: "It would be great to continue here"]. TPS (in Finnish). July 31, 2017.
  17. ^ "Pelaajakortti 2018: Jonathan Viscosi – #1" [Player Card: 2018: Jonathan Viscosi - #1]. TPS (in Finnish). April 9, 2018.
  18. ^ Taminen, Kalle (March 31, 2018). "Veikkausliigaennakko: 11. TPS – Turun ykkösseura palaa takaisin pääsarjaan maltillisin odotuksin" [Veikkausliiga preview: 11. TPS – Turku's number one club returns to the main league with moderate expectations]. Faneille (in Finnish).
  19. ^ Check, J (July 15, 2019). "SAFC's Viscosi took the road less traveled". Beautiful Game Network.
  20. ^ "Kanadensiske målvakten Jonathan Viscosi till Sirius" [Canadian goalkeeper Jonathan Viscosi to Sirius]. IK Sirius Fotboll (in Swedish). 12 December 2019.
  21. ^ Ågren, Oscar (13 January 2021). "Förre Siriusmålvakten klar för Dalkurd" [Former Sirius goalkeeper ready for Dalkurd]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish).
  22. ^ "Officiellt: Browning, Viscosi och Simovski lämnar Dalkurd" [Official: Browning, Viscosi and Simovski leave Dalkurd]. Fotboll Transfers (in Swedish). December 6, 2022.
  23. ^ "Tervetuloa Vaasan Palloseuraan Jonathan Viscosi!" [Welcome to Vaasa Ball club Jonathan Viscosi!] (in Finnish). VPS. January 24, 2023.
  24. ^ "Officiellt: Jonathan Viscosi klar för Vaasan Palloseura" [Official: Jonathan Viscosi ready for Vaasan Palloseura]. Fotboll Transfers (in Swedish). January 18, 2023.
  25. ^ "Valour acquires Viscosi, Verhoeven, transfers Yesli to Atlético Ottawa". Valour FC. February 9, 2024.
  26. ^ "Valour FC's Jonathan Viscosi named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for September 2024". Valour FC. October 10, 2024.
  27. ^ "Canada announces men's soccer roster for FISU tournament". Boxscore News. April 16, 2013.
  28. ^ Cely, Andrew (July 22, 2019). "Getting to Know: Jonathan Viscosi". KSAT.
  29. ^ Jonathan Viscosi at Soccerway
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