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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{For|people with similar names|John Conway (disambiguation){{!}}John Conway}}
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{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Jon Conway
| image                = Jon Conway Fire.jpg
| image_size           = 
| caption              = Conway in 2011
| fullname             = Jonathan David Conway
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|6}}
| birth_place          = [[Media, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| height               = 6 ft 6 in
| position             = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub          = 
| clubnumber           = 
| youthyears1          = 
| youthclubs1          = Lower Merion SC
| youthyears2          =
| youthclubs2          = FC Delco
| collegeyears1        = 1996–1999
| college1             = [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer|Rutgers Scarlet Knights]]
| collegecaps1         = 72
| collegegoals1        = 0
| years1               = 2000–2005
| clubs1               = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps1                = 18 
| goals1               = 0
| years2               = 2000
| clubs2               = → [[San Francisco Seals (soccer)|Bay Area Seals]] (loan)
| caps2                = 4 
| goals2               = 0
| years3               = 2006–2009
| clubs3               = [[New York Red Bulls]]
| caps3                = 63
| goals3               = 0
| years4               = 2009
| clubs4               = [[Chivas USA]]
| caps4                = 0
| goals4               = 0
| years5               = 2010
| clubs5               = [[Toronto FC]]
| caps5                = 1 
| goals5               = 0
| years6               = 2011
| clubs6               = [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]
| caps6                = 6
| goals6               = 0
| totalcaps            = 92
| totalgoals           = 0
| medaltemplates       =
|manageryears1         = 2012–2014
|managerclubs1         = [[Toronto FC Academy]] (goalkeepers)
|manageryears2         = 2014–2023
|managerclubs2         = [[Toronto FC]] (goalkeepers)
}}

'''Jonathan David Conway''' (born May 6, 1977) is an American retired [[soccer]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] and former goalkeeping coach for [[Toronto FC]].

==Youth and college==
Born in [[Media, Pennsylvania]], as a youth, Conway played club soccer for the Lower Merion Gorillas, leading them to the Under 13 Indoor and Outdoor state championships in 1990 - this was the first Lower Merion club to capture both state titles in the same year.  They are arguably the greatest team in LMSC history (ask Biff Sturla).  He later played for powerhouse youth soccer club F.C. Delco, and played four years of [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Rutgers University]]. Conway was an all-state soccer player from Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pennsylvania.

==Professional career==
Conway was drafted with the 28th pick of the [[2000 MLS SuperDraft]] by [[San Jose Earthquakes]].  Conway spent his first years as a professional as the backup to [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]], but was given his chance at the starting position when Cannon left the Quakes in 2003 for France.

In 2000, he went on loan with [[Bay Area Seals]], playing four games with a 0.50 [[goals against average]].<ref>[http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.baystax.html 2000 Bay Area Seals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216133550/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.baystax.html |date=February 16, 2012 }}</ref>  Conway suffered a broken right ankle in preseason and the Quakes were forced to find a replacement; that replacement came in the form of [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian international]] goalkeeper [[Pat Onstad]] from [[Rochester Raging Rhinos]] of the [[USL First Division|A-League]], who went on to be named Goalkeeper of the year in MLS. Conway remained a capable backup keeper for the Quakes, playing in the occasional [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|US Open Cup]] games and when Onstad was injured or away on international duty. Conway has won 2 MLS Cup Championships.

After the 2005 season, Conway was traded to the [[MetroStars]] in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=351282&cc=5901
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518011221/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=351282&cc=5901
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=May 18, 2008
|publisher=ESPNsoccernet News Services
|title=Quakes trade G Conway to MetroStars
|date=December 5, 2005}}</ref> In 2006, Conway finished best among all goalkeepers in MLS with a 1.00 GAA (goals against average) and compiled a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 3 ties with 5 shutouts. In 2007, Conway compiled a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties with 4 shutouts and a 1.10 GAA. He entered the [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008 season]] as the starting goalkeeper for the since renamed [[New York Red Bulls]]. On June 29, 2009, Conway was released by New York to free a spot for Senegalese goal keeper [[Bouna Coundoul]].

In September 2009, Conway's MLS rights, which under MLS roster rules were still held by Red Bulls even after his release, were traded to [[Chivas USA]] for a fourth-round pick in the [[2011 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/09/11/1495831/chivas-usa-net-gk-jon-conway-among-other-moves|title=Chivas USA Net GK Jon Conway, Among Other Moves &#124; Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

After the waiving of back-up keeper [[Brian Edwards (soccer)|Brian Edwards]], [[Toronto FC]] acquired the 32-year-old goalkeeper to replace Edwards.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100326&content_id=8956862&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280 Reds Sign Conway, Waive Edwards]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Conway made his debut for Toronto in the [[Canadian Championship]] against the [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] May 19, 2010. He continued to make non-league appearances for Toronto throughout the 2010 season within the Canadian Championship and the [[CONCACAF Champions League]]. Conway had a stand out performance versus [[Real Salt Lake]] in the Champions League in a 1–1 home draw on September 28, 2010, setting up teammate [[Jacob Peterson (soccer)|Jacob Peterson]] with a long throw to start the break. He made his first league appearance for Toronto on October 16, 2010, in a 2–2 home draw versus [[Columbus Crew]] in which he received a red card in the 72nd minute.

Toronto traded Conway to [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] on January 13, 2011, in exchange for the No. 49 pick in the [[2011 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/whitecaps-select-salgado-no-1-in-mls-draft-1.1044183 | work=CBC News | title=Whitecaps select Salgado No. 1 in MLS draft | date=January 14, 2011}}</ref> At season's end, Chicago declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the [[2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft]]. Conway was selected by [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in stage 2 of the draft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/12/12/stage-2-re-entry-draft-highlighted-busy-galaxy|title=Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft highlighted by busy Galaxy &#124; MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> However, he instead opted to retire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digtriad.com/sports/soccer/article/208013/342/Veteran-goalkeeper-Conway-retires |title=Veteran goalkeeper Conway retires &#124; digtriad.com |access-date=January 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130013316/http://www.digtriad.com/sports/soccer/article/208013/342/Veteran-goalkeeper-Conway-retires |archive-date=January 30, 2012 }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After retiring, he became the goalkeeper coach with the [[Toronto FC Academy]] in 2012. In 2014, he joined the [[Toronto FC]] first team as goalkeeper coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/club/staff|title=Staff|work=[[Toronto FC]]|access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2017/11/5/16586810/toronto-fc-mls-jon-conway-philadelphia-native|title=Delaware County native relishing Toronto FC success as goalkeeper coach|work=Brotherly Game|first=Matthew|last=Ralph|date=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Personal==
He is married to sports broadcaster [[Andi Petrillo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/179393/2017/12/08/broadcaster-andi-petrillo-toronto-fc-goalie-coach-jon-conway-share-life-and-soccer/|title=Broadcaster Andi Petrillo, Toronto FC goalie coach Jon Conway share life and soccer|work=[[The Athletic]]|first=Scott|last=Wheeler|date=December 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Honors==
===Club===
'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
*'''[[Major League Soccer]] MLS Cup Champion''': 2001, 2003

'''New York Red Bulls'''
*'''[[Major League Soccer]] Western Conference Champions''': [[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]

'''Toronto FC'''
*'''[[Canadian Championship]]''': [[2010 Canadian Championship|2010]], [[2016 Canadian Championship|2016]], 2017, 2018, 2020
*'''[[Major League Soccer]] Eastern Conference Champions''': [[2016 Major League Soccer season|2016]], 2017, 2019 
*Major League Soccer MLS Cup Champion 2017

==References==
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==External links==
* {{MLS player|jon-conway}}

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