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Christopher Konopka (born April 14, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Konopka played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer from 2013 to 2015 bringing the team to their first ever playoff appearance in club history in 2015. During 2015 he set TFC records for most regular single-season game wins (11) and highest regular single-season win percentage (59.5%) by any Toronto FC goalkeeper in the club's tenure. During 2016 Konopka signed with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership until the end of the 2015–2016 season. He won the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup on March 16, 2016, while at Ross County. In July 2016, he joined the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer until the end of 2016. In 2017, he played for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. In 2018, Konopka signed a deal with EFL Championship side Cardiff City until the end of the 2017–18 season. In October 2018 he joined Minnesota United on a short-term deal as an emergency goalkeeper for the remainder of the MLS season. Konopka is the first American born soccer player to ever win the Irish Double and also the first to win back-to-back FAI Cup medals. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article