John Shakon
30 John Shakon
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Oak Brook, Ill.

High School:
Hinsdale Central

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 165

Position:
GK

05/04/2012

Men's Soccer: Spring Game Report at Wisconsin Cup

Panthers wrap up spring at 3-3-0

04/29/2012

Panthers Honor Finest Student-Athletes At Golden Panther Awards Ceremony

Schuette, Keele claim senior honors

04/24/2012

Men's Soccer: Spring Game Report vs. Cardinal Stritch

UWM records 2-1 victory

04/12/2012

Shakon Selected For Investment Management Certificate Program

Team captain hard at work in classroom

11/05/2011

Panthers Fall To Flames In Regular-Season Finale

UIC tacks on late insurance goal in 3-1 win

2011: Served as a team captain ... started all 12 games he appeared in on the season, leading team with a 1.65 goals against average and 54 saves ... posted three shutouts ... moved into eighth place on the all-time program list in games started (43), 10th in games played (44) and 10th in saves (183) ... recorded back-to-back shutouts to earn a spot on the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team, keeping clean sheets against Western Illinois Sept. 2 and Western Michigan Sept. 4 ... in net and earned victories in pair of UWM cup wins - the Milwaukee Cup against Marquette Sept. 9 and the LeWang Trophy against Northern Illinois Nov. 2 ... blanked the regionally-ranked Huskies, 1-0, with nine saves ... made a career-best 10 stops at UAB Sept. 18, losing a heartbreaker in overtime.

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2010: Made 13 starts in 14 games played as a sophomore ... led the team with a 1.28 goals against average and 45 saves ... his five shutouts tied for second in the Horizon League and were the most for a UWM goalie since 2005 ... was sixth in the league in GAA and seventh in saves ... made a season-high six saves against Marquette in Milwaukee's season-opening victory Sept. 1 ... recorded shutouts of 0-0 against Vermont Sept. 4 and 1-0 over Cleveland State Oct. 3 ... posted five saves each in back-to-back shutouts of Loyola (1-0 win) Oct. 16 and Oakland (2-0 win) Oct. 20 ... in goal for the Panthers' 1-0 win over Wright State Oct. 30, making four saves in recording the clean sheet.

2010 game-by-game in PDF Format Get Acrobat Reader

2009: Started and played all 18 games and was in net for every minute of the season ... tied the school mark for most games by a freshman goalkeeper (Paul Royal, 18 in 1993) and set the standard for most minutes as a freshman with 1663:05 (was 1625) ... finished with a 1.62 goals against average ... led the Horizon League with 84 saves ... made five saves in his debut against Marquette Sept. 1 ... first career shutout against Western Illinois Sept. 4 ... stopped a penalty kick among six saves in a tough 1-0 loss at Butler Sept. 25 ... made seven saves in a 0-0 draw against Cleveland State Oct. 2 ... shutout Detroit in a 1-0 overtime win Oct. 4 ... won the next game as well with five saves against Loyola Oct. 10 ... season-high nine saves at Cal State Northridge Sept. 13 ... also saved a PK against Valparaiso in the league tournament Nov. 10 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

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2008: Redshirted the season and maintained freshman eligibility.

Hinsdale Central: Gatorade Illinois Boys' Soccer Player of the Year ... went 20-8-1 as a senior, finishing with school-record 14 shutouts and 0.76 goals against average ... Chicago Tribune First Team All-State ... honored as an all-sectional and all-state choice by the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association and named to the NSCAA All-Midwest Team as a senior ... selected Team MVP, tabbed all-area by the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, was the team captain and graduated with the career record for shutouts ... Suburban Life Publications Player of the Year ... honor roll member.

Personal: Son of Terry and JoAnn Shakon ... born Sept. 18, 1989 ... lists soccer, piano and archery as hobbies ... career goal is to make money, to live a happy life and have a job he loves ... majoring in business.



John Shakon
Career Statistics
Season G/GS Min Shots Saves GA ShO GAA Record
2008 Did Not Play -- Redshirted
2009 18/18 1663:05 114 84 30 3 1.62 3-13-2
2010 14/13 1268:45 63 45 18 5 1.28 5-6-1
2011 12/12 1091:07 74 54 20 3 1.65 4-8-0
Totals 44/43 4022:57 251 183 68 11 1.52 12-27-3
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