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POSITION:<\/strong> Defender
BIRTHDATE:<\/strong> Nov. 27, 1995
HEIGHT:<\/strong> 6-2
WEIGHT:<\/strong> 180
HOMETOWN:<\/strong> St. Charles, Ill.
YOUTH CLUB:<\/strong> Campton United Soccer Club
PREVIOUS TEAMS:<\/strong> San Diego Loyal SC (USLC), Lansing Ignite (USL1), Chicago FC United (USL2), Loyola University Chicago (NCAA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROFILE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stoneman enters his seventh USL Championship season, and third with Rhode Island FC in 2026. He signed with the club on November 14, 2023<\/a> following stints with former USL clubs San Diego Loyal (USLC) and Lansing Ignite FC (USL1). In his first two seasons with the Ocean State club, the experienced defender made 39 starts in 49 appearances across all competitions, tallying one goal, one assist and 143 clearances in 3,378 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025: <\/strong>Stoneman made 17 starts in 25 appearances across all competitions in 2025, logging 1,508 minutes and helping anchor a backline that conceded the fourth-fewest goals in the USL Championship (29). Stoneman made 20 interceptions, ranked fourth on the team with 78 clearances and was one of just two players to record double-digit blocks with 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024: <\/strong>After recovering from an early injury during his first season with the Ocean State club, the defender played an important role in its inaugural season, registering 1,807 minutes in 24 appearances in 2024. All 22 of his starts came in the final 23 games of the season, including every game of the 2024 USL Championship Playoffs. Along with one goal, the defender tallied 65 clearances, 18 blocks, 15 interceptions, and won 63 percent of his aerial duels in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before RIFC: <\/strong>During his first four seasons in the USL Championship with San Diego Loyal, Stoneman started 93 games in 99 regular-season appearances. Stoneman recorded four goals and four assists while cementing himself into the San Diego history books as the club\u2019s all-time leader in career regular-season minutes (7,928). Before joining the USL Championship, the center back played in USL League One (Lansing Ignite FC) and USL League Two (Chicago FC United). Stoneman played collegiate soccer at Loyola University Chicago, where he earned numerous accolades including Second Team All-America (2016), Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2018) and First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2016, 2017, 2018).

More on Grant Stoneman: There and Back Again \u2013 The Tale of a USL Journeyman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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