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Defender Thomas Janjigian makes mark in Hartford after previous club shut down

By Jason YorkSeptember 16, 2021

California native and UC-Irvine product Thomas Janjigian is thriving in the USL Championship environment.

When Reno 1868 FC decided to cease operations following the 2020 USL Championship season, it jolted defender Thomas Janjigian.

"It’s something that surprised me in the moment because we were a very solid team, and we were doing well," said Janjigian, who played four seasons in northern Nevada, following a standout college career at UC-Irvine.

Reno had a record of 62-26-28 and earned playoff berths in all four campaigns since its 2017 inception. The club, however, believed it needed a soccer-specific stadium to compete in the current iteration of the USL Championship as opposed to the minor-league baseball stadium that served as its home. However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic prospect of a soccer stadium went from challenging to impossible.

Tags: Hartford Athletic, USL Championship

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