Position: Defender
Birthdate: September 16, 1991
Hometown: Oswego, Illinois
Height: 6-foot-1
Pronunciation: Sean Totsch
Previous Team: Rochester Rhinos
2024: Totsch returns to continue a multi-year contract, marking his eighth season in purple.
Last Season: Scored six goals and led the team in aerial duels won (97), clearances (92) and interceptions (48) en route to All-League Second Team honors.
Highlights in Purple: A stalwart for the club, Totsch was LouCity’s all-time minutes leader with 18,249 played as of the end of the 2023 season. He led City in tackles in 2017 and 2018 as the boys in purple lifted a pair of USL cups. Totsch has become known as City’s “Iron Man,” playing every minute of both the 2021 and 2023 seasons. During that 2021 campaign, Totsch scored nine goals, a USL Championship record for a defender in a single season, on his way to a third-straight All-League First Team honor.
Before Louisville City: The Illinois native lifted his first trophy with the Rochester Rhinos in 2015. Totsch suited up for the Chicago Fire U-23s between 2012 and 2014 while also starring at NCAA Division I Northern Illinois University. For the Huskies, Totsch totaled 64 appearances, with 47 starts and 6 goals. He also served as team captain as a senior. That year, he was the school’s only player to start every match and earned all-tournament honors at the school’s adidas Invitational.