Brad Guzan
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Full name | Bradley Edwin Guzan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | September 9, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Chicago Fire Premier | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Chivas USA | 64 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2016 | Aston Villa | 144 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | → Hull City (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Middlesbrough | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Atlanta United | 184 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | United States Olympic (O.P.) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2021 | United States | 64 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 23, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 20, 2019 |
Bradley Edwin Guzan (/ɡuˈzæn/; born September 9, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC.
A
Guzan made his senior debut for the United States national team in 2006, earning over 60 caps. He was named in their squads for two FIFA World Cups and four CONCACAF Gold Cups, winning the latter in 2007, 2017 and 2021. He also featured for them at the 2008 Olympics, the 2007 Copa América, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the Copa América Centenario.
Youth and college soccer
Born in
Club career
Chivas USA
After spending two years with the
Aston Villa
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On July 11, 2008, Aston Villa agreed a transfer fee in the region of £600,000, or $1 million, with MLS and Chivas USA to sign Guzan, significantly less than the £2 million agreed to in Aston Villa's failed move for the keeper in January 2008, the difference this time being that Guzan would have been out of his contract at the end of the 2008 season in November, allowing him to sign for Aston Villa during the January transfer window on a free transfer.
On August 1, 2008, Guzan was granted a work permit by the Home Office, allowing him to complete his move to Aston Villa.[6] He was due to be officially introduced by Aston Villa after competing for the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Guzan was the second American goalkeeper named Brad to be signed during the summer by Aston Villa, following the capture of Premier League veteran Brad Friedel.
Guzan made his Aston Villa debut in September 2008 in the
Guzan played in every game that Aston Villa won during their success in the 2009 Peace Cup, against Atlante, Porto and Juventus. He then helped Aston Villa overcome the Italians in the final, most notably in the penalty shootout during which he saved the attempts of Vincenzo Iaquinta and Alessandro Del Piero.[7] The only game that Aston Villa did not win (in the group stages against Málaga) was the one in which Guzan did not feature.
Despite having a successful pre-season period, Guzan was dropped from the first team in favor of Friedel for Aston Villa's opening game of the
Hull City (loan)
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On December 31, 2010, Guzan was loaned to
On March 8, however, Hull re-signed Guzan on an emergency loan deal due to an injury to goalkeeper Vito Mannone.[15] Guzan's first appearance back at the club was in a home match against Burnley.[16] Guzan's last game for Hull City came in a 1–2 win away at Watford on April 9, 2011, after which he returned to Aston Villa.[17]
Return to Aston Villa
On December 3, 2011, Guzan made his second Premier League appearance for Aston Villa, coming on for the injured Shay Given against Manchester United. Given had been ruled out for a month with a torn hamstring so Guzan retained his place in the first team, giving him an extended run in Aston Villa's first team.
Guzan was released by Villa at the end of his contract in June 2012.[18] However, he was linked with a return to the club over the summer in a situation similar to that of fellow Aston Villa goalkeeper Andy Marshall in 2010. On July 16, 2012, Guzan was included in new manager Paul Lambert's 25-man squad for Aston Villa's tour of the United States and on the same day, the player confirmed via Twitter that he had renewed his contract and rejoined the club.[19][20]
He made his return for Aston Villa against Newcastle United putting in a Man of the Match performance in a 1–1 draw at St James' Park.[21] He kept Villa's first clean sheet of the season in a 2–0 win against Swansea City and performed well enough to keep his position in the starting lineup. At the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season, he was voted the Aston Villa Player of the Year thanks to his large contribution to Villa's bid to avoid relegation.[22] On July 6, 2013, Guzan was rewarded for his play and signed a four-year contract extension with the Midlands club.[23]
On July 18, 2013, Guzan stated that he hoped to give Aston Villa the best years of his career and said that signing a new contract was a "no-brainer."[24]
On September 28, 2013, Guzan remarkably earned an assist on an Andreas Weimann goal in a 3–2[25] win over Manchester City in which Paul Lambert praised Guzan's distribution technique for goal kicks.
During the
Middlesbrough
On July 29, 2016, Guzan signed a two-year contract with newly promoted
Atlanta United
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On January 26, 2017, it was confirmed that Guzan had signed a contract with recently formed
International career
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Guzan made his United States national team debut on February 19, 2006, in a friendly 4–0 win over Guatemala in Frisco, Texas. He played the first 80 minutes before being replaced by fellow debutant Zach Wells.[37] He was a non-playing member of the side that won the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[38] He was called up for the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, where he played in a 1–0 loss to Colombia for his next cap on July 5.[39]
Guzan made his World Cup qualifying debut in the second leg of a second round qualifier against Barbados on June 14, 2008, in an 8–0 home victory. Weeks later, he was chosen for the Olympic team for the tournament in China, where he kept a shutout in an opening 1–0 win over Japan.[40] When the United States came runners-up at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, he played in a 3–0 group victory against Egypt that put the team into the semi-finals at the expense of their opponents and Italy.[41]
Guzan was unused at the
Guzan was in the American side that won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He played the first two group games before Bill Hamid took his place for the third, then he and Sean Johnson were replaced in the squad by Howard and Jesse González.[48] He was unused as the Americans won again in 2021.[49]
Personal life
Guzan is a Christian. Guzan has spoken about his faith, saying, "My personal life, my faith life and my sport life – they all come together. I think they have to. You don't have one without the others, and you have to have Jesus in your life. That is how I get through my personal life, how I get through my professional life – following Christ. ... we all need Christ in our lives. Money, fame, all those objects, they don't mean anything if you don't have Jesus in your life. All of those things can be gone in the blink of an eye. We can't get caught up in it."[50]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played June 15, 2024[51]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chivas USA | 2005 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2006 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2007 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2008 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Total | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 87 | 0 | ||||
Aston Villa | 2008–09 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
Total | 144 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 171 | 0 | |||
Hull City (loan) | 2010–11 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Middlesbrough | 2016–17 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Atlanta United | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2018 | Major League Soccer | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
2019 | Major League Soccer | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
2020 | Major League Soccer | 23[e] | 0 | — | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
2021 | Major League Soccer | 29 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2022 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
2023 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
2024 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 182 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 0 | ||
Career total | 431 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 500 | 0 |
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and FA Cup
- ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs and Football League/EFL Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played November 19, 2019[52]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 3 | 0 | |
2008 | 7 | 0 | |
2009 | 4 | 0 | |
2010 | 4 | 0 | |
2011 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 4 | 0 | |
2014 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 13 | 0 | |
2016 | 12 | 0 | |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 64 | 0 |
Honors
Aston Villa
Atlanta United
United States
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2007, 2017,[54] 2021[55]
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2009
Individual
- MLS Best XI: 2007[56]
- MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: 2007[56]
- Aston Villa Player of the Season: 2012–13
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Glove: 2015[46]
- MLS Save of the Year: 2017
- MLS All-Star: 2018,[57] 2019[58]
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- ^ "Hull City sign David Amoo but Brad Guzan exits". BBC Sport. February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
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- ^ "Twitter / bguzan: Excited to be going back to villa and what the future holds! Was a relaxing break,but looking forward to seeing the boys today!". Brad Guzan. Twitter. July 16, 2012.
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External links
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- Brad Guzan at Soccerway
- Brad Guzan at Soccerbase
- Brad Guzan at National-Football-Teams.com