Brad Guzan

Brad Guzan
Guzan with Atlanta United in 2024
Personal information
Full name Bradley Edwin Guzan[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40)
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)
2011Hull City (loan) 16 (0)
2016–2017 Middlesbrough 10 (0)
2017– Atlanta United 199 (0)
International career
2008 United States Olympic (O.P.) 5 (0)
2006–2021 United States 64 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2009 South Africa
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2007
Winner 2017
Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 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 college soccer second-team All-American for the South Carolina Gamecocks, Guzan was second overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, signing for Chivas USA, with whom he was the 2007 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. In July 2008, he joined Premier League club Aston Villa for a fee of $1 million, where he made 171 total appearances across eight seasons. After a brief spell at Middlesbrough, he returned to MLS with Atlanta United in January 2017.

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.

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). The Football Association. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Brad Guzan". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved August 21, 2022.