Justen Glad

Justen Thomas Glad (born February 28, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

Justen Glad
Glad with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Full name Justen Thomas Glad
Date of birth (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997
Place of birth Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2014 Real Salt Lake AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Real Salt Lake 163 (6)
2015–2019 Real Monarchs 9 (1)
National team‡
2013 United States U17 8 (0)
2014–2015 United States U18 4 (1)
2015–2017 United States U20 15 (1)
2019–2021 United States U23 3 (0)
Honours
Representing  United States
WinnerCONCACAF U-20 Championship2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2017

Career

Professional

Born in Pasadena, California, Glad moved with his family to Seattle before finally settling in Tucson, Arizona where he grew up playing soccer.[1] He joined the Real Salt Lake Arizona Academy in 2012. On April 7, 2014, Glad signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history.[2] He made his professional debut in April 2015 for USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC and scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Portland Timbers 2.[3]

Glad made his Major League Soccer debut at the age of 18 with Real Salt Lake in June 2015. Glad became a regular starter with Real Salt Lake in 2016, starting 27 MLS matches, and was named the RSL 2016 defender of the year.

International

Glad was a member of the U.S. under-17 squad that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also represented the U.S. in the under-18 level. Glad played with the under-20 U.S. national team at the 2017 FIFA under-20 World Cup. On January 8, 2018, Glad received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] Glad was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.[5]

Honors

United States U20

Individual

References
  1. Peppe, Nick (February 19, 2016). "Former local poduct glad to be in real deal". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. "Real Salt Lake signs Justen Glad to Homegrown contract". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. "Historic night ends in a draw for Real Monarchs". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  4. "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. March 11, 2021.
  6. "U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CLAIMS FIRST CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SHOOTOUT WIN VS. HONDURAS". ussoccer.com. March 5, 2017.


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