Justen Glad

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Justen Glad
Justen Thomas Glad.jpg
Glad in 2016
Personal information
Full name Justen Thomas Glad
Date of birth (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 24)
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 157 (5)
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
Winner CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 3, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2017

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.

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

  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2017

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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