Bryan Meredith
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File:Bryan Meredith profile.jpg Meredith in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Meredith | ||
| Date of birth | August 2, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotch Plains, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Monmouth Hawks | 64 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Central Jersey Spartans | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Kitsap Pumas | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | IK Brage | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | New York Cosmos | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Nashville SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2022 | |||
Bryan Meredith (born August 2, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, and current coach.
Early life
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Raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Meredith attended top public program Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and achieved the following honors: NSCAA/adidas All-America in 2006. Named NSCAA/adidas All-Region in 2005. Named first-team all-state goalkeeper in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Three-time all-state first-team by the Star Ledger. Star Ledger Union County Player of the Year in 2006. Holds high school record for shutouts (47).
Collegiate career
[edit | edit source]Meredith attended Monmouth University, where he was team captain. During his time at Monmouth, Meredith won awards such as NSCAA/adidas North Atlantic Region First Team, All-Northeast Conference Second Team and 2008 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division I All-North Atlantic Region Third Team.[2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Amateur
[edit | edit source]During his time at college, Meredith spent the 2010 season with Central Jersey Spartans of the USL Premier Development League.[3]
Professional
[edit | edit source]On January 14, 2011, Meredith was selected in the second round (29th overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[4] After a long trial with Seattle, he was released by the club after being beaten to third goalkeeping position by Josh Ford. Meredith signed with USL Premier Development League club Kitsap Pumas where he made 14 league appearances, before being signed again by the Sounders on September 12, 2011, after a season-ending injury to their backup goalkeeper Terry Boss.[5] He made his competitive debut on October 18, 2011, in a 2–1 Sounders loss to Monterrey in the CONCACAF Champions League[6] and his MLS debut as a second half sub for an injured Michael Gspurning in a 2–0 victory over the LA Galaxy. He made his first MLS start three days later with a 1–0 clean sheet against the Philadelphia Union.[7] The Sounders declined to pick up a contract option on Meredith on December 14, 2012.[8]
Swedish team IK Brage signed him to a two-year contract on December 21, 2012.[9]
He was signed to play for the New York Cosmos in their first season in the North American Soccer League[10] but failed to make an appearance.[11] He was then signed by San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer on January 24, 2014.[12]
Meredith was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2016 Re-Entry Draft Stage 1, following his option been declined by San Jose.[13]
On November 19, 2019, Meredith was selected by expansion side Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.[14] He was subsequently traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on January 29, 2020, in exchange for a 4th-round 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick.[15] He was released by Vancouver on November 30, 2020.[16]
On February 24, 2021, Meredith joined Nashville SC.[17] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Nashville.[18] On February 17, 2023, Meredith announced his retirement and his transition to becoming Goalkeepers coach for the Nashville SC academy.
Style of play
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Meredith's playing style was unique in that he played a combination of goalkeeper and midfield during the later part of his high school career due to an abnormally high ability on the ball for a goalie; he would frequently rush the length of the field to take free kicks and penalties.
Honors
[edit | edit source]New York Cosmos
Seattle Sounders FC
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Americans Playing Abroad Archived October 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Soccer Times, as of September 15, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2013. "Bryan Meredith - goalkeeper - IK Brage - Scotch Plains, N.J."
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bryan Meredith at Major League SoccerLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Hawks bio
- 1989 births
- American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Central Jersey Spartans players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- IK Brage players
- Kitsap Pumas players
- Living people
- Major League Soccer players
- Monmouth Hawks men's soccer players
- New York Cosmos (2010) players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Sportspeople from Scotch Plains, New Jersey
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School alumni
- Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- Soccer players from Union County, New Jersey
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Nashville SC players
- Indy Eleven players