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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 (age 25)
Place of birth	Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
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	183	(8)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 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.[2] He joined the Real Salt Lake Arizona Academy in 2012. He was part of RSL’s first national championship Academy team, scoring the winning goal in the championship match. He was then named to the USSDA Western Conference “Starting XI” and was named as an NSCAA High School All-American for the 2012-13 Academy season. On April 7, 2014, Glad signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history.[3] 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.[4]

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. 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.[5] 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.[6] While playing for US Youth National teams, Glad was also was given “Best 11” honors in both the CONCACAF U-20 (2017) and U-23 (2020) tournaments, and he played a major role on the first U-20 team to ever win the CONCACAF championship.

Honors

United States U20

• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship: 2017[7]

Individual

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2017

References

External links

• Justen Glad at Major League Soccer
• Justen Glad at Soccerway
• USSF Development Academy bio

На других языках

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- [en] Justen Glad

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[es] Justen Glad

Justen Thomas Glad (Pasadena, 28 de febrero de 1997) es un futbolista profesional estadounidense que juega como defensa del Real Salt Lake de la Major League Soccer.

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[fr] Justen Glad

Justen Glad, né le 28 février 1997 à Pasadena en Californie, est un joueur américain de soccer. Il évolue au poste de défenseur au Real Salt Lake.

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[it] Justen Glad

Justen Thomas Glad (Pasadena, 28 febbraio 1997) è un calciatore statunitense, difensore del Real Salt Lake.

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[ru] Глэд, Джастен

Джастен Томас Глэд (англ. Justen Thomas Glad; род. 28 февраля 1997 год, Пасадина, Калифорния, США) — американский футболист, защитник клуба MLS «Реал Солт-Лейк».

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