By Mariana Smithfield
Name
Brad Guzan
Pronunciation
Brad guh-ZANN
Height
6′ 4″
Weight
207 lbs
Date of Birth
9.9.1984 (41)
Birthplace
Evergreen Park, IL, USA
Position
Goalkeeper
Footedness
Left
Roster Category
Senior
Bradley Edwin Guzan (/ɡuˈzæn/; born September 9, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.
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.
On October 14, 2025, Guzan announced his retirement from professional soccer at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer season.
With Atlanta United FC, he has 261 appearances across all competitions, 224 in MLS regular season play, both the most in club history. His 61 shutouts in regular season matches are the most in club history. And his 14 clean sheets during the 2019 MLS regular season are a club record in a single season.
He was the goalkeeper in Atlanta United’s MLS Cup-winning season of 2018.
