Player Bio

2009: Won the first three home qualifiers in the final round, including back-to-back shutouts against Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago … Picked up his second yellow card in qualifying in the match against Mexico, forcing the ‘keeper to the sidelines for the El Salvador away qualifier … 2008: Made nine appearances for the U.S. — all of them starts — keeping a career best five clean sheets during the year … Featured against England, Spain and Argentina, turning in a Man of the Match effort at Giants Stadium that also earned him the Best of U.S. Soccer Award for Best Performance: Player … Appeared in four qualifying games and earned an impressive three clean sheets, one of which came during a memorable Man of the Match performance in the 1-0 win against Guatemala on Aug. 20 in Guatemala City … 2007: Laid claim to the number one goalkeeper spot by minding the nets for the majority of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup … In that tournament, he made four appearances, including a start in the final where his spectacular save from Adolfo Bautista’s shot in the 89th minute helped preserve a U.S. victory against Mexico … Made six saves and earned Man of the Match honors in the 1-0 loss to Switzerland on Aug. 22 in Goteborg … Finished the year with 10 appearances and three shutouts … 2006: A member the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, he served as the backup to Kasey Keller … Made two total appearances on the year, including one shutout against Venezuela on May 26 in Cleveland… 2005: Wore the captain’s armband and earned a shutout in the USA’s final match in 2006 World Cup qualifying, a 2-0 win against Panama on Oct. 12 in Foxborough … 2004: Club concerns and the stellar play of Kasey Keller limited his playing time for the U.S., as he only made three appearances … Earned a shutout in his World Cup qualifying debut, a 2-0 shutout against El Salvador on Sept. 4 in Foxborough … Got his fourth career shutout against Honduras on June 2 in Foxborough … 2003: Made seven appearances for the MNT … Posted two shutouts, including 0-0 draws against Mexico on May 8 in Houston and against Cameroon in the final match of the Confederations Cup … Despite the score lines, he was named Man of the Match for his stellar performances against both Turkey and Brazil in France … 2002: Earned a shutout in his first start for the U.S., a 1-0 victory against Ecuador on March 10, 2002, in Birmingham, Ala. … Followed with a second clean sheet in the USA’s final match of the year, a 2-0 win against El Salvador in Washington, D.C. … Under-23s: Was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team that placed fourth at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia … Under-20s: Started three games for the U.S. at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, helping the team into the second round … Collected a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg … Under-17s: Member of the U.S. team that competed at the 1995 FIFA Under-17 World Championship in Ecuador … First Appearance: March 10, 2002, vs. Ecuador … First Shutout: March 10, 2002, vs. Ecuador.

2008-09: Posted a club record 17 clean sheets, helping Everton to a fifth-place finish in the EPL and an automatic berth in the Europa League next season … Began his third season at Everton and backstopped the team into the fifth place spot by the end of 2008 … Kept six clean sheets in a row during an unbeaten streak … Set a unique record by becoming the first Everton goalkeeper in history to have a goals against average less than 1.00 during his first 100 appearances … Memorably took on Standard Liege and fellow MNT defender Oguchi Onyewu in a UEFA Cup first round game … 2007-08: Started 36 out of Everton’s 38 league games, and made 43 appearances in all competitions … Everton finished in fifth place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Cup … Broke his finger while on international duty during a game against Brazil, but missed just two games for the club … Made 151 saves during the season … 2006-07: Was loaned to Everton from Manchester United, where he quickly established himself as the starter … Made 38 appearances in all competitions for the Toffees and guided his club to a spot in the UEFA Cup for 2007-08 … Anchored a backline that gave up only 36 goals in the Premier League, good for fifth best … Signed a four-year deal for Everton in February of 2007 … 2005-06: Deputized for Dutch international Edwin van der Sar for much of the 2005-06 season … Presided over United’s run to the semifinal round of the 2005-06 Carling Cup, only to be forced to watch as his team was eliminated by Blackburn … Posted a pair of shutouts in United’s FA Cup third round advancement past Burton Albion, getting a 0-0 result on Jan. 7, before smashing them 5-0 on Jan. 18 in the replay … Signed a contract extension in April 2005 … 2004-05: Started the campaign as the number one goalkeeper, minding the nets for the first nine matches … Backstopped United to the 2004-05 Carling Cup semifinal, where they lost out to Chelsea by a 2-1 aggregate score … In net for Man-U’s 4-1 victory against Newcastle in the FA Cup semifinal … Finished the season with 12 shutouts in all competitions … 2003-04: Capped off a dream debut campaign with Man U when he was voted the EPL Goalkeeper of the Year, becoming the second straight U.S. ’keeper to earn the honor after Brad Friedel … Inked a transfer deal from the MetroStars to Manchester United on July 14 … Made his MUFC debut against Juventus in his hometown Giants Stadium on the team’s much-hyped tour of the U.S. … Earned his first silverware with United quickly thereafter, making two saves in a penalty shootout to lift the Red Devils past Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in regulation in the Community Shield … His performance during the first-half of his first season was exceptional, posting 13 shutouts in all competitions prior to the new year and backstopping United to first place in the EPL … Recorded four shutouts in five matches in the first phase of the UEFA Champions League, including a victory against Rangers at famed Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow … 2003: Before leaving the MetroStars he appeared in 13 games and had three shutouts as the MetroStars challenged for first place during the season’s first half … 2002: Played in 27 of 28 regular season games, recording four shutouts … 2001: Became the youngest player to win the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, recording four shutouts and a league-leading 146 saves … Named to the MLS All-Star Team … Played every minute of every MetroStars game … Finished the year with a 1.33 GAA, four shutouts and a 13-10-3 record … Received the MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award … 2000: Posted a 5-2-2 record with a 1.59 GAA in 2000, splitting time between the MetroStars and the U.S. Olympic Team … Started and won all three of his U.S. Open Cup starts … 1999: With the MetroStars, he made eight starts in nine contests … Had a 1.58 GAA and won just one match in a season in which the Metros won just seven games … Spent most of the season with the U.S. Under-20 MNT … He left the club to compete in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria in April and the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg in July … 1998: Victorious in his MLS debut on August 18 making five saves in a 4-1 win over Colorado at Giants Stadium (his only appearance of the year) … Played in one game with the Nike Project-40 Team, a 3-1 win over the Staten Island Vipers at Giants Stadium on May 6.  

Suffers from Tourette Syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by rapid and involuntary tics and vocalizations … Named to the Board of Directors of the Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey (TSANJ) in November 2001 … Trained with Italian power AC Milan in November 1998 … Was considered one of the best basketball players in Major League Soccer and can easily dunk a basketball … Starred on the North Brunswick H.S. basketball team, where he beat former Duke All-American Jason Williams (then of St. Joseph’s of Metuchen) in the Middlesex County Championship game in 1997 … Married wife Laura just prior to his move to Manchester … Has two children, Jacob and Alivia.