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| DOB : 03/06/1979 |
Position : Goalkeeper |
| Height :
6'3''
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Weight : 210 |
| Team : U.S. Men |
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MNT Career Stats
GP: 15 – Shutouts: 6
World Cup Stats
GP: 0 – Shutouts: 0
World Cup Qualifying Stats
GP: 3 – Shutouts: 2
U.S. National Team: An intelligent and athletic goalkeeper, he has arguably emerged as the next great U.S. netminder … Will spend next season on loan to Everton FC in the English Premier League ... In 2004, he became the second-consecutive U.S. goalkeeper to be named English Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year as voted by the league’s players … Named as an alternate on the USA’s 2002 FIFA World Cup squad … Made his debut for the U.S. senior team in 2002 after extensive experience at the youth international level, where he was a part of the U-23s 2000 Olympic squad, the U-20s 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship team and the U-17s 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship team … 2005: Got his sixth career shutout in the USA’s final match in 2006 World Cup qualifying, the 2-0 win against Panama on Oct. 12 in Foxboro … Wore the captain’s armband on that day … 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 win against El Salvador on Sept. 4 in Foxboro … Got his fourth career shutout against Honduras on June 2 in Foxboro ... 2003: Made seven appearances for the MNT, his highest total in one year … 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.
Professional: Made the most significant transfer in MLS history, signing with perennial world power Manchester United in 2003 … Signed a contract extension in April 2005 that will keep him at Old Trafford through 2009 … Allocated to the MetroStars as an 18-year-old Nike Project-40 player prior to the start of the 1998 season, he earned MLS Best XI honors twice (in 2001 and 2002) … 2005-06: Has been deputized to 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 … 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.
Personal: 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 … Had their first son, Jacob, on Sept. 5, 2005. |
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