Bradley Edwin Guzan is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC.
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25 Facts About Bradley Guzan
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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.
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Bradley Guzan made his senior debut for the United States national team in 2006, earning over 60 caps.
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Bradley Guzan featured for them at the 2008 Olympics, the 2007 Copa America, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the Copa America Centenario.
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Bradley Guzan went on to play two seasons in NCAA competition as a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team, where he was a second-team All-American in his sophomore season.
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Bradley Guzan was due to be officially introduced by Aston Villa after competing for the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Bradley Guzan was the second American goalkeeper called Brad to be signed during the summer by Aston Villa, following the capture of Premier League veteran Brad Friedel.
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Bradley Guzan made his Aston Villa debut in September 2008 in the League Cup at home to Queens Park Rangers.
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Bradley Guzan played in every game that Aston Villa won during their success in the 2009 Peace Cup, against Atlante, Porto and Juventus.
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Bradley Guzan then helped Aston Villa overcome the Italians in the final, most notably in the penalty shootout during which he saved the attempts of Vincenzo Iaquinta and Alessandro Del Piero.
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On October 27,2009, Bradley Guzan saved four penalties in one match, one in normal time and three more in a penalty shoot-out win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the last 16 of the League Cup.
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On December 31,2010, Bradley Guzan was loaned to Football League Championship side Hull City on a one-month loan deal.
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On December 3,2011, Bradley Guzan made his second Premier League appearance for Aston Villa, coming on for the injured Shay Given against Manchester United.
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Bradley Guzan was released by Villa at the end of his contract in June 2012.
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On July 16,2012, Bradley Guzan was included in new manager Paul Lambert's 25-man squad for Aston Villa's tour of the United States and on the same day, the player confirmed via Twitter that he had renewed his contract and rejoined the club.
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On July 6,2013, Bradley Guzan was rewarded for his play and signed a four-year contract extension with the Midlands club.
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Bradley Guzan missed out on Aston Villa's run to the 2015 FA Cup Final, with Given playing in every round.
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On July 29,2016, Bradley Guzan signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted Premier League club Middlesbrough, joining on a free transfer, after Aston Villa were relegated to the Championship.
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Bradley Guzan played the first 80 minutes before being replaced by fellow debutant Zach Wells.
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At the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which the United States came fourth, Guzan and Michael Bradley were the only two Americans to start every game; he won the Golden Glove.
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Bradley Guzan played the first two group games before Bill Hamid took his place for the third, then he and Sean Johnson were replaced in the squad by Howard and Jesse Gonzalez.
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