Evan Bush

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Evan Bush
Goalkeeper Evan Bush Impact Montreal 2013-06-02 (cropped).jpg
Bush with the Montreal Impact in 2013
Personal information
Full name Evan William Bush
Date of birth (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Concord Township, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 24
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Akron Zips
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Chicago Fire Premier 10 (0)
2007 Cleveland Internationals 3 (0)
2008 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 (0)
2009 Cleveland City Stars 7 (0)
2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore 25 (0)
2011 Montreal Impact 18 (0)
2012–2020 Montreal Impact 176 (0)
2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8 (0)
2021– Columbus Crew 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Evan William Bush (born March 6, 1986) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

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Career

College and amateur

Bush attended Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio and played college soccer at Akron, where he was named to the NSCAA all-Great Lakes Region and the 2008 all-Ohio team season. He was also a three-time all-Mid American Conference first team selection, the 2005 MAC Newcomer of the Year, was named to the 2005 Freshman All-American team, and remains the all-time career leader in the MAC in wins (62), shutouts (48), and G.A.A (.60).

During his college years Bush also played with Chicago Fire Premier, the Cleveland Internationals, [1] and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League, being named to the PDL All-Central Conference team in 2006. [2]

Professional

Lower divisions

Bush turned professional in 2009, and after failing to secure a professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, signed to play with the Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division. [3] He made his professional debut on May 30, 2009, in a game against the Charleston Battery. [4]

On February 18, 2010, Crystal Palace Baltimore announced the signing of Bush to a contract for the 2010 season. [5] After spending the 2010 season with Crystal Palace Baltimore, Bush signed with Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League on March 11, 2011. [6] [7] Bush began the 2011 season as the backup goalkeeper to Bill Gaudette. After Gaudette sustained an injury, [8] Bush was given the opportunity to play consistently. Throughout the remainder of the season, Bush earned two Defensive Player of the Week honors and one Player of the Month award. [9] [10] Bush was awarded the 2011 Golden Glove, which is given to the goalkeeper with the best goals-against average in the NASL, and finished the year with nine shutouts, including seven in the final 10 games of the season. [8]

Major League Soccer

Bush signed a contract with the Montreal Impact to remain with the club for their inaugural season in Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011. [11] The following two seasons, he appeared in two league games, appearing mainly in the Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League games. [12] On November 21, 2014, Bush was signed to a new contract by the Impact. [13]

The 2015 season was a breakthrough for Bush, as he was Montreal's number one goalkeeper, [14] helping guide his club to the final of the Champions League. In the first leg of the Champions League final at Club América, Bush was given a controversial yellow card after allowing a goal for kicking the ball at Paul Aguilar, an América player. However, replays show that Aguilar jumped in front of the ball as Bush was kicking it away. Aguilar then punched Bush in the face, which went unnoticed by the referee. This yellow card suspended him for the second leg in Montreal. Bush showed his frustration for the call after the match, saying "After every goal I give up, I kick the ball towards midfield. Every single goal. The fact is that I had the ball in my hands, I kicked it towards midfield and he comes and blocks the ball. Then he hits me in the face." [15] As a result, Bush missed the second leg of the final, which Montreal lost 4–2 and 5–3 on aggregate. [16] Bush won the Golden Glove Award as the best goalkeeper of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. [17]

On September 28, 2020, after appearing in zero games for Montreal, the club traded Bush to Canadian rival Vancouver Whitecaps FC, in exchange for Vancouver's third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. [18]

Bush was traded to Columbus Crew on December 14, 2020, in exchange for $125,000 of General Allocation Money. [19] During the 2021 season, Bush made five total appearances for the Crew, including the 2–0 shutout of Cruz Azul in the Campeones Cup. [20] On January 10, 2022, Bush re-signed with the Columbus Crew for the 2022 season, with an option for the 2023 season. [21] At the end of the 2023 season, Bush re-signed with Columbus on a one year deal. [22] During the 2024 season, Bush broke his arm in a collision in a match against Real Salt Lake, and suffered a further setback when he broke the same arm while training in preparation for his return. [23] [24]

Honors

Montreal Impact

Columbus Crew

Individual

Career statistics

As of November 9, 2020 [25]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalPlayoffsTotal
DivisionAppsConcededClean sheetsAppsConcededClean sheetsAppsConcededClean sheetsAppsConcededClean sheetsAppsConcededClean sheets
Cleveland City Stars 2009 USL First Division 792000—000792
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2010 USSF Division 2 Professional League 25386110——26397
Montreal Impact 2011 North American Soccer League 19149———19149
Second Division Total516117110000000526217
Montreal Impact 2012 Major League Soccer 130———130
2013 1104424 [a] 41—993
2014 132334514 [a] 32—21316
2015 31399—5 [a] 813 [b] 41395111
2016 33506——5 [b] 10138607
2017 31505———31505
2018 345910———345910
2019 32507———32507
Total1762754089313154814220531349
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020 Major League Soccer8101—000—8101
Columbus Crew 2021 Major League Soccer4611 [c] 01—562
2022 000120—120
Career Total23534658910313154814226538567
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Campeones Cup

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  2. ↑ "Bush, Ubiparipovic Named to PDL All-Conference Team".[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Ex-UA soccer player signs Cleveland deal". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Harrison, Bush to Compete for Starting Spot, Rowland Leaves to Coach at U of MD". NASL.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
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  7. ↑ "L'Impact embauche un autre gardien". RDS.ca (in French). March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "- NASL". nasl.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
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  15. ↑ "Champions League: Montreal looking at all options as GK Evan Bush fumes over leg 2 suspension". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015.
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