Personal information | |||
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Full name | John David Gunn Curlin [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution II | ||
Number | 73 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2018 | Wheaton Academy | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Biola Eagles | 51 | (0) |
2023 | Memphis Tigers | 10 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Charlotte Eagles | 3 | (0) |
2024– | New England Revolution II | 24 | (0) |
2024 | → New England Revolution (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Panama | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 13 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 22 May 2025 (UTC) |
John David Gunn Curlin (born 21 January 2000), better known as JD Gunn, is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the MLS Next Pro club New England Revolution II and the Panama national team.
Gunn was born and raised in Panama City, Panama to an American family. [3] He moved to the United States at the age of 15 where he attended high school at Wheaton Academy. [2] He was a multi-sport athlete who played both basketball and soccer. [4]
In 2018 Gunn committed to playing soccer at Biola University, and played with the Biola Eagles from 2019 to 2022. In 2022, he had a brief stint with the Charlotte Eagles in the USL League Two. [5] He was named the Goalkeeper of the Year in the PacWest Conference in 2022. [2] He moved to the Memphis Tigers in 2023, where he was a graduate student. [6]
On 9 February 2024, Gunn signed his first professional contract with New England Revolution II in the MLS Next Pro for the 2024 season. [7] On 27 April 2024, he signed with the New England Revolution on a short-term contract for a Major League Soccer match against Inter Miami CF. [8] On 11 October 2024, New England Revolution II exercised contract tying him to the club for the following season. [9]
In 2018, Gunn was called up to play for the Panama men's national under-18 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship. [4]
In March 2024, he was part of the preliminary squad for the final stage of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League. [3] In October 2024, he was called up to the Panama national team for a set of international friendly matches. [10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlotte Eagles | 2022 | USL League Two | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
New England Revolution II | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2025 | MLS Next Pro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
New England Revolution (loan) | 2024 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Panama | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |