Justen Glad

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Justen Glad
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Glad with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Full name Justen Thomas Glad
Date of birth (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Pasadena, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Real Salt Lake
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2014 Real Salt Lake AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014– Real Salt Lake 232 (13)
2015–2019 Real Monarchs 9 (1)
International career
2013 United States U17 8 (0)
2014–2015 United States U18 4 (1)
2015–2017 United States U20 15 (1)
2019–2021 United States U23 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winner CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 25, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2017

Justen Thomas Glad (born February 28, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

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Youth soccer

Born in Pasadena, California, Glad moved with his family to Seattle before finally settling in Tucson, Arizona, where he grew up playing soccer. [2] He joined the Real Salt Lake Arizona Academy in 2012. He was part of RSL's first national championship Academy team, scoring the winning goal in the championship match. He was then named to the USSDA Western Conference “Starting XI” and was named as an NSCAA High School All-American for the 2012-13 Academy season.

Career

Professional

On April 7, 2014, Glad signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history. [3] He made his professional debut in April 2015 for USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC and scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Portland Timbers 2. [4] Glad made his Major League Soccer debut at the age of 18 with Real Salt Lake in June 2015. Glad became a regular starter with Real Salt Lake in 2016, starting 27 MLS matches, and was named the RSL 2016 defender of the year.[ citation needed ]

International

Glad was a member of the U.S. under-17 squad that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also represented the U.S. in the under-18 level. Glad was one of numerous young uncapped players called into the United States men's national soccer team January 2018 training camp in advance of a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. [5] Glad was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021. [6] While playing for US Youth National teams, Glad was also given “Best 11” honors in both the CONCACAF U-20 (2017) and U-23 (2020) tournaments, and he played a major role on the first U-20 team to ever win the CONCACAF championship.[ citation needed ]

Honors

United States U20

Individual

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References

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  2. Peppe, Nick (February 19, 2016). "Former local poduct glad to be in real deal". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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  6. "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. March 11, 2021.
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