Cover photo belongs to Philly Soccer Page
Goalkeeper spotlight is on John McCarthy this month. I interviewed McCarthy about the upcoming MLS draft back in January. Although he went undrafted, McCarthy was signed by the Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro). Recently he has fought up the depth chart to capture the number one spot and earned two back-to-back shutouts in his two starts. McCarthy and the Rhinos play tonight (Friday, May 2nd) at Richmond.
There was a good deal of movement in this month's top hundo. A quick roundup of where some notable goalkeepers stand.
- The US Open Cup starts on the seventh. This is a great chance for young, aspiring goalkeepers. McCarthy and other college players played for several PDL teams last year and we should see that again.
- Both Tim Howard and Brad Guzan stand in the way of Manchester City's hopes of winning the league. Howard and Everton play Man City this Saturday and Guzan and Aston Villas follow up on Wednesday.
- Chris Seitz jumped eight spots to crack the top ten. He has been an excellent fill-in for Raul Fernandez as he is having a slow return from injury.
- Dan Kennedy and Sean Johnson have grown increasingly sloppy with their positioning and technique. (See GSAR stats at bottom of the page.)
- French-American goalkeeper Quentin Westberg helped Luzenac earn a promotion to France's second league. Huge congratulations to him.
- LA Galaxy have been very quiet on Brian Rowe's situation. His form has dipped from last year's and now he is not even making the bench for the reserve squad. Apparently he has been dealing with some back issues.
- I wasn't a huge fan of John Berner when he was drafted this past January but he has done well given the circumstances. Clint Irwin went out with an injury early in the season and Berner found himself starting for Colorado as a rookie. Irwin is now back but Berner is definitely improving in the reserve league.
- If you're in the midwest and uninterested in Sporting Kansas City or FC Dallas, keep an eye on Oklahoma City Energy FC. Awful name, I know, but their goalkeeper is USYNT Jon Kempin. He's on loan from SKC and at 21, he's already starting for a USL Pro side.
Top 100 American Goalkeepers
** - on loan
1. Tim Howard (Everton FC) - 77.8 (35.2)
2. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) - 77.7 (29.7)
3. Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur) - 75.9 (43)
4. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) - 71.9 (34.9)
5. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew) - 71.3 (28.1)
6. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls) - 69.7 (30)
7. Troy Perkins (Montreal Impact) - 69.5 (32.8)
8. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas) - 69.2 (27.2)
9. Joseph Bendik (Toronto FC) - 69.1 (25.1)
10. Andy Gruenebaum (Sporting Kansas City) - 68.9 (32.4)
10. Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo) - 68.9 (29)
12. William Yarbrough (Leon) - 68.7 (25.2)
13. Jon Busch (San Jose Earthquakes) - 68.7 (37.8)
14. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution) - 68.6 (27)
14. Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA) - 68.6 (31.8)
16. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders) - 68.5 (28.1)
17. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo) - 68.3 (25.8)
18. Brian Perk (Los Angeles Galaxy) - 68.2 (24.8)
19. Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids) - 68.2 (25.1)
20. Bill Hamid (DC United) - 68.1 (23.5)
21. Zac MacMath (Philadelphia Union) - 68.1 (22.8)
22. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies) - 68 (32.1)
23. Eric Kronberg (Sporting Kansas City) - 67.9 (30.8)
23. Andrew Weber (Portland Timbers) - 67.9 (30.8)
25. Joe Willis (Richmond Kickers) - 67.8 (25.8) **
26. Quentin Westberg (US Luzenac) - 67.8 (28.1)
27. Diego Restrepo (Tampa Bay Rowdies) - 67.7 (26.3)
28. Matt Van Oekel (Minnesota United FC) - 67.6 (27.7)
29. Alec Kann (Chicago Fire) - 67.5 (23.8)
30. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution) - 67.5 (29.3)
31. Andrew Dykstra (DC United) - 67.4 (28.3)
32. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy) - 67.3 (25.5)
33. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Gil Vicente FC) - 67.3 (27)
34. Tim Melia (Chivas USA) - 67.3 (27.2)
35. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake) - 67.2 (25.7)
36. Joe Nasco (Colorado Rapids) - 67.2 (29.9)
37. Ryan Meara (New York Red Bulls) - 67.2 (23.5)
38. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire) - 67.1 (25)
39. Evan Bush (Arizona United) - 67 (28.2)
40. Marcus Hahnemann (Seattle Sounders) - 67 (41.8)
40. Chris Konopka (Toronto FC) - 67 (29.1)
42. David Yelldell (Bayern Leverkusen) - 66.9 (33.3)
43. Joe Cannon (Free Agent) - 66.7 (39.3)
44. Kevin Piedrahita (Itagui FC) - 66.7 (22.9)
45. Alex Horwath (Ljungskile SK) - 66.7 (27.2)
46. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina Railhawks) - 66.7 (26.8)
47. Matt Pyzdrowski (Angelholms FF) - 66.6 (27.8)
48. Brock Duckworth (Charlotte Eagles) - 66.5 (25.1)
49. Kyle Reynish (Chicago Fire) - 66.4 (30.5)
50. David Bingham (San Antonio Scorpions) - 66.2 (24.6) **
51. John Berner (Colorado Rapids) - 66.1 (23.3)
52. Devala Gorrick (Ottawa Fury) - 66.1 (26.8)
53. Sheldon Parkinson (Arizona United) - 66 (23.8)
54. Brian Holt (Philadelphia Union) - 66 (25.5)
55. Josh Ford (Seattle Sounders) - 65.9 (26.5)
56. Matt Lampson (Columbus Crew) - 65.9 (24.7)
57. Jon Kempin (Oklahoma City Energy FC) - 65.9 (21.1) **
57. Nick Noble (Harrisburg City Islanders) - 65.9 (29.7)
59. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos) - 65.9 (26.6)
60. Patrick McLain (OC Blues FC) - 65.9 (25.8)
61. Austin Guerrero (Estudiantes de Altamira) - 65.8 (25.2)
62. Charles Sanders (Waterford United FC) - 65.7 (24.5)
63. Phil Tuttle (Wilmington Hammerheads) - 65.7 (26.6)
64. Evan Newton (Arizona United) - 65.7 (26.1)
65. Mitch Hildebrandt (Minnesota United FC) - 65.6 (25.5)
66. Chase Harrison (Free Agent) - 65.5 (30.1)
66. Josh Saunders (Real Salt Lake) - 65.5 (33.2)
68. Lance Parker (FC Edmonton) - 65.4 (28.8)
69. Michael Abalos (Free Agent) - 65.4 (24.5)
70. Hunter Gilstrap (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) - 65.1 (31.1)
71. Andrew Fontein (Tampa Bay Rowdies) - 65.1 (24.2)
72. Brandon Miller (Rochester Rhinos) - 65.1 (24.4)
73. Sean Kelley (Orlando City SC) - 65.1 (26.1)
74. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes) - 65.1 (24.8)
75. Jeremy Vuolo (San Antonio Scorpions) - 65.1 (26.7)
75. Josh Wicks (AFC United) - 65 (30.5)
77. Paul Rachubka (Oldham Athletic) - 64.9 (33)
77. Nicolas Platter (Carolina Railhawks) - 64.9 (32.5)
79. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II) - 64.9 (23.6)
80. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers) - 64.8 (23.9)
81. John McCarthy (Rochester Rhinos) - 64.8 (21.8)
81. Dominik Jakubek (Sacramento Republic) - 64.8 (34.7)
83. David Martin (Free Agent) - 64.8 (26.3)
84. Patrick Wall (Notre Dame) - 64.7 (22.7)
85. Carl Woszczynski (Orlando City SC) - 64.7 (26.1)
86. Nathan Sprenkel (Indy Eleven) - 64.6 (24.1)
87. Tom Al Madon (Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv) - 64.5 (29.5)
87. Steve Gonzalez (Free Agent) - 64.5 (33.4)
89. David Meves (Portland Timbers) - 64.5 (24.8)
90. Cody Laurendi (Los Angeles Galaxy II) - 64.3 (25.8)
91. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK) - 64.3 (25.8)
92. Alex Bono (Syracuse) - 64.2 (23.1)
92. Humberto Soriano (Arizona United) - 64.2 (23.1)
92. Brad Stuver (Dayton Dutch Lions FC) - 64.2 (23.1) **
95. Spencer Richey (Washington) - 64.1 (22)
96. Matt Glaeser (Wilmington Hammerheads) - 64.1 (29.1)
97. Lionel Brown (Fort Lauderdale Strikers) - 64.1 (26.7)
98. Sean Teepen (Dayton Dutch Lions FC) - 64 (23)
100. Carlos Rojas (CD Cruzl Azul) - 64 (24.2)
100. Trevor Spangenberg (Chivas USA) - 64 (23.1)
Top Drawer Soccer published their top ten collegiate goalkeepers going into this next fall. Since I'm not a subscriber of their content I couldn't see the list :( and my top hundo only holds two collegiate goalkeepers, I wanted to give some face time to the top goalkeepers in the NCAA. Here are my top fifteen (ooooo) collegiate goalkeepers. Some of these goalkeepers on here still have eligibility but are (or would be) fifth years. Those goalkeepers are designated with an asterisk as I'm not 100% they're returning. I know Wall and Richey will be back but but outside of that I'm not positive.
1. Patrick Wall - Notre Dame *
2. Alex Bono - Syracuse
3. Spencer Richey - Washington *
4. Phil Saunders - UMBC *
5. Tom Serratore - Valparaiso *
6. Adam Grinwis - Michigan
7. Omar Zeeni - UC Davis *
8. Tyler Miller - Northwestern
9. Travis Worra - New Hampshire *
10. Brendan Moore - UNC
11. Earl Edwards - UCLA *
12. Oliver Brown - Denver *
13. Paul Blanchette - Loyola Marymount
14. Chris Glodack - Clemson
15. Alex Bolowich - Creighton
Lastly, I've been swapped so don't pay no attention to how behind I am but here is the running for MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, based off of GSAR.
Seitz takes number one with Rimando missing a couple of game. The total GSAR for the season is -8.43 so you could say I've been unimpressed. Hopefully I'll be caught up to date soon.