The top 100 is back after a four month absence. To be honest, this is my least favorite time to put out the rankings because the offseason means a lot for players playing in the US. We saw a number of goalkeepers come in much better shape (and some worse) from where they left off the season before. The upcoming spring is a great time to view the product of a goalkeeper's winter. Looking back at last spring, you'll see a number of goalkeepers moving up and down. But we still have a few goalkeepers to introduce into the top 100.
Richard Sanchez (24)
Brendan Moore (51)
Jesse Gonzalez (76)
Scott Krotee (81)
I put both Sanchez and Gonzalez in the list, despite the dual nationals being more likely to play for Mexico over the US. Since we never really know how it's going to play out, we'll leave them in there for now. Brendan Moore is finally back on the field and Scott Krotee is keeping sharp by playing some indoor. Alex Bono (96) returns for the first time since August 2014. Trey Mitchell (90) and Dom DiMaggio (100) slide back into the group after just a few months of being left out.
1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 31.4
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 36.9
3. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 29.8
4. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 31.8
5. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 25.3
6. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 27.5
7. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 26.9
8. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 30.1
9. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 28.9
10. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 36.7
11. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 29.8
12. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 28.3
13. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 29.9
14. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 28.9
15. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 27.5
16. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 27.3
17. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 28.8
18. Patrick McLain (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 27.5
19. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 26.3
20. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.2) - 28.9
21. Ryan Meara (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 25.3
22. Clint Irwin (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 26.8
23. Tally Hall (Free Agent / None) - 30.8
24. Richard Sanchez (Tigres UANL / Mexico.1) - 21.8
25. Scott Goodwin (Louisville City FC / USA.3) - 25.3
26. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 27.4
27. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 29.5
28. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 26.8
29. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 25.9
30. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 33.8
31. Andrew Weber (Free Agent / None) - 32.5
32. Austin Guerrero (Puebla FC / Mexico.1) - 26.9
33. Quentin Westberg (Sarpsborg 08 / Norway.1) - 29.8
34. Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 22.8
35. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 24.5
36. Matt Lampson (Free Agent / None) - 26.4
37. Joseph Bendik (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 26.8
38. Dan Kennedy (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 33.6
39. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 24.8
40. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 28.6
41. Brian Sylvestre (Carolina RailHawks / USA.3) - 23.2
42. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 34.9
43. Kyle Reynish (Free Agent / None) - 32.3
44. Evan Newton (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 27.8
45. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 26.5
46. Mitch Hildebrandt (FC Cincinnati / USA.3) - 27.3
47. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 29.4
48. John Berner (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 25
49. David Meves (Free Agent / None) - 26.6
50. Jon Busch (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 39.5
51. Brendan Moore (Fleetwood Town / England.3) - 23.8
52. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 28.6
53. Jon Dawson (Free Agent / None) - 24.9
54. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 23.6
55. Alec Kann (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 25.5
56. Nathan Stockie (Jippo / Finland.3) - 26.9
57. Chris Konopka (Free Agent / None) - 30.8
58. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 26
59. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 35.1
60. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 31
61. Darius Motazed (TuS Koblenz / Germany.4) - 26.6
62. Scott Angevine (Kokkolan Palloveikot / Finland.3) - 26.8
63. Will Dieterich (Haukar Hafnarfjördur / Iceland.2) - 28.9
64. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 27.8
65. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 32.3
66. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 23.8
67. Diego Restrepo (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 28
68. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 32.6
69. Brandon Miller (OC Blues FC / USA.3) - 26.2
70. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) - 20.7
71. Josh Ford (Free Agent / None) - 28.3
72. Trevor Spangenberg (Free Agent / None) - 24.8
73. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Rayo OKC / USA.2) - 28.8
74. Daryl Sattler (Free Agent / None) - 35.4
75. Daniel Withrow (Free Agent / None) - 25.8
76. Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 20.8
77. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 27.5
78. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Tel Aviv FC / Israel.1) - 31.3
79. Lionel Brown (Free Agent / None) - 28.4
80. Zac Lubin (Swope Park Rangers / USA.3) - 26.5
81. Scott Krotee (Free Agent / None) - 26
82. Andre Rawls (New York City FC / USA.1) - 26.1
83. Kris Devaux (Baerum SK / Norway.2) - 24.8
84. Sebastian Evers (Jacksonville Armada / USA.2) - 25.1
85. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 23.8
86. Kenneth Kronholm (Holstein Kiel / Germany.3) - 30.3
87. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II / USA.3) - 25.3
88. Cody Mizell (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 24.4
89. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 24.8
90. Trey Mitchell (Free Agent / None) - 24.8
91. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 25.7
92. Warren Gross (Western Mass Pro Soccer / USA.4) - 27.1
93. Matt Perrella (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 25.1
94. Tony Halterman (Free Agent / None) - 25.1
95. Alex Riggs (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 27.9
96. Alex Bono (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 21.8
97. Rafael Diaz (New York Red Bulls II / USA.3) - 24.5
98. Kevin Corby (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 24.9
99. Robby Gogatz (Southern California Seahorses / USA.4) - 24.9
100. Dom DiMaggio (Seacoast United Phantoms / USA.4) - 24
Top U24 USMNT Prospects
USMNT Prospects returns as well. Remember the rankings takes current and potential into account, so it inevitably will lean towards the older goalkeepers. Goalkeepers must be under 24 to be on the list.
1. Richard Sanchez (Tigres UANL / Mexico.1) - 21.8
2. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) - 20.7
3. Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 22.8
4. Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 20.8
5. Brian Sylvestre (Carolina RailHawks / USA.3) - 23.2
6. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 23.6
7. Brendan Moore (Fleetwood Town / England.3) - 23.8
8. Alex Bono (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 21.8
9. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 23.8
10. Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg / Germany.1) - 20.8
11. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 23.8
12. Cody Cropper (MK Dons / England.2) - 23
The race for the Mexican-American goalkeepers is definitely one for the future. Sanchez would have to file a one-time switch but it's not unheard of. Almost all of the American-based goalkeepers have some stiff competition for playing time so this spring is certainly important for them to get a foothold. The prospects list will be graduating out Moore, Grinwis, and Lyon by the time the next release rolls around.
13. Zach Bennett (Free Agent / None) - 22.2
14. Devin Perales (Rio Grande Valley FC / USA.3) - 22.8
15. Austin Rogers (Besa Kavajë / Albania.2) - 20.5
16. Eric Klenofsky (Monmouth / USA.N) - 21.4
17. Tyler Miller (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 22.9
18. Paul Blanchette (Free Agent / None) - 21.8
19. Jake Feener (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) - 23.8
20. Spencer Richey (Vancouver Whitecaps II / USA.3) - 23.8
21. Matt Bersano (Free Agent / None) - 23.4
22. Keith Cardona (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 23.3
23. Jeff Caldwell (Virginia / USA.N) - 20
24. Andrew Tarbell (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 22.3
Feener and Richey get one last run on the prospect list while Bennett (trailing with Chicago), Blanchette (Arizona) and Bersano (Seattle) are all trying to find a club at the moment. Devin Perales stayed in state after Austin Aztex folded and Keith Cardona will be joined by Jon Busch this season.
The Best of the Rest
25. Abraham Romero (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 18
26. Alexandros Tabakis (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 23.2
27. Alec Ferrell (Wake Forest / USA.N) - 21.9
28. William Pulisic (Duke / USA.N) - 17.8
29. Andrew Wolverton (Free Agent / None) - 22.7
30. Benjamin Machini (RCD Mallorca B / Spain.4) - 19.4
31. Jeff Gal (Lidköpings FK / Sweden.4) - 22.8
31. Travis Worra (DC United / USA.1) - 22.8
33. Ashkan Khosravi (Free Agent / None) - 22.1
34. Keegan Rogers (Free Agent / None) - 22.8
35. Matt Cardone (Free Agent / None) - 22.7
36. Kevin Silva (UCLA / USA.N) - 18.1
37. Danny Rogers (Falkirk FC / Scotland.2) - 21.9
38. Nathan Steinwascher (Free Agent / None) - 23.1
39. JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown / USA.N) - 18.8
40. Wade Hamilton (Portland Timbers / USA.1) - 21.4
41. Calle Brown (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 23.6
42. Justin Vom Steeg (UC Santa Barbara / USA.N) - 18.8
43. Kyle Renfro (Harrisburg City Islanders / USA.3) - 23.8
44. Kamil Kaminski (Icon FC / USA.4) - 22.3
45. Zack Downes (Free Agent / None) - 22.8
46. Mason Stajduhar (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 18.2
47. Michael Breslin (Free Agent / None) - 22.1
48. Anthony Ferrara (Free Agent / None) - 20.8
49. Grayson Rector (Belmont / USA.N) - 21.5
50. Erich Marscheider (Free Agent / None) - 23.1