Top 100 American Goalkeepers - April 2015

The top 100 welcomes back Spencer Richey and gives an equally warm greeting to first timers Brian Sylvestre, Warren Gross, and Larry Jackson. I'm sure all four will be around for some time.

Largest movers from two months ago include Larry Jackson (+19), Josh Saunders (+18), and Tyler Deric (+15).

For a complete history or rankings, click here. And for those interested in the top 50 Women American goalkeepers, you can find that list here.

1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 77.8 (30.6)
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 76.4 (36.1)
3. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 71.6 (29)
4. Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur / England.1) - 69.9 (43.9)
5. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 69.8 (35.8)
6. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 69.8 (30.9)
7. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 69.1 (24.4)
8. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 68.8 (29)
9. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 68.8 (28.1)
10. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 68.6 (26.7)

11. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 68.4 (26.4)
12. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 68.4 (26.1)
13. Tally Hall (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 68.4 (29.9)
14. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 68.3 (29.1)
15. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 68.2 (27.9)
16. Joseph Bendik (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 68.2 (26)
17. Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 68.2 (26)
18. Ryan Meara (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 68.1 (24.4)
19. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 68.1 (26.7)
20. Jon Busch (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 68.1 (38.7)

21. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 68.1 (25.5)
22. Dan Kennedy (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 68 (32.8)
23. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 68 (25.9)
24. Austin Guerrero (Estudiantes de Altamira / Mexico.2) - 67.9 (26.1)
25. Andrew Weber (Portland Timbers / USA.1) - 67.9 (31.7)
26. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 67.9 (23.7)
27. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 67.9 (26.6)
28. Troy Perkins (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 67.8 (33.8)
29. Quentin Westberg (Sarpsborg 08 / Norway.1) - 67.8 (29)
30. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 67.5 (28.1)

31. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 67.4 (30.2)
32. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.1) - 67.3 (28.1)
33. Mitch Hildebrandt (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 67.3 (26.4)
34. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 67.2 (31.8)
35. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 67.1 (28.7)
36. Brian Perk (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 67.1 (25.8)
37. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 67 (27.5)
38. Evan Newton (Oklahoma City Energy FC / USA.3) - 66.9 (27)
39. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 66.8 (33)
40. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 66.7 (34.3)

41. Alec Kann (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 66.7 (24.7)
42. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 66.6 (25.1)
43. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 66.6 (34.1)
44. Matt Lampson (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 66.5 (25.6)
45. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.4 (22.8)
46. Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 66.3 (31.4)
47. Diego Restrepo (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 66.3 (27.2)
48. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 66.2 (29.3)
49. Josh Ford (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 66.2 (27.4)
50. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 66.2 (25.7)

51. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 66.1 (31.4)
52. Patrick McLain (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 66.1 (26.7)
53. Jon Kempin (San Antonio Scorpions / USA.2) - 66 (22)
54. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Gil Vicente FC / Portugal.1) - 65.9 (27.9)
55. Will Dieterich (Tindastóll / Iceland.2) - 65.9 (28.1)
56. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 65.9 (27)
57. David Meves (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 65.9 (25.8)
58. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 65.8 (28.6)
59. Joe Nasco (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 65.8 (30.8)
60. Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) - 65.8 (25.7)

61. Lance Parker (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 65.7 (29.7)
62. Scott Goodwin (Louisville City FC / USA.3) - 65.6 (24.4)
63. John Berner (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 65.6 (24.2)
64. Jon Dawson (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 65.6 (24.1)
65. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 65.6 (27.8)
66. Akira Fitzgerald (New York City FC / USA.1) - 65.6 (27.8)
67. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.6 (23)
68. Scott Angevine (Free Agent / None) - 65.5 (25.9)
69. Phil Saunders (Bolungarvík FC / Iceland.2) - 65.3 (23.6)
70. Cody Cropper (Southampton / England.1) - 65.3 (22.2)

71. Trevor Spangenberg (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 65.2 (24)
72. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Tel Aviv FC / Israel.1) - 65.2 (30.4)
73. Kenneth Kronholm (Holstein Kiel / Germany.3) - 65 (29.5)
74. Brandon Miller (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65 (25.3)
75. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 65 (24)
76. Nathan Stockie (Jippo / Finland.3) - 64.9 (26.1)
77. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 64.8 (25.2)
78. Brian Holt (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 64.8 (26.4)
79. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 64.8 (26.7)
80. Hunter Gilstrap (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.7 (32)

81. Larry Jackson (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 64.7 (24.6)
82. Thomas Hunter (Free Agent / None) - 64.7 (26.8)
83. Brad Sienkiewicz (Free Agent / None) - 64.7 (25.5)
84. Markus Dickerson (Kongsvinger IL / Norway.3) - 64.6 (24.9)
85. Chris Konopka (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 64.5 (30)
86. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 64.5 (24.8)
87. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.5 (24)
88. Daniel Withrow (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.5 (24.9)
89. Dominik Jakubek (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 64.3 (35.6)
90. Oliver Blum (TB Uphusen / Germany.5) - 64.3 (25.3)

91. Paul Rachubka (Oldham Athletic / England.3) - 64.3 (33.9)
92. Carlos Rojas (CD Cruz Azul / Mexico.1) - 64.3 (25.1)
93. Sanel Boric (1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig / Germany.5) - 64.1 (27.8)
94. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II / USA.3) - 64.1 (24.5)
95. Cody Laurendi (Austin Aztex / USA.3) - 64.1 (26.7)
96. Lionel Brown (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 64.1 (27.6)
97. Cody Mizell (Free Agent / None) - 63.9 (23.6)
98. Spencer Richey (Vancouver Whitecaps II / USA.3) - 63.9 (22.9)
99. Brian Sylvestre (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 63.9 (22.3)
100. Warren Gross (Western Mass Pro Soccer / USA.4) - 63.8 (26.3)

 

And something special for those who scrolled this far, here are the top ten goalkeepers in MLS, NASL, and USL, regardless of nationality. It's early in the season, so a lot can still happen. The final top 10 at the end of the season will likely look drastically different so for those non-Minnesota fans, don't get too upset just yet.

MLS

1. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew)
2.Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
3. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls)
4. Bill Hamid (DC United)
5. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders)
6. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas)
7. Jaime Penedo* (Los Angeles Galaxy)
8. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo)
 9. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy)
10. Tally Hall (Orlando City SC)

NASL

1. Mitch Hildebrandt (Minnesota United FC ) - 67.3 (26.4)
2. Sammy N'Djock* (Minnesota United FC ) - 67.2 (25.2)
3. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos ) - 67 (27.5)
4. John Smits* (FC Edmonton ) - 67 (26.6)
5. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies ) - 66.8 (33)
6. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC ) - 66.6 (25.1)
7. Romuald Peiser* (Ottawa Fury ) - 66.1 (35.7)
8. Kamil Čontofalský* (Tampa Bay Rowdies ) - 66.1 (36.8)
9. Jon Kempin (San Antonio Scorpions ) - 66 (22)
10. Miguel Gallardo* (Jacksonville Armada ) - 66 (30.5)

USL

1. Jake Gleeson* (Portland Timbers II) - 68.5 (24.8)
2. Ryan Meara (Wilmington Hammerheads) - 68.1 (24.4)
3. Evan Newton (Oklahoma City Energy FC ) - 66.9 (27)
4. Alec Kann (St. Louis FC ) - 66.7 (24.7)
5. Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 66.3 (31.4)
6. Diego Restrepo (Charlotte Independence ) - 66.3 (27.2)
7. Patrick McLain (Sacramento Republic ) - 66.1 (26.7)
8. Paolo Tornaghi* (Vancouver Whitecaps II ) - 66 (26.8)
9. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United ) - 65.9 (27)
10. Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks ) - 65.8 (25.7)