Top 100 American Goalkeepers - February 2016

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

Top 100 American Goalkeepers - October 2015

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It's been all-USMNT or USYNT these past couple months but we do have three newcomers for the Top 100!

Andre Rawls (81)
Alex Riggs (88)
Ethan Horvath (91)

Technically both Riggs and Horvath are returnees but they haven't been in the top 100 since 2013, when the list wasn't truly filled out. (See the complete history here.) Truth be told I thought Riggs had retired so it's good to see him back in the fold with St. Louis FC. Of course we are all familiar with Horvath's latest exploits with Molde. It was really only a matter of time to see him here. The last name, Rawls, was a pleasant surprise to see him excel with the Wilmington Hammerheads. I had written him off coming out of college as someone too old to develop anymore but he has continued to improve in goal. I don't know if I'd say he's a feasible option for New York City FC (they drafted Rawls in January) but he definitely is more now than he was a year ago.

For more goalkeeper rankings, check out the 24 Goalkeepers Under 24.

1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 77.8 (31.1)
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 75.9 (36.6)
3. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 69.8 (29.5)
4. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 69.2 (31.4)
5. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 68.9 (36.3)
6. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 68.8 (27.2)
7. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 68.8 (24.9)
8. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 68.6 (29.8)
9. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 68.5 (28.6)
10. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 68.5 (26.6)

Taking a closer look at the top ten, some are calling for Howard to start back over Guzan. The 3-2 loss to Mexico shouldn't be placed on Guzan's shoulders and Howard hasn't exactly been playing that great for Everton. Guzan, on the other hand, has been more than reliable for Aston Villa. Deric lands a notch over Hamid. Even Hamid has his own supporters to start for Klinsmann but he continues to lack the consistency to deserve the world class adjectives. Yarbrough stays at 10 despite being recently benched, which is more indicative of the problems goalkeepers 11-20 are having than his own.

11. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 68.4 (29.5)
12. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 68.3 (28)
13. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 68.1 (28.6)
14. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 68 (27.2)
15. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 67.9 (29.6)
16. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 67.9 (26.9)
17. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 67.9 (28.4)
18. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.2) - 67.8 (28.6)
19. Patrick McLain (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 67.8 (27.2)
20. Tally Hall (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 67.7 (30.4)

21. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 67.6 (26)
22. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 67.5 (24.2)
23. Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 67.5 (26.5)
24. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 67.5 (33.5)
25. Troy Perkins (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 67.5 (34.3)
26. Ryan Meara (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.5 (24.9)
27. Andrew Weber (Portland Timbers / USA.1) - 67.4 (32.2)
28. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 67.4 (29.2)
29. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 67.3 (27.1)
30. Dan Kennedy (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 67.3 (33.3)

31. Quentin Westberg (Sarpsborg 08 / Norway.1) - 67.2 (29.5)
32. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.2 (34.6)
33. Scott Goodwin (Louisville City FC / USA.3) - 67.2 (24.9)
34. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67.2 (26.4)
35. Jon Busch (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67.1 (39.2)
36. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 67.1 (25.6)
37. Austin Guerrero (Puebla FC / Mexico.1) - 67 (26.6)
38. Matt Lampson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds / USA.3) - 66.9 (26.1)
39. Joseph Bendik (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 66.9 (26.5)
40. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 66.8 (28.3)

41. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 66.8 (29.1)
42. Evan Newton (Oklahoma City Energy FC / USA.3) - 66.7 (27.5)
43. Mitch Hildebrandt (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 66.6 (26.9)
44. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 66.6 (24.5)
45. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 66.6 (26.2)
46. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 66.6 (34.8)
47. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 66.5 (28.3)
48. David Meves (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 66.5 (26.3)
49. Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 66.6 (22.5)
50. John Berner (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 66.4 (24.7)

51. Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 66.4 (31.9)
52. Brian Sylvestre (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.4 (22.8)
53. Chris Konopka (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 66.3 (30.5)
54. Jon Dawson (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 66.2 (24.6)
55. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 66.2 (30.7)
56. Alec Kann (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 66.2 (25.2)
57. Nathan Stockie (Jippo / Finland.3) - 66.2 (26.6)
58. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 66.1 (31.9)
59. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.1 (23.3)
60. Will Dieterich (Haukar Hafnarfjördur / Iceland.2) - 66 (28.6)

61. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 66 (25.7)
62. Darius Motazed (TuS Koblenz / Germany.4) - 66 (26.3)
63. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 65.9 (27.5)
64. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 65.9 (32.3)
65. Scott Angevine (Kokkolan Palloveikot / Finland.3) - 65.9 (26.4)
66. Daryl Sattler (San Antonio Scorpions / USA.2) - 65.7 (35.1)
67. Diego Restrepo (Metropolitanos FC / Venezuela.1) - 65.6 (27.7)
68. Josh Ford (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 65.5 (27.9)
69. Brandon Miller (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.4 (25.8)
70. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.4 (23.5)

71. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Gil Vicente FC / Portugal.1) - 65.4 (28.4)
72. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Tel Aviv FC / Israel.1) - 65.2 (30.9)
73. Lionel Brown (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 65.1 (28.1)
74. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 65.1 (27.2)
75. Trevor Spangenberg (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 65.1 (24.5)
76. Kenneth Kronholm (Holstein Kiel / Germany.3) - 65 (30)
77. Daniel Withrow (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 65 (25.4)
78. Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) - 64.9 (26.2)
79. Rafael Diaz (New York Red Bulls II / USA.3) - 64.9 (24.2)
80. Sebastian Evers (Jacksonville Armada / USA.2) - 64.9 (24.8)

81. Andre Rawls (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 64.8 (25.8)
82. Kris Devaux (Baerum SK / Norway.2) - 64.7 (24.4)
83. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II / USA.3) - 64.7 (25)
84. Warren Gross (Western Mass Pro Soccer / USA.4) - 64.6 (26.8)
85. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 64.6 (25.3)
86. Cody Mizell (Fram Reykjavik / Iceland.2) - 64.6 (24.1)
87. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.6 (24.5)
88. Alex Riggs (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 64.6 (27.6)
89. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 64.6 (23.5)
90. Hunter Gilstrap (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.5 (32.5)

91. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) - 64.5 (20.3)
92. Dominik Jakubek (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 64.4 (36.1)
93. Matt Perrella (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.4 (24.8)
94. Tony Halterman (Evergreen Dipolmats / USA.4) - 64.4 (24.8)
95. Brian Holt (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 64.2 (26.9)
96. Kevin Corby (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 64.2 (24.6)
97. Robby Gogatz (Southern California Seahorses / USA.4) - 64.2 (24.6)
98. Larry Jackson (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 64.2 (25.1)
99. Trey Mitchell (MLS Pool / USA.1) - 64.1 (24.5)
100. Dom DiMaggio (Seacoast United Phantoms / USA.4) - 64 (23.7)

Top 100 American Goalkeepers - August 2015

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After a quiet summer, here's a top 100 with bonus content to make up for the time lost. First, there are four newcomers to the elite class. 

Matt Perrella (88)
Kevin Corby (92)
Robby Gogatz (93)
Dom DiMaggio (98)

Rafael Diaz returns after a two year absence. The first top one hundred, actually. On the up-and-up, Tim Melia has jumped to the ten slot due to stellar play with Sporting Kansas City. If SKC doesn't want to hold onto the emerging veteran, he will most definitely have his options next year, both in and outside of MLS. Patrick McLain also sees a jump after putting himself into a position to win the USL Goalkeeper of the Year Award with Sacramento.

Clint Irwin, Jeff Attinella, Quentin Westberg, and Joe Bendik all slip down the list. Each of the four have struggled to find consistency this season, some doing so with more playing time than others. The most frustrating of the four is Joe Bendik's performance, who I had ranked at number seven coming into the year. He's slower and less sure of himself than a year ago so hopefully he can regain some confidence in Toronto. 

Top 100 American Goalkeepers

1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 77.8 (30.9)
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 75.9 (36.4)
3. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 70.2 (29.3)
4. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 69.8 (31.3)
5. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 69.3 (29.3)
6. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 69.2 (27)
7. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 69.1 (36.2)
8. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 68.6 (26.4)
9. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 68.6 (29.6)
10. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 68.6 (28.4)

11. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 68.5 (29.4)
12. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 68.5 (28.4)
13. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 68.2 (28.3)
14. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 68.1 (24.8)
15. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 68.1 (24)
16. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 68.1 (27.8)
17. Tally Hall (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 67.9 (30.3)
18. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 67.9 (26.8)
19. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 67.9 (27)
20. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.2) - 67.8 (28.4)

21. Patrick McLain (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 67.7 (27)
22. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 67.6 (33.3)
23. Troy Perkins (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 67.6 (34.1)
24. Andrew Weber (Portland Timbers / USA.1) - 67.5 (32)
25. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 67.5 (25.8)
26. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 67.4 (30.5)
27. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 67.4 (29)
28. Dan Kennedy (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 67.4 (33.1)
29. Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 67.3 (26.3)
30. Ryan Meara (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.3 (24.8)

31. Jon Busch (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67.3 (39)
32. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 67.2 (26.9)
33. Quentin Westberg (Sarpsborg 08 / Norway.1) - 67.2 (29.3)
34. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.2 (34.4)
35. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67 (26.3)
36. Evan Newton (Oklahoma City Energy FC / USA.3) - 67 (27.3)
37. Mitch Hildebrandt (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 67 (26.8)
38. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 66.9 (25.4)
39. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 66.9 (28.1)
40. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 66.9 (28.1)

41. Austin Guerrero (Estudiantes de Altamira / Mexico.2) - 66.9 (26.4)
42. Joseph Bendik (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 66.8 (26.3)
43. Scott Goodwin (Louisville City FC / USA.3) - 66.8 (24.8)
44. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 66.7 (34.6)
45. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.5 (23.1)
46. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 66.5 (26)
47. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 66.4 (24.3)
48. Matt Lampson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds / USA.3) - 66.4 (25.9)
49. David Meves (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 66.3 (26.1)
50. Chris Konopka (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 66.3 (30.3)

51. Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 66.2 (22.3)
52. Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 66.1 (31.8)
53. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 66.1 (31.8)
54. Nathan Stockie (Jippo / Finland.3) - 66.1 (26.4)
55. Brian Sylvestre (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.1 (22.7)
56. Jon Dawson (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 66 (24.4)
57. Will Dieterich (Haukar Hafnarfjördur / Iceland.2) - 66 (28.4)
58. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 66 (32.1)
59. John Berner (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 65.9 (24.5)
60. Darius Motazed (TuS Koblenz / Germany.4) - 65.9 (26.1)

61. Daryl Sattler (San Antonio Scorpions / USA.2) - 65.8 (34.9)
62. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 65.7 (27.3)
63. Diego Restrepo (Metropolitanos FC / Venezuela.1) - 65.5 (27.5)
64. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Gil Vicente FC / Portugal.1) - 65.3 (28.3)
65. Brandon Miller (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.3 (25.7)
66. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Tel Aviv FC / Israel.1) - 65.2 (30.8)
67. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 65.2 (28.9)
68. Alec Kann (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 65.2 (25)
69. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 65.1 (25.5)
70. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.1 (23.3)

71. Lionel Brown (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 65 (27.9)
72. Kenneth Kronholm (Holstein Kiel / Germany.3) - 65 (29.8)
73. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 65 (27)
74. Josh Ford (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 64.9 (27.8)
75. Trevor Spangenberg (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 64.9 (24.3)
76. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.9 (24.3)
77. Daniel Withrow (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.8 (25.3)
78. Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) - 64.8 (26)
79. Sebastian Evers (Jacksonville Armada / USA.2) - 64.7 (24.6)
80. Hunter Gilstrap (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.6 (32.3)

81. Warren Gross (Western Mass Pro Soccer / USA.4) - 64.5 (26.6)
82. Kris Devaux (Baerum SK / Norway.2) - 64.5 (24.3)
83. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II / USA.3) - 64.5 (24.8)
84. Cody Mizell (Fram Reykjavik / Iceland.2) - 64.4 (23.9)
85. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 64.4 (25.2)
86. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 64.2 (23.3)
87. Tony Halterman (Evergreen Dipolmats / USA.4) - 64.2 (24.6)
88. Matt Perrella (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.2 (24.6)
89. Brian Holt (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 64.1 (26.8)
90. Paul Rachubka (Free Agent / None) - 64.1 (34.3)

91. Kevin Corby (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 64 (24.4)
92. Robby Gogatz (Southern California Seahorses / USA.4) - 64 (24.4)
93. Rafael Diaz (New York Red Bulls II / USA.3) - 64 (24)
94. Larry Jackson (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 64 (24.9)
95. Dominik Jakubek (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 64 (35.9)
96. Trey Mitchell (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 63.9 (24.3)
97. Oliver Blum (TB Uphusen / Germany.5) - 63.8 (25.7)
98. Dom DiMaggio (Seacoast United Phantoms / USA.4) - 63.8 (23.5)
99. Jeremy Crumpton (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 63.7 (25)
100. Cody Laurendi (Austin Aztex / USA.3) - 63.6 (27)

Bonus part number one: I categorized each goalkeeper by their college to find out which conference has produced the most goalkeepers. If there was a transfer, I went with the last attended college. Of course not every goalkeeper went to college (12 of the 100 did not) and some are from DII and DIII schools, but that still leaves us with 79 goalkeepers.

Conference Breakdown

None - 12
Division II - 8
Division III - 1

Conference USA - 8
Pac-12 - 8
ACC - 7
Big Ten - 7
Big East - 6
Colonial - 6
AAC - 5
Atlantic 10 - 4
Big West - 4
Horizon - 4
Missouri Valley - 4
Mid-American - 3
West Coast - 3
Big South - 2
Metro Atlantic - 2
Northeast - 2
Western Athletic - 2
Souther - 1
Summit - 1

If you want to check my work you can see it here, along with past rankings, glove choice, and favorite animal for each goalkeeper. Make sure to click the tab at the top "School".

Lastly, here's the top 50 goalkeepers under 24 years old that are not currently on the top 100 list. Think of this as a prospect list of goalkeepers that will most surely be on the top 100 at some point but aren't quite there. The ranking takes into account for potential as well as current ability, unlike the top 100 which is only current ability.

For the first ten, the additional number is a rough guess of how many months it will be until they're on the top 100. I only did it for the top ten as the following goalkeepers won't be there for a year or two. I thought about doing a specific post for this but it's fairly similar to the college preseason rankings so consider this as a reward for those of you who scrolled this far.

Top 50 Prospect Goalkeeper List

rk. name (club / country) age + months left

1. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) 20.2 + 8
2. Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg / Germany.1) 20.3 + 11
3. Alex Bono (Toronto FC II / USA.3) 21.3 + 7
4. Devin Perales (Austin Aztex / USA.3) 22.3 + 4
5. Paul Blanchette (Loyola Marymount / USA.N) 21.3 + 10
6. Travis Worra (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) 22.3 + 7
7. Spencer Richey (Vancouver Whitecaps II / USA.3) 23.3 + 2
8. Eric Klenofsky (Monmouth / USA.N) 20.9 + 15
9. Austin Rogers (Kitsap / USA.4) 20 + 21
10. Tyler Miller (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) 22.4 + 8

11. Evan Louro (Michigan / USA.N) 19.6
12. Matt Bersano (Penn State / USA.N) 22.9
13. Jeff Caldwell (Virginia / USA.N) 19.5
14. Matt Cardone (San Antonio Scorpions / USA.2) 22.2
15. Andrew Wolverton (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) 22.2
16. Alexandros Tabakis (VVV-Venlo / Netherlands.2) 22.7
17. Cody Cropper (MK Dons / England.2) 22.5
18. Paul Christensen (Portland / USA.N) 19.3
19. Jeff Gal (Lidköpings FK / Sweden.4) 22.3
20. Zach Bennett (Michigan State / USA.N) 21.7

21. Keegan Rogers (IFK Lammhult / Sweden.4) 22.3
22. Ashkan Khosravi (UC Riverside / USA.N) 21.6
23. Keith Cardona (Indy Eleven / USA.2) 22.8
24. Alex McCauley (North Carolina State / USA.N) 21
25. Jake Feener (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) 23.3
26. Ben Lockler (Free Agent / None) 22.4
27. Wade Hamilton (Cal Poly / USA.N) 20.9
28. Grayson Rector (Belmont / USA.N) 21
29. CJ Cochran (Atlanta Silverbacks / USA.2) 23.9
30. Danny Rogers (Falkirk FC / Scotland.2) 21.4

31. Alec Ferrell (Wake Forest / USA.N) 21.4
32. Brendan Moore (Fleetwood Town / England.3) 23.3
33. David Greczek (Rutgers / USA.N) 20.8
34. Ben Willis (Gonzaga / USA.N) 19.6
35. Zack Downes (Arizona United / USA.3) 22.3
36. Kamil Kaminski (Icon FC / USA.4) 21.8
37. Ryan Herman (Washington / USA.N) 22.2
38. Ricky Brown (Colgate / USA.N) 20.6
39. Eric Dick (Butler / USA.N) 20.6
40. Kyle Renfro (Harrisburg City Islanders / USA.3) 23.3

41. Adrian Remeniuk (Wisconsin / USA.N) 19.7
42. Lucas Champenois (Saint Mary's / USA.N) 21
43. Matt Pacifici (Davidson / USA.N) 22
44. Erich Marscheider (Free Agent / None) 22.6
45. Samir Badr (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) 23.3
46. Bobby Edwards (Saint Joseph's / USA.N) 19.6
47. Andrew Epstein (Stanford / USA.N) 19.6
48. Justin Vom Steeg (UC Santa Barbara / USA.N) 18.3
49. Josh Weiss (Siena / USA.N) 19.5
50. Eric Osswald (Real Monarchs / USA.3) 23.8

Top 100 American Goalkeepers - June 2015

cover photo from Seattle Sports

Barely made it for June! Whew. There's been some significant movement in the top 100 from two months ago so let's discuss the major changes.

Brad Friedel is officially out and Stefan Frei has taken over the number three slot. Of course this begs the question, "Why doesn't he get called up to the USMNT?" Only Jurgen Klinsmann can truly answer that but the most likely answer is that Frei doesn't have any upside; he's essentially in the peak of his career, unlike Bill Hamid or other USYNT products. Frei doesn't have the glamour and Klinsmann, it would appear, thinks that certain younger goalkeepers will eventually pass Frei in talent. This goes back to the debate of "How much does the national team develop a player?" Which I would argue very little. It makes less sense to call in a developing player, regardless of his ceiling, if he isn't the best option at the moment instead of just simply calling in the top players regardless of age. Perhaps Frei can earn a Camp Cupcake call up but even that seems unlikely. Still, he's number one with us (after Guzan and Howard, of course).

Then of course there's Steve Clark at number four, who I would have expected to take the number three slot if you asked me a year or even six months ago. Clark's Achilles heel is his consistency. We'll see great saves one moment then a facepalm the next. If he can cut out the problems, he'd make a run at MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, however if he can't we'll could be seeing him farther down the list.

Andrew Dykstra (+39), Chris Konopka (+38), and Brian Sylvestre (+41) all jumped up the list for their recent performances, Dykstra most notably of the three, landing at number nine. While Dykstra had a hell of an outing in Champions League early this year, he's rebounded with outstanding performances while filling in for Bill Hamid's absence. Which is the real Dykstra? Time will tell.

Joe Bendik continues to tumble down the list. It's a real shame considering he has all the tools to be a starter in MLS but can't seem to put it together. His 1v1 approach is all over the place and he seems to be a step behind too often. Still young, Bendik could rebound but I'm doubtful he'll ever get to his number six spot again.

Lower division goalkeepers that are really shining are Sacramento's Patrick McLain and New York Cosmos' Jimmy Maurer. McLain is looking to rejoin MLS but I could see Maurer staying with the NASL for the rest of his career if the money is right.

Daryl Sattler returns to the list for the first time since July 2013 and Jeremy Crumpton is back in the top 100 as well, last being seen here in March 2014. As for newcomers, there are quite a few! There's a link or highlight vid for each goalkeeper just so you can hold your own around the water cooler next Monday.

Charlie Lyon
Darius Motazed
Kris Devaux
Sebastian Evers
Tony Halterman
Trey Mitchell

That's not all the big moves but those are most of them. You can check the history of the top 100 here to see the movement of each goalkeeper over time, including which goalkeepers use what brand of gloves, if you're into that sort of thing.

1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 77 (30.8)
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 76.1 (36.3)
3. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 70.9 (29.2)
4. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 70.8 (29.2)
5. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 69.8 (31.1)
6. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 69 (36)
7. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 68.9 (24.6)
8. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 68.6 (29.3)
9. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 68.6 (29.4)
10. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 68.5 (28.3)

11. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 68.5 (26.3)
12. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 68.5 (28.1)
13. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 68.5 (26.6)
14. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 68.4 (26.8)
15. Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 68.1 (26.2)
16. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 67.9 (23.8)
17. Tally Hall (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 67.9 (30.1)
18. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 67.9 (27.7)
19. Quentin Westberg (Sarpsborg 08 / Norway.1) - 67.8 (29.2)
20. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 67.8 (26.8)

21. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.1) - 67.7 (28.3)
22. Troy Perkins (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 67.7 (33.9)
23. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 67.6 (26.8)
24. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 67.6 (33.2)
25. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 67.6 (28.3)
26. Joseph Bendik (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 67.6 (26.2)
27. Andrew Weber (Portland Timbers / USA.1) - 67.5 (31.8)
28. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 67.4 (25.7)
29. Jon Busch (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67.4 (38.8)
30. Dan Kennedy (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 67.4 (32.9)

31. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.3 (34.3)
32. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 67.2 (30.3)
33. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 67.2 (28.8)
34. Patrick McLain (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 67.2 (26.8)
35. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67.1 (26.1)
36. Ryan Meara (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.1 (24.6)
37. Evan Newton (Oklahoma City Energy FC / USA.3) - 67 (27.2)
38. Mitch Hildebrandt (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 66.9 (26.6)
39. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 66.9 (34.4)
40. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 66.8 (27.9)

41. Scott Goodwin (Louisville City FC / USA.3) - 66.8 (24.6)
42. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 66.8 (25.3)
43. Austin Guerrero (Estudiantes de Altamira / Mexico.2) - 66.8 (26.3)
44. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 66.5 (27.9)
45. Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 66.5 (31.6)
46. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 66.3 (25.8)
47. Chris Konopka (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 66.3 (30.2)
48. Matt Lampson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds / USA.3) - 66.2 (25.8)
49. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.2 (22.9)
50. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 66.2 (24.2)

51. David Meves (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 66.2 (25.9)
52. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 66.1 (31.6)
53. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 66 (31.9)
54. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 66 (27.2)
55. Will Dieterich (Haukar Hafnarfjördur / Iceland.2) - 65.9 (28.3)
56. Jon Kempin (San Antonio Scorpions / USA.2) - 65.9 (22.2)
57. Jon Dawson (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 65.8 (24.3)
58. Brian Sylvestre (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 65.8 (22.5)
59. Alec Kann (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 65.7 (24.8)
60. Lance Parker (Free Agent / None) - 65.7 (29.8)

61. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.7 (23.2)
62. Diego Restrepo (Metropolitanos FC / Venezuela.1) - 65.5 (27.3)
63. John Berner (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 65.4 (24.3)
64. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Gil Vicente FC / Portugal.1) - 65.3 (28.1)
65. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Tel Aviv FC / Israel.1) - 65.2 (30.6)
66. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 65.1 (28.8)
67. Brandon Miller (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.1 (25.5)
68. Darius Motazed (TuS Koblenz / Germany.4) - 65 (25.9)
69. Kenneth Kronholm (Holstein Kiel / Germany.3) - 65 (29.7)
70. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 65 (25.3)

71. Nathan Stockie (Jippo / Finland.3) - 65 (26.3)
72. Lionel Brown (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 64.9 (27.8)
73. Brian Holt (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 64.9 (26.6)
74. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 64.9 (26.8)
75. Josh Ford (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 64.9 (27.6)
76. Daryl Sattler (San Antonio Scorpions / USA.2) - 64.8 (34.8)
77. Markus Dickerson (Kongsvinger IL / Norway.3) - 64.8 (25.1)
78. Trevor Spangenberg (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 64.7 (24.2)
79. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.7 (24.2)
80. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 64.7 (25)

81. Daniel Withrow (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.7 (25.1)
82. Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) - 64.7 (25.8)
83. Hunter Gilstrap (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.6 (32.2)
84. Kris Devaux (Baerum SK / Norway.2) - 64.6 (24.1)
85. Sebastian Evers (Jacksonville Armada / USA.2) - 64.5 (24.4)
86. Carlos Rojas (CD Cruz Azul / Mexico.1) - 64.4 (25.3)
87. Warren Gross (Western Mass Pro Soccer / USA.4) - 64.4 (26.4)
88. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II / USA.3) - 64.3 (24.7)
89. Larry Jackson (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 64.2 (24.8)
90. Dominik Jakubek (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 64.1 (35.8)

91. Cody Mizell (Fram Reykjavik / Iceland.2) - 64.1 (23.8)
92. Paul Rachubka (Oldham Athletic / England.3) - 64.1 (34.1)
93. Tony Halterman (Evergreen Dipolmats / USA.4) - 64 (24.4)
94. Spencer Richey (Vancouver Whitecaps II / USA.3) - 63.9 (23.1)
95. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 63.8 (23.2)
96. Trey Mitchell (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 63.7 (24.2)
97. Oliver Blum (TB Uphusen / Germany.5) - 63.7 (25.5)
98. Michael Lisch (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 63.5 (24.8)
99. Jeremy Crumpton (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 63.5 (24.8)
100. Cody Laurendi (Austin Aztex / USA.3) - 63.5 (26.8)