Ethan Horvath

Ethan Shea Horvath (born June 9, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian side Club Brugge and for the United States national team.

Ethan Horvath
Horvath with Club Brugge at the 2019 UEFA Europa League
Personal information
Full name Ethan Shea Horvath[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-09) June 9, 1995
Place of birth Highlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S.
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 22
Youth career
1999–2012 Real Colorado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Molde 39 (0)
2017– Club Brugge 49 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 United States U20 2 (0)
2015–2016 United States U23 6 (0)
2016– United States 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 3, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 26, 2019

Early years

Horvath was born and raised in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. His father, Peter, played college soccer with the Midwestern State Mustangs and professionally with Major Indoor Soccer League club Denver Avalanche, and his mother, Deana, played high school soccer.[2] Horvath himself grew up playing with U.S. Soccer Development Academy side Real Colorado and for Arapahoe High School. He also trained with Bristol City, Manchester City, and Stoke City in England.[3][4] He is of Hungarian ancestry on his father's side.[5]

Club career

Molde FK

Horvath signed his first professional contract in 2013 with Tippeligaen club Molde in Norway,[6] having been recruited by Molde manager and former Manchester United player Ole Gunnar Solskjær.[7] Horvath first appeared in a Molde matchday squad on August 10, 2013.[6] He made his professional debut on May 16, 2015, replacing Ørjan Nyland in the 55th minute of the match.[8] On July 1, 2015, Nyland was sold to Bundesliga club Ingolstadt 04, leaving Horvath as Molde's starting goalkeeper at age 20. By the conclusion of the 2015 Tippeligaen, Horvath had helped Molde concede just 31 goals for the season, the second-best mark in the league only behind champions Rosenborg.

Horvath backstopped Molde to a 5–1 aggregate victory over Pyunik in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, before a 4–4 aggregate loss on the away goals rule to Dinamo Zagreb in the third qualifying round. Later, in the playoff round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Horvath and Molde had a 3–3 aggregate win on away goals over Standard Liège. With Molde thus qualifying for Europa League Group A, Horvath joined Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller, Tim Howard, and Brad Guzan as the only American goalkeepers ever to play in the UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup group stage.

On October 2, 2015, Horvath was named to the Europa League Team of the Week,[9] a day after being named Man of the Match for a 1–1 draw against Ajax in which he notched 10 saves,[10][11] most notably on a point-blank header from Viktor Fischer[12] and on a corner serve from Davy Klaassen in stoppage time. Horvath led Molde to a first-place finish in Europa League Group A with successful two-legged fixtures against Ajax, Celtic, and Fenerbahçe, the latter of which featured two saves on Robin van Persie and three saves on Nani.[13][14] Combining his play in the Tippeligaen and in the Europa League, he had not allowed multiple goals in a match for over two months.[15] In February 2016, Horvath faced eventual Europa League champions Sevilla in the knockout phase and was unable to prevent a 1–3 aggregate defeat of Molde, although he kept a clean sheet in the second leg.[16][17]

Club Brugge

On January 3, 2017, Horvath signed with Belgium's Club Brugge on a four-and-a-half year contract.[18] He debuted as Club Brugge's starting goalkeeper on May 5 in the Championship playoffs. After initially letting in a goal due to confusing a whistle from the stands as the referee's whistle,[19] Horvath rebounded to make three saves, and even notched an assist to José Izquierdo off a punt, in a 3–1 victory over Charleroi.[20] The following match, in a 1–1 draw against Anderlecht, Horvath made four saves, including on a penalty kick attempted by Youri Tielemans.[21] Horvath continued to start in goal to close out the season, helping Club Brugge secure a place in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

At the start of the 2017–18 season, Horvath resumed his position as the starting goalkeeper for Club Brugge, starting in the first twelve league matches including ten victories. He also started the Champions League qualifying matches against İstanbul Başakşehir and Europa League qualifying matches against AEK Athens, both of which were defeats on aggregate. However, he was eventually benched and then kept out of the squad for much of the season, not receiving another run of starts until May 2018 in the Belgian First Division A Championship Playoffs. He started three matches in the league playoffs as Club Brugge finished as champions and thus qualified for the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Horvath began on the bench for Club Brugge in the 2018–19 season behind Croatian international goalkeeper Karlo Letica, but Horvath soon regained the starting job. Horvath posted a trio of consecutive clean sheets against AS Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, and Atlético Madrid in Champions League group stage play while notching eleven total saves. He was named as the goalkeeper for Goal's best XI of the 2018–19 Champions League group stage.[22]

International career

Horvath has represented United States youth teams at every level since U-14.[23] He was named to the U.S. under-20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand,[24] although his club did not release him.[25] He was the U.S. under-23 starting goalkeeper for the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying playoff against Colombia, conceding two goals in two matches as the U.S. lost on aggregate.[26]

Horvath was named to the 23-man United States men's national team for the Copa América Centenario held in June 2016.[27] Head coach Jürgen Klinsmann called Horvath one of his "biggest hopes for the future" at the goalkeeper position.[28] On October 7, 2016, Horvath made his USMNT debut, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Cuba.[29]

Career statistics
As of match played August 3, 2019[30]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 2013 Tippeligaen 0000000000
2014 0020000020
2015 1702013[lower-alpha 1]000320
2016 220000000220
Total 3904013000560
Club Brugge 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 4000000040
2017–18 150004[lower-alpha 2]000190
2018–19 280105000340
2019–20 2000000020
Total 490109000590
Career Total 89050220001150
  1. Three appearances in the Champions League and ten in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Champions League

Honors

Molde

Club Brugge

USA U20

  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship bronze:2015[32]
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References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Colorado soccer progeny Ethan Horvath strives to be the game's next great keeper". Mile High Sports. July 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. "American Exports: Ethan Horvath leads Norwegian Champions League team Molde FK to a 5-0 shutout". MLSSoccer.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. "Molde retrieves keeper from USA". MoldeFK.no. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. Jávor, Bence (November 21, 2018). "Magyar származású kapus volt az amerikai válogatott hőse".
  6. "18-year-old American goalkeeper makes Molde FK game day roster | ProSoccerTalk". Prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com. August 13, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  7. "Ethan Horvath's Rapid Rise Could Help U.S. U-23s". American Soccer Now. October 5, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  8. "Kampfakta - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  9. "UEFA Europa League team of the week". UEFA.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  10. "American Exports: Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath stellar in Molde FK's Europa League draw with Ajax". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  11. "Man of the Match". Molde FK Studio. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  12. "Ethan Horvath just pulled this stop off against Ajax". Kristan Heneage. October 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  13. "Fenerbahçe at Molde commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  14. "Molde at Fenerbahçe commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  15. "American Exports: Catching up with red-hot Ethan Horvath as Molde thrive in Europa League". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  16. "Molde at Sevilla commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  17. "Sevilla at Molde commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  18. "Ethan Horvath naar Club Brugge". Club Brugge KV. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  19. "Video Pick: Ethan Horvath debuts with howler and assist". Soccer America. May 6, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  20. "WATCH: Ethan Horvath debuts for Club Brugge". Nats Abroad. May 5, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  21. "Tielemans Missed Penalty ● Club Brugge KV 1:1 RSC Anderlecht ● Belgium Jupiler League 2017". YouTube. May 14, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  22. "Messi, Neymar and the team of the Champions League group stage". Goal.com. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  23. "KLINSMANN NAMES 23 PLAYER ROSTER FOR HISTORIC COPA AMERICA CENTENARIO". US Soccer. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  24. "Tab Ramos Finalizes 21-Player Roster for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup". Ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  25. "Ethan Horvath was not released by Molde". Soccer By Ives. May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  26. "USA OLYMPIC BID FALLS SHORT IN 2-1 PLAYOFF LOSS TO COLOMBIA". US Soccer. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  27. "Ethan Horvath of Highlands Ranch named to his first U.S. senior national team roster". Denver Post. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  28. "Klinsmann: Copa America will show US national team "can do special things"". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  29. "Ethan Horvath looks up to playing more in goal for the USMNT". SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  30. Ethan Horvath at Soccerway. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  31. "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  32. https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/cu20c2015_regulations-eng
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