Evan Bush

Evan William Bush (born March 6, 1986) is an American soccer player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.

Evan Bush
Personal information
Full name Evan William Bush
Date of birth (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986
Place of birth Concord Township, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 1
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Akron Zips
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Chicago Fire Premier 10 (0)
2007 Cleveland Internationals 3 (0)
2008 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 (0)
2009 Cleveland City Stars 7 (0)
2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore 25 (0)
2011 Montreal Impact (NASL) 18 (0)
2012– Montreal Impact 176 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 8, 2019

Career

College and amateur

Bush attended Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio and played college soccer at Akron, where he was named to the NSCAA all-Great Lakes Region and the 2008 all-Ohio team season. He was also a three-time all-Mid American Conference first team selection, the 2005 MAC Newcomer of the Year, was named to the 2005 Freshman All-American team, and remains the all-time career leader in the MAC in wins (62), shutouts (48), and G.A.A (.60).

During his college years Bush also played with Chicago Fire Premier, the Cleveland Internationals,[1] and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League, being named to the PDL All-Central Conference team in 2006.[2]

Professional

Bush turned professional in 2009, and after failing to secure a professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, signed to play with the Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division.[3] He made his professional debut on May 30, 2009, in a game against the Charleston Battery.[4]

On February 18, 2010, Crystal Palace Baltimore announced the signing of Bush to a contract for the 2010 season.[5] After spending the 2010 season with Crystal Palace Baltimore, Bush signed with Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League on March 11, 2011.[6] On September 27, 2011, Bush received the 2011 Golden Glove award, an award given to the goalkeeper with the best goals-against average in the NASL.[7] Bush signed a contract with the Montreal Impact to remain with the club for their inaugural season in Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011.[8]

On November 21, 2014, Bush was signed to a new contract by the Impact.[9]

Bush won the Golden Glove Award as the best goalkeeper of the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League.[10] On April 22, 2015, in the first leg of the Champions League final at Club América, Bush was given a controversial yellow card after allowing a goal for kicking the ball at Paul Aguilar, an America player. However, replays show that Aguilar jumped in front of the ball as Bush was kicking it away. Aguilar then punched Bush in the face, which went unnoticed by the referee. This yellow card suspended him for the second leg in Montreal. Bush showed his frustration for the call after the match, saying "After every goal I give up, I kick the ball towards midfield. Every single goal. The fact is that I had the ball in my hands, I kicked it towards midfield and he comes and blocks the ball. Then he hits me in the face."[11] As a result, Bush missed the second leg of the final, which Montreal lost 4-2 and 5-3 on aggregate.[12]

Honors

Club
Montreal Impact

Individual
  • CONCACAF Champions League Golden Glove: 2014–15

Career statistics
(correct as of August 18, 2019)
Club Season League Cup Play-offs Total
Division Apps Conceded Clean sheets Apps Conceded Clean sheets Apps Conceded Clean sheets Apps Conceded Clean sheets
Cleveland City Stars 2009 USL First Division 7 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 - -
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2010 USSF Division 2 Professional League 25387110---26397
Montreal Impact 2011 North American Soccer League 19149------19149
Second Division Total 51 52 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 52 53 16
Montreal Impact 2012 Major League Soccer 130------130
Montreal Impact 2013 110442---552
Montreal Impact 2014 13233451---17284
Montreal Impact 2015 31 39 9 - - - 3 4 1 34 42 13
Montreal Impact 2016 33 50 6 - - - 5 10 1 38 60 16
Montreal Impact 2017 31 50 5 - - - - - - 31 50 5
Montreal Impact 2018 34 53 10 - - - - - - 34 53 10
Montreal Impact 2019 27 50 7 - - - - - - 27 50 7
Montreal Impact Total 190 283 49 8 9 3 8 14 2 206 306 54
MLS Total (2012–present)17126940893814218729245
Career Total 222 321 56 9 10 3 8 14 2 239 345 61
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Bush, Ubiparipovic Named to PDL All-Conference Team
  3. "Ex-UA soccer player signs Cleveland deal". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Harrison, Bush to Compete for Starting Spot, Rowland Leaves to Coach at U of MD". NASL.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  6. "Goalkeeper Evan Bush Joins Impact". oursportscentral.com.
  7. "- NASL". nasl.com.
  8. "Montreal Impact". montrealimpact.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  9. Neysmith, Graham (November 21, 2014)
  10. http://www.concacaf.com/article/montreals-bush-named-sccl-golden-glove-recipient
  11. http://www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2015/04/27/champions-league-montreal-looking-all-options-keeper-evan-bush-fumes-over-cc
  12. http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-04-29-montreal-impact-vs-club-america/recap
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