Joe Bendik

Joseph T. Bendik (born April 25, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.

Joe Bendik

Bendik in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Joseph T. Bendik
Date of birth	(1989-04-25) April 25, 1989
Place of birth	Huntington, New York, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Philadelphia Union
Number	12
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Atlanta Silverbacks U23's	1	(0)
2010–2011	Sogndal	9	(0)
2012	Portland Timbers	5	(0)
2013–2015	Toronto FC	73	(0)
2016–2018	Orlando City	92	(0)
2019	Columbus Crew SC	6	(0)
2019–	Philadelphia Union	0	(0)
National team
2006	United States U17	9	(0)
2007–2008	United States U20	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 19, 2019

Club career

Clemson

Bendik attended Clemson University for four years after graduating from Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.[1]

Sogndal

After university, Bendik signed with Norwegian club Sogndal. He began the 2010 season as a backup, and made his professional debut in the first round of the Norwegian Cup against Årdal FK.[2] Bendik ended the season starting in four league matches helping his club gain promotion to the Norwegian top flight.

Bendik began the 2011 season as the starter, and made his Tippeligaen debut on March 20, 2011 against Strømsgodset IF. [3] He ended the year starting the final two matches of the season, including a 2–1 victory over eventual league champions Molde FK.[4]

Portland Timbers

On February 24, 2012, Bendik signed with the Portland Timbers of MLS.[5] He made his Timbers debut as a second-half sub for an injured Troy Perkins in a 2–0 loss to the Montreal Impact.[6]

Toronto FC

On December 12, 2012 Bendik was acquired by Toronto FC along with Portland's third overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Ryan Johnson and Miloš Kocić.[7]

While originally considered a back-up, Bendik went on to make 33 appearances for Toronto during the 2013 season after starting goalkeeper Stefan Frei was injured during a pre-season friendly.[8]

On December 1, 2015, it was announced that Toronto FC had declined their options on Bendik, and that he would not return to the team. Along with Bendik, fellow goalkeeper Chris Konopka's options were also declined, leaving the team with only one goalkeeper Quillain Roberts.

Orlando City SC

On December 21, 2015, it was announced that Bendik had been traded to Orlando City in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[9] Despite conceding a league high 60 goals for that season in his first league campaign with Orlando, Bendik became a fan favorite as he played every minute of the club's 34 league games, making 114 saves and posting 5 shutouts. He won 11 "MLS Save of the Week" awards in the process and his stop against Sporting Kansas City's Dom Dwyer in the Lions' 2–1 road loss on May 15 was voted "MLS Save of the Year".[10]

After a difficult 2018 season in which the team conceded an all-time MLS record 74 goals and Bendik himself had lost the starting job to both Earl Edwards, Jr. and then again to Adam Grinwis, his contract option was declined at the end of the year.[11] At the time of his departure he had the second most appearances in the team's post-expansion history behind only Cristian Higuita.

Columbus Crew SC

On December 27, 2018, Bendik's rights were acquired by Columbus Crew SC in exchange for $50,000 in targeted allocation money.[12]

Philadelphia Union

On July 19, 2019, Bendik was traded to the Philadelphia Union for a second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.[13]

International career

Bendik has represented the United States at the under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels.[14] On June 3, Bendik was named as one of six goalkeepers in Bruce Arena's preliminary 40-man roster for the 2017 Gold Cup, although he was left off the final 23-man squad.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of July 17, 2019[16][17][18]

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlanta Silverbacks U23's	2007[19]	PDL	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Sogndal	2010	Adeccoligaen	4	0	2	0	–		–		6	0
	2011	Tippeligaen	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Portland Timbers	2012	MLS	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
Toronto FC	2013	MLS	33	0	0	0	–		–		33	0
	2014		27	0	4	0	–		–		31	0
	2015		13	0	0	0	–		0	0	13	0
	Total		73	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	77	0
Orlando City	2016	MLS	34	0	0	0	–		–		34	0
	2017		33	0	0	0	–		–		33	0
	2018		25	0	0	0	–		–		25	0
	Total		92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	0
Columbus Crew SC	2019	MLS	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
Philadelphia Union	2019	MLS	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			186	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	192	0

1. Includes the Norwegian Football Cup and Canadian Championship

Honors

Club

Sogndal

• Norwegian First Division Championship: 2010

References

1. "Player Bio: Joseph Bendik". Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
2. Meghan Brennan. "Preview:Weekend Norwegian Action". Retrieved June 7, 2010.
3. altomfotball.no. "Sogndal vs. Strømsgodset". Retrieved March 20, 2011.
4. mlssoccer.com. "Bendik eyes MLS". Retrieved November 30, 2011.
5. mlssoccer.com. "Timbers Sign Bendik". Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
6. "Portland Timbers player evaluations vs. Montreal". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. April 28, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
7. "Portland Timbers Trade Joe Bendik, #3 Draft Pick and Allocation Money To Toronto FC for Ryan Johnson and Milos Kocic; Acquire #2 Spot in Allocation Order from Chivas USA". Stumptown Footy. December 12, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
8. "Bendik's Success Story". TorontoFC.ca. April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
9. "Orlando City Acquires Goalkeeper Joe Bendik from Toronto FC". December 21, 2015.
10. "Orlando City goalkeeper Joe Bendik named winner of 2016's Save of the Year". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 11, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
11. "Orlando City declines options for eight players after tough 2018 season | Pro Soccer USA". prosoccerusa.com. Pro Soccer USA. November 27, 2018. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
12. Crew SC Communications (December 27, 2018). "Columbus Crew SC signs veteran MLS goalkeeper Joe Bendik". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
13. "Philadelphia Union Acquire Goalkeeper Joe Bendik". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. July 19, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
14. ussoccer.com. "Bendik US soccer". Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
15. DelGallo, Alicia. "Orlando City's Joe Bendik, Jonathan Spector on U.S. 40-man preliminary roster for 2017 Gold Cup". Orlando Sentinel.
16. "Joe Bendik at AltomFotball.no". AltomFotball.no. Alt om Fotball. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
17. Joe Bendik at Soccerway
18. Joe Bendik at Major League Soccer
19. "Joe Bendik at SoccerStats.us". SoccerStats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

External links

• Joe Bendik at Major League Soccer
• altomfotball.no player profile
• Joe Bendik at Soccerway