Justen Glad

Justen Glad
	Justen Thomas Glad in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Justen Thomas Glad
Date of birth	February 28, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Real Salt Lake
Number	15
Youth career
2012–2014	Real Salt Lake AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–	Real Salt Lake
2015–	Real Monarchs
International career‡
2013	United States U17
2014–2015	United States U18
2015–2017	United States U20
Medal record
Representing United States
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2017

Justen Thomas Glad (born February 28, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

Career

Professional

Glad joined the Real Salt Lake Arizona Academy in 2012. On April 7, 2014, Glad signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history.^[1] He made his professional debut in April 2015 for USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC and scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Portland Timbers 2.^[2] He made his Major League Soccer debut at the age of 18 with Real Salt Lake in June 2015. Glad became a regular starter with Real Salt Lake in 2016, starting 27 MLS matches, and was named the RSL 2016 defender of the year.

International

Glad was a member of the U.S. under-17 squad that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also represented the U.S. in the under-18 level. Glad played with the under-20 U.S. national team at the 2017 FIFA under-20 World Cup. On January 8, 2018, Glad received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[3]

References

^ "Real Salt Lake signs Justen Glad to Homegrown contract". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ "Historic night ends in a draw for Real Monarchs". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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[1] "Real Salt Lake signs Justen Glad to Homegrown contract". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

[2] "Historic night ends in a draw for Real Monarchs". RealSaltLake.com. RSL Communications. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

[usmnt_callup-3] "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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