Chris Seitz

Personal information
Full name	Chris Seitz
Date of birth	March 12, 1987 (1987-03-12) (age 22)
Place of birth	San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Philadelphia Union
Youth career
2005–2006	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2009	Real Salt Lake	7	(0)
2009	→ Cleveland City Stars (loan)	1	(0)
2009	→ Portland Timbers (loan)	2	(0)
2010–	Philadelphia Union	0	(0)
National team‡
2007	United States U-20	4	(0)
2008–	United States U-23	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October, 2009

Chris Seitz (born March 12, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Seitz played college soccer at the University of Maryland for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. As a freshman at Maryland, Seitz won the NCAA national championship by posting a 13-1-2 record with a 0.89 goals against average. He was named College Cup Defensive MVP. During Seitz's two year career at Maryland he registered a 28-5-3 record with a 0.77 GAA. He was the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006.

[edit] Professional

Seitz was the first goalkeeper drafted during the 2007 MLS SuperDraft when he was selected fourth overall by Real Salt Lake. In his first two starts, Seitz had a 0-1-1 record and a 2.5 GAA. Also in 2009 Seitz played one game on loan for Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division, a 3-1 loss to Miami FC^[1], and two games on loan at the Portland Timbers, also of the USL First Division, both against the Carolina RailHawks^[2][3].

Seitz was traded to MLS expansion franchise Philadelphia Union on November 25, 2009.^[4]

[edit] International

Seitz earned his first full international call up for the game against Brazil on September 9, 2007, but did not see any playing time. He previously started games for the U-23 squad in the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic qualification tournament prior to the 2008 Olympic Games, and was on the roster for the 2008 Summer Olympic soccer tournament.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Real Salt Lake

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2009
• Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2009

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile

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