Evan William Bush (born March 6, 1986) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
 Bush with the Montreal Impact in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evan William Bush | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Concord Township, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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 | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2020 | Montreal Impact | 176 | (0) |
| 2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Columbus Crew | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 27 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editBush 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
editLower divisions
editBush 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][7] Bush began the 2011 season as the backup goalkeeper to Bill Gaudette. After Gaudette sustained an injury,[8] Bush was given the opportunity to play consistently. Throughout the remainder of the season, Bush earned two Defensive Player of the Week honors and one Player of the Month award.[9][10] Bush was awarded the 2011 Golden Glove, which is given to the goalkeeper with the best goals-against average in the NASL, and finished the year with nine shutouts, including seven in the final 10 games of the season.[8]
Major League Soccer
editBush signed a contract with the Montreal Impact to remain with the club for their inaugural season in Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011.[11] The following two seasons, he appeared in two league games, appearing mainly in the Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League games.[12] On November 21, 2014, Bush was signed to a new contract by the Impact.[13]
The 2015 season was a breakthrough for Bush, as he was Montreal's number one goalkeeper,[14] helping guide his club to the final of the Champions League. 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 América 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."[15] As a result, Bush missed the second leg of the final, which Montreal lost 4–2 and 5–3 on aggregate.[16] Bush won the Golden Glove Award as the best goalkeeper of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[17]
On September 28, 2020, after appearing in zero games for Montreal, the club traded Bush to Canadian rival Vancouver Whitecaps FC, in exchange for Vancouver's third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[18]
Bush was traded to Columbus Crew on December 14, 2020, in exchange for $125,000 of General Allocation Money.[19] During the 2021 season, Bush made five total appearances for the Crew, including the 2–0 shutout of Cruz Azul in the Campeones Cup.[20] On January 10, 2022, Bush re-signed with the Columbus Crew for the 2022 season, with an option for the 2023 season.[21] At the end of the 2023 season, Bush re-signed with Columbus on a one year deal.[22] During the 2024 season, Bush broke his arm in a collision in a match against Real Salt Lake, and suffered a further setback when he broke the same arm while training in preparation for his return.[23][24]
Honors
editMontreal Impact
Columbus Crew
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions League Golden Glove: 2014–15
Career statistics
edit- As of November 9, 2020[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Playoffs | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Conceded | Clean sheets | Apps | Conceded | Clean sheets | Apps | Conceded | Clean sheets | Apps | Conceded | Clean sheets | Apps | Conceded | Clean sheets | ||
| Cleveland City Stars | 2009 | USL First Division | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2010 | USSF Division 2 Professional League | 25 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 39 | 7 | ||||
| Montreal Impact | 2011 | North American Soccer League | 19 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
| Second Division Total | 51 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 62 | 17 | ||
| Montreal Impact | 2012 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4[a] | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 2014 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4[a] | 3 | 2 | — | 21 | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 2015 | 31 | 39 | 9 | — | 5[a] | 8 | 1 | 3[b] | 4 | 1 | 39 | 51 | 11 | ||||
| 2016 | 33 | 50 | 6 | — | — | 5[b] | 10 | 1 | 38 | 60 | 7 | ||||||
| 2017 | 31 | 50 | 5 | — | — | — | 31 | 50 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 34 | 59 | 10 | — | — | — | 34 | 59 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 32 | 50 | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | 50 | 7 | ||||||||
| Total | 176 | 275 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 205 | 313 | 49 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Columbus Crew | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Total | 235 | 346 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 265 | 385 | 67 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance in the Campeones Cup
References
edit- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Bush, Ubiparipovic Named to PDL All-Conference Team".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ex-UA soccer player signs Cleveland deal". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Evan Bush Joins Impact". oursportscentral.com. March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "L'Impact embauche un autre gardien". RDS.ca (in French). March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "- NASL". nasl.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Bush, l'ardent gardien". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). September 6, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Bush, joueur du mois". TVA Nouvelles. October 4, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Montreal Impact". montrealimpact.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ mlssoccer. "Evan Bush | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Evan Bush Signed To New Contract By Montreal Impact". November 21, 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Tremblay, Olivier (October 10, 2015). "Evan Bush's win-preserving save "most important" of the year for Montreal Impact". mlssoccer. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Champions League: Montreal looking at all options as GK Evan Bush fumes over leg 2 suspension". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Montréal vs. América - CONCACAF Champions League". soccerway.com. Soccerway. April 29, 2015. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Montreal's Bush named SCCL Golden Glove recipient". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
- ^ "Veteran MLS goalkeeper Evan Bush stays in Canada with trade to Whitecaps". cbc.ca. CBC – Radio-Canada. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Signed – Columbus Crew SC acquires goalkeeper Evan Bush via trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC". columbuscrew.com. Columbus Crew. December 14, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Columbus Crew win 2021 Campeones Cup! | Campeones Cup". www.campeonescup.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew re-signs goalkeeper Evan Bush | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Columbus Crew re-sign goalkeeper Evan Bush". mlssoccer. December 12, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (April 14, 2024). "Columbus Crew finish in 0-0 draw vs Real Salt Lake without multiple regular starters". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (June 29, 2024). "Can Crew "Swiss Army knife" Sean Zawadzki be Columbus' permanent center midfielder?". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Evan Bush Stats". FBref.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.