Top 100 American Goalkeepers - February 2017

It's been a while since we've had top 100 rankings so it's about time we reviewed the hierarchy. Hopefully we can take a look at the women's side soon once some info on who is being invited into camps comes out.

Winter rankings are tough for domestic players as the offseason plays a bigger role in a goalkeeper's development than we're aware of. We know for the most part where goalkeepers left off last fall but we don't know how they've tweaked their game over the last few months. So think of these ranking as more as guidelines this time around.

You can also view the top 100 history, dating back for almost four years if you just love colored spreadsheets.
 

1. Brad Guzan, 32 - Middlesbrough (England.1)
2. Tim Howard, 37 - Colorado Rapids (USA.1)
3. Tyler Deric, 28 - Houston Dynamo (USA.1)
4. Bill Hamid, 26 - DC United (USA.1)
5. Jimmy Maurer, 29 - New York Cosmos (USA.2)
6. David Bingham, 27 - San Jose Earthquakes (USA.1)
7. Steve Clark, 30 - AC Horsens (Denmark.1)
8. Tim Melia, 29 - Sporting Kansas City (USA.1)
9. Luis Robles, 32 - New York Red Bulls (USA.1)
10. Joe Willis, 28 - Houston Dynamo (USA.1)

Bill says: I'm sure the biggest head scratcher on this list is Tyler Deric at number three. He's had limited exposure in the media with injury issues last year, but if he can stay healthy - and get a decent team in front of him - he can make a splash on the goalkeeper scene. Cosmos fans should be happy to see Maurer return although being in NASL hasn't historically been helpful in moving goalkeepers to a national team camp. Steve Clark hasn't started for AC Horsens yet but one of the worst defensive teams in Denmark could certainly use the boost.
 

11. Alex Horwath, 29 - SK Brann (Norway.1)
12. Joe Bendik, 27 - Orlando City SC (USA.1)
13. Nick Rimando, 37 - Real Salt Lake (USA.1)
14. William Yarbrough, 27 - Leon (Mexico.1)
15. Stefan Frei, 30 - Seattle Sounders (USA.1)
16. Brian Rowe, 28 - Los Angeles Galaxy (USA.1)
17. Evan Bush, 30 - Montreal Impact (USA.1)
18. Ethan Horvath, 21 - Club Brugge (Belgium.1)
19. Chris Seitz, 29 - FC Dallas (USA.1)
20. Matt Pickens, 34 - Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA.2)

Bill says: Horvath continues to move up the list and should crack the top ten by the end of the year. Alex Horwath is sat quietly as Brann's backup last year but I'd love to see him get some more games under his belt. Bendik had somewhat of a mixed season last year, with positives movements spliced with disappointing goals. It's taken him a little longer than some would like but hopefully Bendik has his feet under him now to have a complete season.
 

21. Jeff Attinella, 28 - Portland Timbers (USA.1)
22. Clint Irwin, 27 - Toronto FC (USA.1)
23. Matt Pyzdrowski, 30 - Helsingborg IF (Sweden.1)
24. Patrick McLain, 28 - Minnesota United FC (USA.1)
25. Sean Johnson, 27 - New York City FC (USA.1)
26. Zac MacMath, 25 - Colorado Rapids (USA.1)
27. Austin Guerrero, 27 - FC Alianza (Panama.1)
28. Matt Lampson, 27 - Chicago Fire (USA.1)
29. Quentin Westberg, 30 - FC Tours (France.2)
30. Andrew Dykstra, 31 - Sporting Kansas City (USA.1)

Bill says: Attinella, McLain, MacMath, and Dykstra are all goalkeepers I'd like to see get more opportunities but they're currently playing second fiddle, with some being closer to their respective starting goalkeeper than others. Mexican-American goalkeeper Austin Guerrero heads to Panama after an odd interview with ESPN last summer. Sean Johnson could have a better year in New York but he doesn't have a lot too build off of from Chicago.
 

31. Ryan Meara, 26 - New York Red Bulls (USA.1)
32. Bryan Meredith, 27 - Seattle Sounders (USA.1)
33. Jon Kempin, 23 - Free Agent (None)
34. Brendan Moore, 24 - Torquay United FC (England.5)
35. Alec Kann, 26 - Atlanta United (USA.1)
36. Bobby Shuttleworth, 29 - New England Revolution (USA.1)
37. Akira Fitzgerald, 29 - Free Agent (None)
38. David Meves, 27 - Free Agent (None)
39. Mitch Hildebrandt, 28 - FC Cincinnati (USA.3)
40. John McCarthy, 24 - Philadelphia Union (USA.1)

Bill says: Don't be surprised if Shuttleworth sits a majority of the season. New England wants to return to the playoffs so if they need to change things up, it may be in the goalkeeping department with Cody Cropper. Alec Kann finally gets a starting job in Atlanta, until Brad Guzan shows up this summer. It looks like Jon Kempin isn't returning to SKC but no word on where the youngster will land.

41. Devala Gorrick, 29 - St. Louis FC (USA.3)
42. Evan Newton, 28 - Sacramento Republic (USA.3)
43. Jon Busch, 40 - Indy Eleven (USA.2)
44. John Berner, 26 - Colorado Rapids (USA.1)
45. Brad Stuver, 25 - Columbus Crew (USA.1)
46. Matt Van Oekel, 30 - Real Salt Lake (USA.1)
47. Brad Knighton, 32 - New England Revolution (USA.1)
48. Josh Wicks, 33 - IK Sirius (Sweden.1)
49. Josh Saunders, 35 - Orlando City SC (USA.1)
50. Dan Kennedy, 34 - Los Angeles Galaxy (USA.1)

Bill says: Jon Busch playing at 40 is an incredible feat, something that is often taken for granted. Josh Saunders heads south after NYC is going to go with Sean Johnson. I suppose he realized that if he's going to be second string, he might as well do it on the beach. Josh Wicks slides over to newly promoted IK Sirius. Promoted Swedish teams have finished around mid-table in the past so he's lined up to have a very influential season.
 

51. Richard Sanchez, 22 - Tampico Madero (Mexico.2)
52. Jesse Gonzalez, 21 - FC Dallas (USA.1)
53. Jon Dawson, 25 - Free Agent (None)
54. Trevor Spangenberg, 25 - Puerto Rico FC (USA.2)
55. Brandon Miller, 27 - OC Blues FC (USA.3)
56. Chris Konopka, 31 - Free Agent (None)
57. Kyle Zobeck, 27 - New York Cosmos (USA.2)
58. Nathan Stockie, 27 - Free Agent (None)
59. Diego Restrepo, 29 - Free Agent (None)
60. Scott Angevine, 27 - Free Agent (None)

Bill says: There was a time where Richard Sanchez was getting all the press and Jesse Gonzalez was an afterthought. Now a few years later, it's not clear what the plan is for Sanchez, who has had zero professional starts in Mexico, while Gonzalez continues to grow with FC Dallas. A number of free agents here but also a few likely calling it quits if they can't find a club soon.
 

61. Will Dieterich, 29 - IF Grótta (Iceland.2)
62. Josh Ford, 29 - San Antonio FC (USA.3)
63. Carl Woszczynski, 28 - Phoenix Rising (USA.3)
64. Ryan Taylor, 26 - Richmond Kickers (USA.3)
65. Kris Devaux, 25 - Free Agent (None)
66. Brian Holt, 28 - New York Cosmos (USA.2)
67. Cody Laurendi, 28 - Oklahoma City Energy FC (USA.3)
68. Brian Sylvestre, 24 - North Carolina FC (USA.3)
69. Zac Lubin, 27 - Free Agent (None)
70. Charlie Lyon, 24 - Free Agent (None)

Bill says: Charlie Lyon was training with Minnesota United but they seem to be leaning another way. He has Seattle 2 experience so I imagine he'll land somewhere. Brian Sylvestre is one of the lucky, young goalkeepers who has a team backing him at the starting spot.
 

71. Trey Mitchell, 25 - Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USA.3)
72. Cody Mizell, 25 - Charlotte Independence (USA.3)
73. Sebastian Evers, 26 - Miami FC (USA.2)
74. Adam Grinwis, 24 - Free Agent (None)
75. Andre Rawls, 27 - New York City FC (USA.1)
76. Spencer Richey, 24 - Vancouver Whitecaps (USA.1)
77. Rafael Diaz, 25 - New York Red Bulls II (USA.3)
78. Justin Luthy, 25 - Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USA.3)
79. Matt Bersano, 24 - Free Agent (None)
80. CJ Cochran, 25 - Oklahoma City Energy FC (USA.3)

Bill says: I had originally taken Rawls off the list a few months back as I thought he had moved on but he's still grinding away. More draft picks don't make it into their third year than do so he's doing well for himself. Trey Mitchell spent the last couple years in the MLS Goalkeeper Pool and has finally found a team to sign him on. Richey and Diaz also are success stories that may have a quiet year in 2017, but are set up to be worth the wait down the line.
 

81. Cody Cropper, 24 - New England Revolution (USA.1)
82. Tyler Miller, 23 - Seattle Sounders (USA.3)
83. Alexandros Tabakis, 24 - Atlanta United (USA.1)
84. Travis Worra, 23 - DC United (USA.1)
85. Ciaran Nugent, 25 - Sligo Rovers (Ireland.1)
86. Eric Osswald, 25 - Free Agent (None)
87. Earl Edwards, 25 - Orlando City SC (USA.1)
88. Daniel Schmidt, 25 - Matsumoto Yamaga FC (Japan.2)
89. Andrew Tarbell, 23 - San Jose Earthquakes (USA.1)
90. Kyle Renfro, 24 - Free Agent (None)

Bill says: Cody Cropper is making a name for himself in preseason and while some will says "He's USYNT, of course he's known" he wasn't exactly having a successful time overseas. I interviewed Nugent about life in Ireland recently. Perhaps we will see Tarbell get more than 45 minutes this year, with Bingham having a strong possibility of going to the Gold Cup.
 

91. Devin Perales, 23 - Free Agent (None)
92. Zack Steffen, 21 - Columbus Crew (USA.1)
93. Keith Cardona, 24 - Indy Eleven (USA.2)
94. Eric Klenofsky, 22 - DC United (USA.1)
95. Josh Cohen, 24 - Phoenix Rising (USA.3)
96. Jeff Gal, 23 - Lidköpings FK (Sweden.4)
97. Alex Bono, 22 - Toronto FC (USA.1)
98. Calle Brown, 24 - Houston Dynamo (USA.1)
99. Tomas Gomez, 23 - Rochester Rhinos (USA.3)
100. Kris Schultz, 24 - Canterbury United (New Zealand.1)

Bill says: Steffen could find himself into a starting gig very soon, as the position is still open. Klenofsky has been in the press most recently but other goalkeepers like Bono and Cardona have shown positives signs but still have room to grow.

Top 100 American Goalkeepers - July 2016

We haven't had a top 100 update in many moons but on the positive side, we hit our three year anniversary of tracking goalkeepers movement up and down the top 100. (Click here to go back to every top 100 since July 2013.) Since the last update was before MLS kicked off, the list has had a large reshuffle. Many goalkeepers have upped their stock, some have fallen down the list, and others have unfortunately not landed on a team for 2016. For goalkeepers not currently playing, they won't be on this edition but the door is always open for them to return if they pen a professional contract somewhere. Newbies to the list include

Tim Murray (60)
CJ Cochran (93)
Christopher Lara (95)
Matt Bersano (96)
Devin Perales (98)

Tim Murray hasn't played consistently in the professional game over the past couple years but he's notched 11 starts for second division Finnish club, Ekenäs IF, after playing for them last year. CJ Cochran plays for the OKC Energy (USL) and Christopher Lara is the OC Blues U23 (PDL) starter. Friend of the site, Matt Bersano, is working his way up with the Seattle Sounders 2 and Devin Perales is splitting time with the Rio Grande Valley squad, which quite frankly has a stacked goalkeeper roster.

Alex Horwath leads the group with the most notable movement by grabbing the number four slot. Horwath had a fantastic game against Molde last month and while he has only had one start this year for Brann, the goalkeeper depth behind Guzan / Howard is so wishy-washy, I don't mind putting Horwath that high for now. Tyler Deric had a rough start to the season in MLS but is starting to show the promise we were all excited about last year and Joe Bendik is finally getting his feet back under him in Orlando. (I wrote more about MLS goalkeepers here for ASA for those of you who can't get enough.)

Matt Pickens is winding back the clock in Tampa and reminding people that he was, and possibly is, MLS quality. Ethan Horvath closes in on the top 20. The youngster still has some room to grow but he's jumped 50 spots in four months. Will he be ready for the World Cup in 2018? Tough to say.

Likely-leaning-Mexico goalkeeper Richard Sanchez has had a completely unnoteworthy year thus far in that I literally can't find anything on him and Louisville's Scott Goodwin has moved on from soccer to attend Harvard Medical School.

1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 31.8
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 37.3
3. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 27.9
4. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.1) - 29.3
5. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 25.7
6. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 37.1
7. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 30.3
8. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 27.9
9. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 27.3
10. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 32.2

11. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 26.8
12. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 30.5
13. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 29.3
14. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 30.3
15. Joseph Bendik (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 27.3
16. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 29.3
17. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 28.8
18. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 30.3
19. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 34.3
20. Patrick McLain (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 27.9

21. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) - 21.1
22. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 27.7
23. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 24.9
24. Jon Kempin (Swope Park Rangers / USA.3) - 23.3
25. Clint Irwin (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 27.3
26. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 29.9
27. Ryan Meara (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 25.7
28. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 27.8
29. Quentin Westberg (FC Tours / France.2) - 30.3
30. Austin Guerrero (Puebla FC / Mexico.1) - 27.3

31. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 27.2
32. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 29
33. Jon Busch (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 39.9
34. Tally Hall (DC United / USA.1) - 31.2
35. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 29.2
36. Matt Lampson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 26.8
37. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 26.9
38. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 35.3
39. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 29
40. Mitch Hildebrandt (FC Cincinnati / USA.3) - 27.7

41. David Meves (Puerto Rico FC / USA.2) - 27
42. Richard Sanchez (Tigres UANL / Mexico.1) - 22.3
43. Alec Kann (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 25.9
44. Dan Kennedy (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 34
45. John McCarthy (Bethlemhem Steel / USA.3) - 24
46. Evan Newton (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 28.3
47. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 29.8
48. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 31.4
49. Brendan Moore (Torquay United FC / England.5) - 24.3
50. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 25.3

51. Nathan Stockie (PEPO Lappeenranta / Finland.3) - 27.3
52. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 24.3
53. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 26.4
54. Chris Konopka (Ross County / Scotland.1) - 31.3
55. Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 32.7
56. Sebastian Evers (Jacksonville Armada / USA.2) - 25.5
57. Will Dieterich (Haukar / Iceland.2) - 29.3
58. Diego Restrepo (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 28.4
59. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 33
60. Tim Murray (Ekenas IF / Finland.2) - 29

61. Brandon Miller (OC Blues FC / USA.3) - 26.6
62. Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 21.2
63. Josh Ford (San Antonio USL / USA.3) - 28.7
64. Trevor Spangenberg (Puerto Rico FC / USA.2) - 25.3
65. Scott Angevine (FC YPA / Finland.3) - 27.2
66. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 32.7
67. Brian Sylvestre (Carolina RailHawks / USA.3) - 23.6
68. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 35.5
69. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 26.1
70. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 28.3

71. Daniel Withrow (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 26.2
72. Brian Holt (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 27.7
73. Kris Devaux (Hönefoss BK / Norway.2) - 25.2
74. Aaron Perez (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 29.9
75. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Rayo OKC / USA.2) - 29.2
76. Cody Mizell (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 24.8
77. Andre Rawls (New York City FC / USA.1) - 26.5
78. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 27.9
79. Zac Lubin (Swope Park Rangers / USA.3) - 26.9
80. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 25.3

81. Trey Mitchell (MLS Pool / USA.1) - 25.3
82. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 24.3
83. Lionel Brown (Miami FC / USA.2) - 28.8
84. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Rishon / Israel.2) - 31.7
85. Dan Williams (Arizona United / USA.2) - 27.5
86. Kevin Corby (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 25.3
87. Cody Cropper (Free Agent / None) - 23.4
88. Alex Riggs (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 28.3
89. Mark Pais (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 25.1
90. Rafael Diaz (New York Red Bulls II / USA.3) - 24.9

91. Robby Gogatz (Albion Pros / USA.4) - 25.3
92. Spencer Richey (Vancouver Whitecaps II / USA.3) - 24.2
93. CJ Cochran (Oklahoma City Energy FC / USA.3) - 24.8
94. Dominik Jakubek (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 36.8
95. Christopher Lara (OC Blues U23s / USA.4) - 25.2
96. Matt Bersano (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 23.8
97. Cody Laurendi (Oklahoma City Energy FC / USA.3) - 27.9
98. Devin Perales (Rio Grande Valley FC / USA.3) - 23.3
99. Hunter Gilstrap (Pittsburgh Riverhounds / USA.3) - 33.3
100. Tyler Miller (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 23.3

Top 100 American Goalkeepers - February 2016

The top 100 is back after a four month absence. To be honest, this is my least favorite time to put out the rankings because the offseason means a lot for players playing in the US. We saw a number of goalkeepers come in much better shape (and some worse) from where they left off the season before. The upcoming spring is a great time to view the product of a goalkeeper's winter. Looking back at last spring, you'll see a number of goalkeepers moving up and down. But we still have a few goalkeepers to introduce into the top 100.

Richard Sanchez (24)
Brendan Moore (51)
Jesse Gonzalez (76)
Scott Krotee (81)

I put both Sanchez and Gonzalez in the list, despite the dual nationals being more likely to play for Mexico over the US. Since we never really know how it's going to play out, we'll leave them in there for now. Brendan Moore is finally back on the field and Scott Krotee is keeping sharp by playing some indoor. Alex Bono (96) returns for the first time since August 2014. Trey Mitchell (90) and Dom DiMaggio (100) slide back into the group after just a few months of being left out.

1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 31.4
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 36.9
3. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 29.8
4. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 31.8
5. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 25.3
6. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 27.5
7. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 26.9
8. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 30.1
9. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 28.9
10. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 36.7

11. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 29.8
12. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 28.3
13. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 29.9
14. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 28.9
15. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 27.5
16. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 27.3
17. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 28.8
18. Patrick McLain (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 27.5
19. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 26.3
20. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.2) - 28.9

21. Ryan Meara (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 25.3
22. Clint Irwin (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 26.8
23. Tally Hall (Free Agent / None) - 30.8
24. Richard Sanchez (Tigres UANL / Mexico.1) - 21.8
25. Scott Goodwin (Louisville City FC / USA.3) - 25.3
26. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 27.4
27. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 29.5
28. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 26.8
29. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 25.9
30. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 33.8

31. Andrew Weber (Free Agent / None) - 32.5
32. Austin Guerrero (Puebla FC / Mexico.1) - 26.9
33. Quentin Westberg (Sarpsborg 08 / Norway.1) - 29.8
34. Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 22.8
35. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 24.5
36. Matt Lampson (Free Agent / None) - 26.4
37. Joseph Bendik (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 26.8
38. Dan Kennedy (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 33.6
39. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 24.8
40. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 28.6

41. Brian Sylvestre (Carolina RailHawks / USA.3) - 23.2
42. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 34.9
43. Kyle Reynish (Free Agent / None) - 32.3
44. Evan Newton (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 27.8
45. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 26.5
46. Mitch Hildebrandt (FC Cincinnati / USA.3) - 27.3
47. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 29.4
48. John Berner (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 25
49. David Meves (Free Agent / None) - 26.6
50. Jon Busch (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 39.5

51. Brendan Moore (Fleetwood Town / England.3) - 23.8
52. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 28.6
53. Jon Dawson (Free Agent / None) - 24.9
54. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 23.6
55. Alec Kann (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 25.5
56. Nathan Stockie (Jippo / Finland.3) - 26.9
57. Chris Konopka (Free Agent / None) - 30.8
58. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 26
59. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 35.1
60. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 31

61. Darius Motazed (TuS Koblenz / Germany.4) - 26.6
62. Scott Angevine (Kokkolan Palloveikot / Finland.3) - 26.8
63. Will Dieterich (Haukar Hafnarfjördur / Iceland.2) - 28.9
64. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 27.8
65. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 32.3
66. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 23.8
67. Diego Restrepo (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 28
68. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 32.6
69. Brandon Miller (OC Blues FC / USA.3) - 26.2
70. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) - 20.7

71. Josh Ford (Free Agent / None) - 28.3
72. Trevor Spangenberg (Free Agent / None) - 24.8
73. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Rayo OKC / USA.2) - 28.8
74. Daryl Sattler (Free Agent / None) - 35.4
75. Daniel Withrow (Free Agent / None) - 25.8
76. Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 20.8
77. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 27.5
78. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Tel Aviv FC / Israel.1) - 31.3
79. Lionel Brown (Free Agent / None) - 28.4
80. Zac Lubin (Swope Park Rangers / USA.3) - 26.5

81. Scott Krotee (Free Agent / None) - 26
82. Andre Rawls (New York City FC / USA.1) - 26.1
83. Kris Devaux (Baerum SK / Norway.2) - 24.8
84. Sebastian Evers (Jacksonville Armada / USA.2) - 25.1
85. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 23.8
86. Kenneth Kronholm (Holstein Kiel / Germany.3) - 30.3
87. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II / USA.3) - 25.3
88. Cody Mizell (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 24.4
89. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 24.8
90. Trey Mitchell (Free Agent / None) - 24.8

91. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 25.7
92. Warren Gross (Western Mass Pro Soccer / USA.4) - 27.1
93. Matt Perrella (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 25.1
94. Tony Halterman (Free Agent / None) - 25.1
95. Alex Riggs (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 27.9
96. Alex Bono (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 21.8
97. Rafael Diaz (New York Red Bulls II / USA.3) - 24.5
98. Kevin Corby (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 24.9
99. Robby Gogatz (Southern California Seahorses / USA.4) - 24.9
100. Dom DiMaggio (Seacoast United Phantoms / USA.4) - 24

Top U24 USMNT Prospects

USMNT Prospects returns as well. Remember the rankings takes current and potential into account, so it inevitably will lean towards the older goalkeepers. Goalkeepers must be under 24 to be on the list.

1. Richard Sanchez (Tigres UANL / Mexico.1) - 21.8
2. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) - 20.7
3. Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 22.8
4. Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 20.8
5. Brian Sylvestre (Carolina RailHawks / USA.3) - 23.2
6. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 23.6
7. Brendan Moore (Fleetwood Town / England.3) - 23.8
8. Alex Bono (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 21.8
9. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 23.8
10. Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg / Germany.1) - 20.8
11. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 23.8
12. Cody Cropper (MK Dons / England.2) - 23

The race for the Mexican-American goalkeepers is definitely one for the future. Sanchez would have to file a one-time switch but it's not unheard of. Almost all of the American-based goalkeepers have some stiff competition for playing time so this spring is certainly important for them to get a foothold. The prospects list will be graduating out Moore, Grinwis, and Lyon by the time the next release rolls around.

13. Zach Bennett (Free Agent / None) - 22.2
14. Devin Perales (Rio Grande Valley FC / USA.3) - 22.8
15. Austin Rogers (Besa Kavajë / Albania.2) - 20.5
16. Eric Klenofsky (Monmouth / USA.N) - 21.4
17. Tyler Miller (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 22.9
18. Paul Blanchette (Free Agent / None) - 21.8
19. Jake Feener (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) - 23.8
20. Spencer Richey (Vancouver Whitecaps II / USA.3) - 23.8
21. Matt Bersano (Free Agent / None) - 23.4
22. Keith Cardona (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 23.3
23. Jeff Caldwell (Virginia / USA.N) - 20
24. Andrew Tarbell (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 22.3

Feener and Richey get one last run on the prospect list while Bennett (trailing with Chicago), Blanchette (Arizona) and Bersano (Seattle) are all trying to find a club at the moment. Devin Perales stayed in state after Austin Aztex folded and Keith Cardona will be joined by Jon Busch this season.

The Best of the Rest

25. Abraham Romero (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 18
26. Alexandros Tabakis (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 23.2
27. Alec Ferrell (Wake Forest / USA.N) - 21.9
28. William Pulisic (Duke / USA.N) - 17.8
29. Andrew Wolverton (Free Agent / None) - 22.7
30. Benjamin Machini (RCD Mallorca B / Spain.4) - 19.4
31. Jeff Gal (Lidköpings FK / Sweden.4) - 22.8
31. Travis Worra (DC United / USA.1) - 22.8
33. Ashkan Khosravi (Free Agent / None) - 22.1
34. Keegan Rogers (Free Agent / None) - 22.8
35. Matt Cardone (Free Agent / None) - 22.7
36. Kevin Silva (UCLA / USA.N) - 18.1
37. Danny Rogers (Falkirk FC / Scotland.2) - 21.9
38. Nathan Steinwascher (Free Agent / None) - 23.1
39. JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown / USA.N) - 18.8
40. Wade Hamilton (Portland Timbers / USA.1) - 21.4
41. Calle Brown (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 23.6
42. Justin Vom Steeg (UC Santa Barbara / USA.N) - 18.8
43. Kyle Renfro (Harrisburg City Islanders / USA.3) - 23.8
44. Kamil Kaminski (Icon FC / USA.4) - 22.3
45. Zack Downes (Free Agent / None) - 22.8
46. Mason Stajduhar (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 18.2
47. Michael Breslin (Free Agent / None) - 22.1
48. Anthony Ferrara (Free Agent / None) - 20.8
49. Grayson Rector (Belmont / USA.N) - 21.5
50. Erich Marscheider (Free Agent / None) - 23.1

Top 100 American Goalkeepers - October 2015

Photo by Adam Hunger, USA TODAY Sports

It's been all-USMNT or USYNT these past couple months but we do have three newcomers for the Top 100!

Andre Rawls (81)
Alex Riggs (88)
Ethan Horvath (91)

Technically both Riggs and Horvath are returnees but they haven't been in the top 100 since 2013, when the list wasn't truly filled out. (See the complete history here.) Truth be told I thought Riggs had retired so it's good to see him back in the fold with St. Louis FC. Of course we are all familiar with Horvath's latest exploits with Molde. It was really only a matter of time to see him here. The last name, Rawls, was a pleasant surprise to see him excel with the Wilmington Hammerheads. I had written him off coming out of college as someone too old to develop anymore but he has continued to improve in goal. I don't know if I'd say he's a feasible option for New York City FC (they drafted Rawls in January) but he definitely is more now than he was a year ago.

For more goalkeeper rankings, check out the 24 Goalkeepers Under 24.

1. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa / England.1) - 77.8 (31.1)
2. Tim Howard (Everton FC / England.1) - 75.9 (36.6)
3. Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 69.8 (29.5)
4. Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 69.2 (31.4)
5. Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 68.9 (36.3)
6. Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 68.8 (27.2)
7. Bill Hamid (DC United / USA.1) - 68.8 (24.9)
8. Andrew Dykstra (DC United / USA.1) - 68.6 (29.8)
9. Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 68.5 (28.6)
10. William Yarbrough (Leon / Mexico.1) - 68.5 (26.6)

Taking a closer look at the top ten, some are calling for Howard to start back over Guzan. The 3-2 loss to Mexico shouldn't be placed on Guzan's shoulders and Howard hasn't exactly been playing that great for Everton. Guzan, on the other hand, has been more than reliable for Aston Villa. Deric lands a notch over Hamid. Even Hamid has his own supporters to start for Klinsmann but he continues to lack the consistency to deserve the world class adjectives. Yarbrough stays at 10 despite being recently benched, which is more indicative of the problems goalkeepers 11-20 are having than his own.

11. Steve Clark (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 68.4 (29.5)
12. Jimmy Maurer (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 68.3 (28)
13. Chris Seitz (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 68.1 (28.6)
14. Joe Willis (Houston Dynamo / USA.1) - 68 (27.2)
15. Evan Bush (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 67.9 (29.6)
16. Brian Rowe (Los Angeles Galaxy / USA.1) - 67.9 (26.9)
17. Bobby Shuttleworth (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 67.9 (28.4)
18. Alex Horwath (SK Brann / Norway.2) - 67.8 (28.6)
19. Patrick McLain (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 67.8 (27.2)
20. Tally Hall (Orlando City SC / USA.1) - 67.7 (30.4)

21. David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 67.6 (26)
22. Zac MacMath (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 67.5 (24.2)
23. Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids / USA.1) - 67.5 (26.5)
24. Matt Pickens (Tampa Bay Rowdies / USA.2) - 67.5 (33.5)
25. Troy Perkins (Seattle Sounders / USA.1) - 67.5 (34.3)
26. Ryan Meara (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.5 (24.9)
27. Andrew Weber (Portland Timbers / USA.1) - 67.4 (32.2)
28. Matt Pyzdrowski (Helsingborg IF / Sweden.1) - 67.4 (29.2)
29. Jeff Attinella (Real Salt Lake / USA.1) - 67.3 (27.1)
30. Dan Kennedy (FC Dallas / USA.1) - 67.3 (33.3)

31. Quentin Westberg (Sarpsborg 08 / Norway.1) - 67.2 (29.5)
32. Josh Saunders (New York City FC / USA.1) - 67.2 (34.6)
33. Scott Goodwin (Louisville City FC / USA.3) - 67.2 (24.9)
34. Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67.2 (26.4)
35. Jon Busch (Chicago Fire / USA.1) - 67.1 (39.2)
36. Andrew Fontein (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 67.1 (25.6)
37. Austin Guerrero (Puebla FC / Mexico.1) - 67 (26.6)
38. Matt Lampson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds / USA.3) - 66.9 (26.1)
39. Joseph Bendik (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 66.9 (26.5)
40. Devala Gorrick (Colorado Springs Switchbacks / USA.3) - 66.8 (28.3)

41. Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton / USA.2) - 66.8 (29.1)
42. Evan Newton (Oklahoma City Energy FC / USA.3) - 66.7 (27.5)
43. Mitch Hildebrandt (Minnesota United FC / USA.2) - 66.6 (26.9)
44. Brad Stuver (Columbus Crew / USA.1) - 66.6 (24.5)
45. Bryan Meredith (San Jose Earthquakes / USA.1) - 66.6 (26.2)
46. David Yelldell (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany.1) - 66.6 (34.8)
47. Akira Fitzgerald (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 66.5 (28.3)
48. David Meves (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 66.5 (26.3)
49. Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City / USA.1) - 66.6 (22.5)
50. John Berner (Charlotte Independence / USA.3) - 66.4 (24.7)

51. Kyle Reynish (New York Red Bulls / USA.1) - 66.4 (31.9)
52. Brian Sylvestre (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.4 (22.8)
53. Chris Konopka (Toronto FC / USA.1) - 66.3 (30.5)
54. Jon Dawson (Indy Eleven / USA.2) - 66.2 (24.6)
55. Brad Knighton (New England Revolution / USA.1) - 66.2 (30.7)
56. Alec Kann (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 66.2 (25.2)
57. Nathan Stockie (Jippo / Finland.3) - 66.2 (26.6)
58. Josh Wicks (AFC United / Sweden.2) - 66.1 (31.9)
59. John McCarthy (Philadelphia Union / USA.1) - 66.1 (23.3)
60. Will Dieterich (Haukar Hafnarfjördur / Iceland.2) - 66 (28.6)

61. Kyle Zobeck (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 66 (25.7)
62. Darius Motazed (TuS Koblenz / Germany.4) - 66 (26.3)
63. Carl Woszczynski (Arizona United / USA.3) - 65.9 (27.5)
64. Eric Kronberg (Montreal Impact / USA.1) - 65.9 (32.3)
65. Scott Angevine (Kokkolan Palloveikot / Finland.3) - 65.9 (26.4)
66. Daryl Sattler (San Antonio Scorpions / USA.2) - 65.7 (35.1)
67. Diego Restrepo (Metropolitanos FC / Venezuela.1) - 65.6 (27.7)
68. Josh Ford (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 65.5 (27.9)
69. Brandon Miller (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.4 (25.8)
70. Adam Grinwis (Rochester Rhinos / USA.3) - 65.4 (23.5)

71. Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Gil Vicente FC / Portugal.1) - 65.4 (28.4)
72. Tom Al Madon (Hapoel Tel Aviv FC / Israel.1) - 65.2 (30.9)
73. Lionel Brown (Fort Lauderdale Strikers / USA.2) - 65.1 (28.1)
74. Patrick Lane (Karlstad BK / Sweden.4) - 65.1 (27.2)
75. Trevor Spangenberg (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 65.1 (24.5)
76. Kenneth Kronholm (Holstein Kiel / Germany.3) - 65 (30)
77. Daniel Withrow (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 65 (25.4)
78. Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks / USA.3) - 64.9 (26.2)
79. Rafael Diaz (New York Red Bulls II / USA.3) - 64.9 (24.2)
80. Sebastian Evers (Jacksonville Armada / USA.2) - 64.9 (24.8)

81. Andre Rawls (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 64.8 (25.8)
82. Kris Devaux (Baerum SK / Norway.2) - 64.7 (24.4)
83. Nick Shackelford (Los Angeles Galaxy II / USA.3) - 64.7 (25)
84. Warren Gross (Western Mass Pro Soccer / USA.4) - 64.6 (26.8)
85. Ryan Taylor (Richmond Kickers / USA.3) - 64.6 (25.3)
86. Cody Mizell (Fram Reykjavik / Iceland.2) - 64.6 (24.1)
87. Justin Luthy (Portland Timbers II / USA.3) - 64.6 (24.5)
88. Alex Riggs (St. Louis FC / USA.3) - 64.6 (27.6)
89. Charlie Lyon (Seattle Sounders II / USA.3) - 64.6 (23.5)
90. Hunter Gilstrap (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.5 (32.5)

91. Ethan Horvath (Molde FK / Norway.1) - 64.5 (20.3)
92. Dominik Jakubek (Sacramento Republic / USA.3) - 64.4 (36.1)
93. Matt Perrella (Carolina RailHawks / USA.2) - 64.4 (24.8)
94. Tony Halterman (Evergreen Dipolmats / USA.4) - 64.4 (24.8)
95. Brian Holt (New York Cosmos / USA.2) - 64.2 (26.9)
96. Kevin Corby (Charleston Battery / USA.3) - 64.2 (24.6)
97. Robby Gogatz (Southern California Seahorses / USA.4) - 64.2 (24.6)
98. Larry Jackson (Wilmington Hammerheads / USA.3) - 64.2 (25.1)
99. Trey Mitchell (MLS Pool / USA.1) - 64.1 (24.5)
100. Dom DiMaggio (Seacoast United Phantoms / USA.4) - 64 (23.7)