Ethan Horvath

Ethan Horvath

Personal information
Full name	Ethan Horvath
Date of birth	June 9, 1995
Place of birth	Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Molde
Number	1
Youth career
1999–2012	Real Colorado
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Molde	39	(0)
National team^‡
2014–2015	United States U20	2	(0)
2015–2016	United States U23	6	(0)
2016–	United States	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 7, 2016

Ethan Horvath (born June 9, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Molde and for the United States national team.

Early years

Horvath was born and raised in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He grew up playing club soccer for U.S. Soccer Development Academy side Real Colorado. Horvath also trained with Manchester City and Stoke City in England.^[1][2]

Club career

Molde FK

Horvath signed his first professional contract in 2013 with Tippeligaen club Molde in Norway,^[3] having been recruited by Molde manager and former Manchester United player Ole Gunnar Solskjær.^[4] Horvath first appeared in a Molde matchday squad on August 10, 2013.^[5] He made his professional debut on May 16, 2015, replacing Ørjan Nyland in the 55th minute of the match.^[6] On July 1, 2015, Nyland was sold to Bundesliga club Ingolstadt 04, leaving Horvath as Molde's starting goalkeeper at age 20. By the conclusion of the 2015 Tippeligaen, Horvath had helped Molde concede just 31 goals for the season, the second-best mark in the league only behind champions Rosenborg.

Horvath backstopped Molde to a 5–1 aggregate victory over Pyunik in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, before a 4–4 aggregate loss on the away goals rule to Dinamo Zagreb in the third qualifying round. Later, in the playoff round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Horvath and Molde had a 3–3 aggregate win on away goals over Standard Liège. With Molde thus qualifying for Europa League Group A, Horvath joined Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller, Tim Howard, and Brad Guzan as the only American goalkeepers ever to play in the UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup group stage.

On October 2, 2015, Horvath was named to the Europa League Team of the Week,^[7] a day after being named Man of the Match for a 1–1 draw against Ajax in which he notched 10 saves,^[8][9] most notably on a point-blank header from Viktor Fischer^[10] and on a corner serve from Davy Klaassen in stoppage time. Horvath led Molde to a first-place finish in Europa League Group A with successful two-legged fixtures against Ajax, Celtic, and Fenerbahçe, the latter of which featured two saves on Robin van Persie and three saves on Nani.^[11][12] Combining his play in the Tippeligaen and in the Europa League, he had not allowed multiple goals in a match for over two months.^[13] Horvath faced eventual Europa League champions Sevilla in the knockout phase and was unable to prevent a 1–3 aggregate defeat of Molde, although he kept a clean sheet in the second leg.^[14][15]

International career

Horvath has represented United States youth teams at every level since U-14.^[16] He was named to the U.S. under-20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand,^[17] although his club did not release him.^[18] He was the U.S. under-23 starting goalkeeper for the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying playoff against Colombia, conceding two goals in two matches as the U.S. lost on aggregate.^[19]

Horvath was named to the 23-man United States men's national team for the Copa América Centenario held in June 2016.^[20] Head coach Jürgen Klinsmann called Horvath one of his "biggest hopes for the future” at the goalkeeper position.^[21] On October 7, 2016, Horvath made his USMNT debut, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Cuba.^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played October 2, 2016^[23]

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2013	Molde	Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014			0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
2015			17	0	2	0	12	0	31	0
2016			22	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Career total			39	0	4	0	12	0	55	0

References

1. "American Exports: Ethan Horvath leads Norwegian Champions League team Molde FK to a 5-0 shutout". MLSSoccer.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
2. "Molde retrieves keeper from USA". MoldeFK.no. June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
3. "18-year-old American goalkeeper makes Molde FK game day roster | ProSoccerTalk". Prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com. August 13, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
4. "Ethan Horvath's Rapid Rise Could Help U.S. U-23s". American Soccer Now. October 5, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
5. "18-year-old American goalkeeper makes Molde FK game day roster | ProSoccerTalk". Prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com. August 13, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
6. "Kampfakta - fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
7. "UEFA Europa League team of the week". UEFA.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
8. "American Exports: Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath stellar in Molde FK's Europa League draw with Ajax". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
9. "Man of the Match". Molde FK Studio. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
10. "Ethan Horvath just pulled this stop off against Ajax". Kristan Heneage. Oct 1, 2015. Retrieved Nov 1, 2016.
11. "Fenerbahçe at Molde commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved Nov 1, 2016.
12. "Molde at Fenerbahçe commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved Nov 1, 2016.
13. "American Exports: Catching up with red-hot Ethan Horvath as Molde thrive in Europa League". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
14. "Molde at Sevilla commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved Nov 1, 2016.
15. "Sevilla at Molde commentary". ESPN FC. Retrieved Nov 1, 2016.
16. "KLINSMANN NAMES 23 PLAYER ROSTER FOR HISTORIC COPA AMERICA CENTENARIO". US Soccer. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
17. "Tab Ramos Finalizes 21-Player Roster for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup". Ussoccer.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
18. "Ethan Horvath was not released by Molde". Soccer By Ives. May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
19. "USA OLYMPIC BID FALLS SHORT IN 2-1 PLAYOFF LOSS TO COLOMBIA". US Soccer. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
20. "Ethan Horvath of Highlands Ranch named to his first U.S. senior national team roster". Denver Post. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
21. "Klinsmann: Copa America will show US national team "can do special things"". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
22. "Ethan Horvath looks up to playing more in goal for the USMNT". SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
23. "E.Horvath". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved October 29, 2015.

External links

• USSF Player Profile
• UEFA Player Profile
• Club Player Profile
• Soccerbase Player Profile