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Bradley Edwin "Brad" Guzan (born September 9, 1984) is an American soccer player who plays as a Goalkeeper, and is currently a free agent. He plays for the United States national team.
Born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Guzan, who is of Polish-American ancestry, played his youth soccer at the Chicago Magic Soccer Club, and for the varsity soccer team at Providence Catholic High School in Illinois, from which he graduated in 2003. He went on to play two seasons in NCAA competition as a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team, where he was a second-team All-American in his sophomore season.
Guzan had an impressive freshman campaign with the Gamecocks, starting all eighteen matches in his first season at South Carolina. He finished the year with a 0.96 goals against average that was aided by eight shutouts; tied for the sixth-most in a season in school history. He was named to College Soccer News' All-Freshman team and was one of just two freshmen named to the NSCAA All-South team. He recorded 69 saves on the year, finishing with a 9–7–2 record.