Justen Thomas Glad (born February 28, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club

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Youth soccer

Born in Pasadena, California, Glad moved with his family to

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before finally settling in

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, where he grew up playing soccer. He joined the Real Salt Lake Arizona Academy in 2012. He was part of RSL's first national championship Academy team, scoring the winning goal in the championship match. He was then named to the USSDA Western Conference “Starting XI” and was named as an NSCAA High School All-American for the 2012-13 Academy season.

Career

Professional

On April 7, 2014, Glad signed a homegrown contract with

, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history. He made his professional debut in April 2015 for USL affiliate club

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and scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against

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. Glad made his Major League Soccer debut at the age of 18 with Real Salt Lake in June 2015. Glad became a regular starter with Real Salt Lake in 2016, starting 27 MLS matches, and was named the RSL 2016 defender of the year.

International

Glad was a member of the U.S. under-17 squad that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He also represented the U.S. in the under-18 level. Glad was one of numerous young uncapped players called into the

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January 2018 training camp in advance of a friendly against

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. Glad was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the

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in March 2021. While playing for US Youth National teams, Glad was also given “Best 11” honors in both the CONCACAF U-20 (2017) and U-23 (2020) tournaments, and he played a major role on the first U-20 team to ever win the CONCACAF championship.

Honors

United States U20 *

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Individual * CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI:

References

External links

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USSF Development Academy bio
1997 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Major League Soccer players Real Monarchs players Real Salt Lake players Soccer players from Tucson, Arizona USL Championship players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players Soccer players from California Homegrown Players (MLS) United States men's under-23 international soccer players {{US-footy-defender-stub