Timothy Michael Ream (born October 5, 1987) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for club

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and the United States national team.

Youth and college soccer

Born in

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, Missouri, Ream was a 2005 NSCAA All-Midwest Region selection with his high school, St. Dominic, and after finishing his career with 15 goals and a school-record 39 assists, was tabbed All-State, All-Conference and Class 2 Defensive Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005, was a St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro selection and garnered Archdiocesan Athletic Association Player of the Year honors following senior season. He helped lead St. Dominic to the 2004 Missouri Class 2 state title. Ream also played with academy club St. Louis Scott Gallagher, winning national championships in 2003 and 2004. Ream attended

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where he was a regular figure as a defender for the

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, earning NSCAA first-team All-Region and second-team All-Conference honors. During his college years Ream also played for

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in the

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Professional career

New York Red Bulls

Ream was drafted in the second round (18th overall) of the

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. His play during pre-season impressed many observers, including new coach Hans Backe who was pleased with his distribution and tactical awareness. On March 20, 2010, Ream started and played the full 90 minutes for Red Bulls in a 3–1 victory against

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, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena. He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, playing the full 90 in New York's opening game of the

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against Chicago Fire that ended in a 1–0 victory for New York. On September 11, 2010, he scored his first professional goal (and MLS goal) against the

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in a 3–1 win for

. Ream ended his first professional season starting all 30 matches for New York and helped New York capture its second regular season Eastern Conference title. Upon the conclusion of the 2010 season, he was named the team's Defender of the Year, and he was one of three listed candidates for

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. During Ream's second season in New York, he played and started in 28 of 34 matches during the regular season; he missed 6 matches largely due to international call-ups during the

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. In December 2011, during the

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off-season, Ream spent a short time training with both

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and

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with permission from the Red Bulls to maintain his fitness during the winter break. At the beginning of January 2012, Bolton made a transfer offer of £2.5m for him. Bolton had recently sold

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, and needed to find a replacement. The bid was accepted and after personal terms were agreed he received a work permit on January 24.

Bolton Wanderers

Bolton completed the signing of Ream on January 26, 2012, on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He canceled his honeymoon so that he could sign for Bolton. He was given the number 32 shirt and made his debut for the club in Bolton's 2–0

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win at

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on February 18. He made his Premier League debut the following weekend in Bolton's 3–0 defeat at

. On March 10, 2012, he assisted Darren Pratley's opening goal in a 2–1 win over Queens Park Rangers. He went on to appear ten games straight towards the end of the season, but was unable to help the club survive relegation in the

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. For the start of the 2012–13 season, Ream was given the number 5 shirt, previously worn by

. He was given his first start of the 2012–13 season in a 2–0 loss against

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. However, he was sidelined from the first team, due to losing his starting place and was relegated to the substitutes bench. Despite this, Ream went on to make fifteen appearances. Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Ream was linked with a move to

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, a move that was denied by the club and Ream. After appearing the first three matches as an unused substitute, he started as defensive midfielder for four matches in September. In early February 2014, he was forced to wear a protective mask in Wanderers games after a collision with

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striker

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. Throughout the 2013–14 season, Ream played at left back and center back, where he established his partnership with

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and redeemed himself in the first team making 42 appearances. At the end of that season, he was voted the fans' player of the year and the club's player of the year. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, on July 6, 2014, Ream signed a new three-year contract with Bolton that lasts until the summer of 2017. Over the course of the season, he made a total of 44 appearances, missing two matches, one as an unused substitute against Derby County on September 27, 2014 and one through injury. For the second season in a row, he was named as Bolton's player of the year. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Ream was linked with a move to

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rivals

, who made a bid for him. However, the bid was rejected.

Fulham

On August 20, 2015, Ream was sold to

, with whom he signed a four-year contract. The move was undisclosed fee and had an option to extend his stay by a further year. He made his Fulham debut on August 29, 2015, in a 3–1 win over

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, playing 90 minutes. He made 29 appearances for the club in his first season, partly due to international commitment and injuries. After initially playing as a center back, he was used at left back toward the end of the season, following the departure of James Husband. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against

on October 1, 2016. Ream scored his first ever Premier League goal for Fulham on

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2022 against

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International career

On November 11, 2010, Ream was called up to the

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for the first time as part of an 18-man roster for a match against South Africa on November 17 in Cape Town. He made his international debut against

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on November 17, 2010. He started the match and played until the 67th minute before being replaced by

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. The U.S. won 1–0 with the lone goal coming from fellow

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teammate

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. On January 22, 2011, he earned his second international cap against Chile in a 1–1 draw. He played all 90 minutes at center back. Ream started in their first game of the 2011 Gold Cup, a 2–0 win over

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. He also started the second match against Panama, which the U.S. lost 2–1 for their first ever loss in Gold Cup group play. In the 34th minute, he committed a foul on

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resulting in a penalty kick for Panama. The penalty was converted by Gabriel Gómez and became the match-winner. In the next match, against Guadeloupe, he was replaced by Eric Lichaj and did not play in the final four matches of the 2011 Gold Cup. After a two-year absence, Ream was again called into the U.S. national team in 2013 appearing as an unused substitute against

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on August 14, 2013. On September 3, 2014, he played his first international match in three years, playing 45 minutes in a 1–0 win over

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. Ream also was called up for the

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where he played all 90 minutes against the Haiti national team and helped preserve a 1–0

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. He scored his first international goal on May 22, 2016, in a friendly against

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at the

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in Bayamón,

. On November 9, 2022, Ream was called up for the

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Personal life

In January 2012, Ream married his childhood sweetheart Kristen Sapienza, who is also a soccer player. Twenty-four hours after getting married Ream canceled his honeymoon planned in Tahiti to undergo a move to Bolton Wanderers. Ream later stated in

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interview that he still made a right choice in canceling his honeymoon.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.''

Honors

Fulham *

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: 2021–22 *

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United States *

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Individual *

Player of the Year: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

Player of the Year: 2017–18 *

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: 2021–22 Championship

References

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