Brian Perk
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Brian Gregory Perk[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 21, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Pateadores | ||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2009 | Seattle Wolves | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2010–2015 | LA Galaxy | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2014 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | United States U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2006–2007 | United States U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2007–2009 | United States U20 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 24, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 30, 2014 | |||||||||||
Brian Gregory Perk (born July 21, 1989) is an American former soccer player.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Perk appeared in goal for the UCLA Bruins between 2006 and 2009, where he won numerous individual honors, including – 2006 Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman second team 2007 Pre-season All-American selection by Soccer America and Pac-10 Player of the Week for Sept. 4–10 and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on October 15, 2008, Pac-10 Player of the Week for Oct 21 (2009)Named Pac-10 Player of the Week twice (week of Oct 18, Sept. 6) and Second-team NSCAA All-American and first-team All-Pac-10 honoree and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season .
During his college years Perk also played in the USL Premier Development League for Seattle Wolves.
Professional
[edit]Perk was drafted in the fourth round (49th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.[2] He debuted on July 14, 2010, coming in as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Celtic F.C. He would also play in the second half of another friendly against Manchester United on July 21, 2010, at Lincoln Financial Field.[3]
Perk was waived by Philadelphia on July 30, 2010, without ever making a first team appearance for the club.[4] Shortly after his release, he was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Galaxy on August 4, 2010.[5]
In his first career MLS appearance on July 4, 2011, for Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders FC, he saved a penalty kick taken by Fredy Montero in the first half and secured a clean sheet after the final whistle.
International
[edit]Perk was the starting goalkeeper for the US at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Honors
[edit]LA Galaxy
[edit]- MLS Cup (3): 2011, 2012, 2014
- Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2011, 2012
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Recap: Man Utd Top Union 1–0". July 21, 2010.
- ^ "Union Waive Goalkeeper Brian Perk". July 30, 2010.
- ^ "Galaxy Claim Goalkeeper Brian Perk off waivers". August 4, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Brian Perk at Major League Soccer
- UCLA Bruins bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-12-10)
- Brian Perk – FIFA competition record (archived)