Jon Busch
Busch in August 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jon Busch | ||
| Date of birth | August 18, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Queens, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
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Current team
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Indy Eleven | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Charlotte 49ers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Worcester Wildfire | 14 | (0) |
| 1997 | Carolina Dynamo | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 64 | (0) |
| 2001 | Hershey Wildcats | 25 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Columbus Crew | 84 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Chicago Fire | 63 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | San Jose Earthquakes | 150 | (0) |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | Indy Eleven | 25 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1993 | United States U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 14, 2010 |
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Jon Busch (born August 18, 1976) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Indy Eleven in the North American Soccer League. Busch spent the first few years of his career playing in minor leagues in the United States. Since 2002, Busch has played in Major League Soccer for a number of teams.
His best season was in 2008 when he was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. As of the end of the 2015 season, Busch ranks fourth in MLS history in number of shutouts.
Busch played at Guilderland High School in Guilderland, New York, near Albany, where he was named a high school All-American. He was ranked within the top 25 best players in the nation as a senior.
In college, Busch was a NSCAA First Team All-American in 1996, when he help lead UNC Charlotte to their first ever appearance in the College Cup and a school-record 19 wins. He recorded a career-high 12 shutouts that season, including two in the NCAA Tournament and a career-low 0.89 goals against average (GAA) en route to being named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. Overall, he was a First Team All-Conference selection three times and was named to Soccer America’s First Team Freshman All-America team in 1994. In total, Busch spent 3 seasons with UNC Charlotte.
Busch was undrafted out of college and spent a number of years in the United Soccer Leagues. He was drafted in 1997 by Nashville Metros with the 2nd Overall pick in the A-League draft, but opted to split his first year with Worcester Wildfire and Carolina Dynamo. Busch then moved on to Hampton Roads Mariners, where he spent 3 seasons. He was named the team MVP in his second season. His breakout season came in 2001 with the Hershey Wildcats. He won 14 games and posted 13 shutouts while leading the team to the A-League National Championship match. Busch was named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year and was selected the Division II circuit's first-team All-League keeper.
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