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name: Chris Seitz
position: GK height: 6-3 weight:236 Birthdate: March 12, 1987 Hometown: San Luis Obispo, CA last club: |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | shts | svs | ga | gaa | pg | pa | w | l | t |
| 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 4 | 360 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 7 | 7 | 630 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 1.86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 05/09/09 | Real Salt Lake @ Chivas USA |
 Chris Seitz save reel
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Acquired
RSL: Selected in the first round (4th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft on 1/12/07Depth is a luxury in Major League Soccer, and the inclusion of Chris Seitz in Real Salt Lake's goalkeeping corps certainly adds fuel to the argument that the Utah side boasts the League's deepest pool of talent between the posts - especially when considering the up-and-coming netminder did not register a League start in 2008. That's not to say that the now 22-year-old 'keeper wasn't busy last season, as Seitz was called away from his club to represent the Unites States at the U-23 level first to qualify for the Olympics in March before backing up Brad Guzan at the Summer Games in Beijing in August. Armed with an impressive resume and what many see as limitless potential, the former NCAA College Cup Champion from the University of Maryland and U.S. youth team stalwart returns in 2009 looking to push starter Nick Rimando as hard as ever for minutes with the first team.
MLS Career
2008: Started nine of 10 appearances for RSL Reserves, earning a 2.56 GAA, 1-2-1 record and one shutout Earned a shutout victory with first-team on 4/30 v. SJ, making four saves in a 4-0 win in a U.S. Open Cup Play-In contest Earned the win for RSL Reserves on 6/01 v. SJ, playing the first 45 minutes and combining with Kyle Reynish to post a 4-0 shutout victory Missed a month of action across July and August after becoming one of two RSL players (w/ Sturgis) named to the USA's 18-man roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Started in goal for RSL's 1-4 2008 XanGo Cup loss on 7/09 v. Santos Laguna (MEX) Made 2 saves on 9/03 v. UANL Tigres (MEX) in helping RSL to a 1-0 shutout win in exhibition play Posted only solo clean sheet of Reserve Division campaign on 10/15 @ LA (0-0 T).2007: Made three first-team appearances during his rookie campaign, including back-to-back starts on 4/30 v. COL and 5/05 v. NY Finished season with a 2.67 GAA and 0-2-1 record Made RSL first-team debut on 4/18 v. KC, recording four saves and his first win in a 2-1 overtime triumph in a USOC play-in game With MLS debut on 4/30 v. COL, became the second youngest player to start an MLS match between the posts at 20 years, 49 days of age (Record held by Tim Howard, 19y/165d for MET) Started and played 81 minutes on 6/07/07 v. China MNT, making 7 saves in helping RSL to a 1-0 victory Missed 4 matches in June/July while with the U.S. U-20 MNT team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada Made third first-team appearance of rookie season on 10/06 v. CHV Finished MLS Reverse Division play with a 1.97 GAA and 3-4-0 record in seven appearances (all starts) Picked up third straight win in MLS Reserve Division play on 8/19 v. CHI, helping RSL collect its first clean sheet of the season with 74 shutout minutes in a 4-0 triumph Drafted by RSL in the first round (4th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft on 1/12/07 Was the second-highest goalkeeper selected in the history of the MLS SuperDraft (Guzan, CHV - 2nd in 2005).
United States National Teams
U.S. Senior MNT: Took part in full USMNT camp in June 2008 in preparation for its second leg of WCQ series @ Barbados Trained with U.S. MNT camp in Switzerland in preparation for 10/13/07 friendly @ SUI Called into first-ever U.S. Senior Men's National Team camp and was on the 19-man roster that fell 4-2 to Brazil on 9/09/07 in Chicago U.S. Under-23s: Named to the U.S. Olympic Team's 18-man roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Served as back-up to Brad Guzan - one of three "overage" players on the U.S. roster for the Summer Games - but did not appear in USA's three Group B contests Played scoreless 45 minutes for U-23's on 8/3/08 v. Cameroon in ING Cup Olympic tune-up in Hong Kong Made five saves for the U.S. U-23 MNT on 5/23/08 v. Ivory Coast in the USA's 1-0 defeat during the Toulon (France) International Tournament Busy '07-'08 offseason with U.S. U-23's ended in March 2008, as Seitz collected a 0.33 GAA and 2-0-1 record in three contests during the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament Was between the posts for the U.S. on 3/20/08 v. Canada for a 3-0 semifinal win that clinched the USA's berth to the Beijing Games Participated in training camp and two-game tour of China for U.S. Under-23 (Olympic) Men's National Team in December 2007 Notched a shutout in exhibition v. China U-23s on 12/13/07 U.S. Under-20's: Went 2-1-1 with a 1.15 GAA as the starting 'keeper for the U.S. U-20s in helping the squad reach the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup for a fourth time in June/July 2007 Earned wins over Poland (7/03) and Brazil (7/06) to help the U.S. to first-place in Group D pool play at the tournament hosted in Canada His 14-save effort in the USA's 2-1 upset of Brazil stood out as perhaps the finest goalkeeping performance in the 2007 tournament Registered a 2-0-1 record - including a pair of shutouts - for the U-20's during CONCACAF Group A qualifying for the World U-20 World Cup in Panama in January 2007, allowing only one goal in helping the U.S. to a first-place finish and a spot in Canada 2007 Notched a 2-1 win over the Haitian Senior National Team on 3/28/07 U.S. Under-18's: Made his U.S. Soccer debut in 2005 by making 10 appearances (nine starts) for the U.S. Under-18 MNT, posting a 5-1-3 record and 1.29 GAA, which included a 4-1-1 mark and 1.39 record in six games against international competition.
College
In two seasons at the University of Maryland, registered an incredible 28-5-3 record to go along with a 0.77 GAA and 16 shutouts during two seasons of play 2006: Went 15-4-1 during his sophomore campaign while collecting a sparkling 0.66 GAA average Named Soccer America College Men's MVP and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year Also earned spots on the All-ACC First Team and the NSCAA/adidas All-American Third Team 2005: Posted a 13-1-2 record and 0.89 goals against average as a freshman in helping the Terps to the 2005 NCAA Men's College Cup title Became the first freshman 'keeper to lead his team to the NCAA title since 1990 All-ACC Second Team and ACC All-Freshman Team honoree Stopped three shots in the NCAA Finals against New Mexico on 12/11, including a crucial penalty kick in the 50th minute Named College Cup's Defensive MVP.
High School/Club
A two-time Parade All-American while at Thousand Oaks High School in Southern Calforrnia Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in California in 2004 Also earned Los Angeles Times First Team, All-League and All-County honors as a senior in 2004 A California ODP team member since 2001, led the Region IV team to the National ODP championship in 2003 Played his club soccer with SoCal United, which he helped guide to the 2003 national championship Earned "Golden Glove" honor as the top 'keeper in the tournament.
Personal
Hobbies: Listening to music Favorite Music: Punk, Thursday Favorite Movie: Man on Fire Favorite TV Show: The OC, Entourage Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Book: For the Love of the Game Favorite Athlete: Lance Armstrong Greatest Accomplishments: Turning professional Most Memorable Moment: Playing at the World Youth Championships with the U.S. U-20's Charities/Causes: Multiple Sclerosis
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