Justen Glad

Justen Glad
	Glad with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Justen Thomas Glad
Date of birth	February 28, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Pasadena, California, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Real Salt Lake
Number	15
Youth career
2012–2014	Real Salt Lake AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–	Real Salt Lake
2015–2019	Real Monarchs
International career‡
2013	United States U17
2014–2015	United States U18
2015–2017	United States U20
2019–2021	United States U23
Medal record
Representing United States
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2017

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

Youth soccer

Born in Pasadena, California, Glad moved with his family to Seattle before finally settling in Tucson, Arizona, where he grew up playing soccer.^[2] 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 Real Salt Lake, making him the seventh homegrown signing in club history.^[3] He made his professional debut in April 2015 for USL affiliate club Real Monarchs SLC and scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Portland Timbers 2.^[4] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 United States men's national soccer team January 2018 training camp in advance of a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[5] Glad was named to the final 20-player United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in March 2021.^[6] 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.^{[citation needed]}