Bryan Gaul

Bryan Gaul
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-10) August 10, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2011 Bradley Braves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 GPS Portland Phoenix 14 (0)
2012–2013 LA Galaxy 14 (0)
2013 → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 0 (0)
2013 → Carolina RailHawks (loan) 7 (0)
2015 Saint Louis FC 27 (4)
2016 Bahlinger SC 10 (3)
2016–2017 Kickers Offenbach 34 (1)
2017–2018 SV Elversberg 30 (0)
2018–2019 FSV Zwickau 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Bryan Gaul (born August 10, 1989, in Naperville, Illinois) is an American soccer player who most recently played for FSV Zwickau in the 3. Liga.

Career

College and amateur

Gaul played college soccer for Bradley University between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Bradley, Gaul was named NSCAA All-Midwest Region and All-Missouri Valley Conference in 2011. In 2010 Gaul was named All-Missouri Valley Conference in his first year as a forward, after converting from a midfielder.[1]

Professional

Gaul was selected by the LA Galaxy in the first round (19th overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.[2] He made his debut for the club on May 2 against Seattle Sounders FC.[3] Gaul made 14 appearances in 2012, along with 7 starts and notched an assist.

After loan stints in 2013 with NASL clubs Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Carolina RailHawks,[4] Gaul was waived by the Galaxy on in the 2014 preseason.[5]

Gaul had signed with USL club Saint Louis FC ahead of the 2015 season.[6] He tied for the team high in both goals (4) and assists (4) during the 2015 regular season,[7] and was the team's leading scorer overall that year with 6 goals, adding a pair of goals during U.S. Open Cup play.

Germany

In January 2016, Gaul moved to Germany and signed with Bahlinger SC of the Regionalliga Südwest.[8] He moved to Kickers Offenbach for the 2016–17 season before signing with SV Elversberg ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[9][10]

On May 29, 2018, it was announced that Gaul moved up to the 3. Liga, signing a two-year contract with FSV Zwickau on a free transfer.[11] He left the club at the end of the 2018/19 season.

Honors

Club

Los Angeles Galaxy

Personal life

In December 2018, he married Andreea Cristina Bolbea, a lifestyle blogger, model, and internet personality that has amassed over 900,000 followers on Instagram. She was born June 7, 1987, in Bucharest, Romania.

References

  1. ^ Bryan Gaul at bradleybraves.com
  2. ^ LA Galaxy Select Bryan Gaul, Yuri Gorentzviag, and More In MLS Supplemental Draft, lagconfidential.com, January 17, 2012
  3. ^ Recap: Galaxy suffer first defeat to Sounders in two years, lagalaxy.com, May 2, 2012
  4. ^ Gaul reviving career with St. Louis FC, stltoday.com, April 10, 2015
  5. ^ LA Galaxy waive Bryan Gaul Archived March 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, lagalaxy.com, February 28, 2014
  6. ^ "Saintluisfc.com". Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  7. ^ Team Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Fußball: Bahlinger SC verpflichtet Bryan Gaul, regiotrends.de, January 26, 2016
  9. ^ "BRYAN GAUL IST DER FÜNFTE OFC-NEUZUGANG". OFC.com. OFC.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  10. ^ "BRYAN GAUL SCHLIESST SICH IM SOMMER DER SVE AN". sv07elversberg.de. sv07elversberg.de. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "FSV Zwickau obliges Bryan Gaul and Matti Kamenz". fsv-zwickau.de. FSV Zwickau. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.