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Bryan Gaul

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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)
2013Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 0 (0)
2013Carolina 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

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College and amateur

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Personal life

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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

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  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.
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