Brad Ring
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brad Ring
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|7}}
| birth_place = Rockford, Illinois, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs1 = Indiana Hoosiers
| years1 = 2006
| clubs1 = Chicago Fire Premier
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2007–2008
| clubs2 = Princeton 56ers
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = Chicago Fire Premier
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010–2013
| clubs4 = San Jose Earthquakes
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013
| clubs5 = Portland Timbers
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014–2018
| clubs6 = Indy Eleven
| caps6 = 109
| goals6 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = United States U20
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
}}
Brad Ring (born April 7, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder for Indy Eleven and San Jose Earthquakes.
Career
=College and amateur=
Ring attended Guilford High School and played four years of college soccer for the Indiana University Hoosiers. He was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection, was a first-team All-Big Ten pick, a first-team NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes All-Region and second-team All-America selection, a Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection, and a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy as a junior in 2007, and was a third-team NSCAA All-American, an NSCAA Scholar All-American, and a member of the Academic All-Big Ten and NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first-team as a senior while being named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist for the second consecutive season.
During his college years Ring also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League and Princeton 56ers in the National Premier Soccer League.
=Professional=
Ring was drafted in the second round (17th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3764744 Earthquakes Select Midfielder Brad Ring and Forward Quincy Amarikwa in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft] He signed with the club a year later after sitting out the 2009 season with a hip injury.[http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2010/03/earthquakes-add-youth-2010-roster Earthquakes add youth to 2010 roster]
He made his professional debut on April 24, 2010, against Chivas USA. He was traded by San Jose on Sept. 5, 2013 to the Portland Timbers. He appeared in one match with the Timbers, playing one minute of the match against Toronto on Sept. 7, 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/brad-ring|title=Brad Ring|website=MLS Soccer|access-date=2017-01-30}} During that minute the Timbers scored, giving Ring the highest team-goals-per-minute (1 goal/min) of any Timbers player ever.{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/portlandtimbers/docs/920porcol-pdf-1-7-meg|title=2013 Game Guide: Portland Timbers v. Colorado Rapids|date=2013-09-20|publisher=issuu.com|access-date=2017-01-30}}
In January 2014, Ring returned to his Indiana roots by signing a two-year contract with Indy Eleven in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Ring extended his contract with Indy Eleven on 27 January 2017.{{cite web|title="ORIGINAL" THOUGHT: RING RETURNS FOR FOURTH SEASON|url=http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2017/01/27/ring-returning-for-fourth-season|website=indyeleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|access-date=10 February 2017|date=27 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080841/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2017/01/27/ring-returning-for-fourth-season|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=dead}}
Ring announced his retirement from professional soccer on February 8, 2019.{{cite tweet|number=1093913727819231232|user=IndyEleven|title=🔴LEGEND🔵Brad Ring (@BradRing87) has announced his retirement from professional soccer. Ring has been with Indy… |date=February 8, 2019}}
Career statistics
{{updated|September 22, 2018}}{{Soccerway|brad-ring/73755}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|San Jose Earthquakes
|2010 |rowspan="4"|MLS |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2012
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Portland Timbers
|2013 |MLS |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Indy Eleven
|2014 |rowspan="4"|NASL |12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2015
|21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2016
|27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2017
|29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2018
|USL |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!109 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!147 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 4 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{MLS player|brad-ring}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ring, Brad}}
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Chicago Fire U-23 players
Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Portland Timbers players
Category:San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
Category:San Jose Earthquakes players
Category:Soccer players from Rockford, Illinois
Category:United States men's under-20 international soccer players