Brad Ring

Brad Ring (born April 7, 1987) is a former American soccer player who previously played for Indy Eleven in the United Soccer League.

Brad Ring

Personal information
Full name	Brad Ring
Date of birth	April 7, 1987
Place of birth	Rockford, Illinois, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2005–2008	Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Chicago Fire Premier	9	(2)
2007–2008	Princeton 56ers
2008	Chicago Fire Premier	0	(0)
2010–2013	San Jose Earthquakes	37	(0)
2013	Portland Timbers	1	(0)
2014–2018	Indy Eleven	109	(4)
National team^‡
2006	United States U20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 31, 2012

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.[1] He signed with the club a year later after sitting out the 2009 season with a hip injury.[2]

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.[3] During that minute the Timbers scored, giving Ring the highest team-goals-per-minute (1 goal/min) of any Timbers player ever.[4]

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.[5]

Ring announced his retirement from professional soccer on February 8, 2019.[6]

Career statistics

As of September 22, 2018[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Playoffs		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Jose Earthquakes	2010	MLS	11	0	0	0	–		0	0	11	0
	2011		21	0	0	0	–		–		21	0
	2012		2	0	1	0	–		0	0	3	0
	2013		3	0	1	0	1	0	–		5	0
	Total		37	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	40	0
Portland Timbers	2013	MLS	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
Indy Eleven	2014	NASL	12	1	1	0	–		–		13	1
	2015		21	1	0	0	–		–		21	1
	2016		27	1	1	0	–		2	0	30	1
	2017		29	1	1	0	–		–		30	1
	2018	USL	20	0	1	0	–		0	0	21	0
	Total		109	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	115	4
Career total			147	4	6	0	1	0	2	0	156	4

References

1. Earthquakes Select Midfielder Brad Ring and Forward Quincy Amarikwa in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft
2. Earthquakes add youth to 2010 roster
3. "Brad Ring". MLS Soccer. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
4. "2013 Game Guide: Portland Timbers v. Colorado Rapids". issuu.com. September 20, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
5. ""ORIGINAL" THOUGHT: RING RETURNS FOR FOURTH SEASON". indyeleven.com. Indy Eleven. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
6. https://twitter.com/IndyEleven/status/1093913727819231232
7. Brad Ring at Soccerway

External links

• Brad Ring at Major League Soccer