Evan Bush
FullnameEvan William Bush
Birth dateMarch 6, 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeConcord Township, Ohio, United States
Height6 ft 1 in
PositionGoalkeeper
CurrentclubColumbus Crew
Clubnumber24
Collegeyears 12005–2008
College 1Akron Zips
Years 12006
Clubs 1Chicago Fire Premier
Caps 110
Goals 10
Years 22007
Clubs 2Cleveland Internationals
Caps 23
Goals 20
Years 32008
Clubs 3Cape Cod Crusaders
Caps 316
Goals 30
Years 42009
Clubs 4Cleveland City Stars
Caps 47
Goals 40
Years 52010
Clubs 5Crystal Palace Baltimore
Caps 525
Goals 50
Years 62011
Clubs 6Montreal Impact
Caps 618
Goals 60
Years 72012–2020
Clubs 7Montreal Impact
Caps 7176
Goals 70
Years 82020
Clubs 8Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Caps 88
Goals 80
Years 92021–
Clubs 9Columbus Crew
Caps 912
Goals 90
Club-updateOctober 25, 2025
Youthclubs 1Mentor Impact
Youthclubs 2Cleveland Force

Evan William Bush (born March 6, 1986) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.

Career

College and amateur

Bush attended Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio, playing soccer, basketball, and football.[1][2][3] He played college soccer at Akron, where he was named to the NSCAA all-Great Lakes Region and the 2008 all-Ohio team season. He was also a three-time all-Mid American Conference first team selection, the 2005 MAC Newcomer of the Year, was named to the 2005 Freshman All-American team, and finished his collegiate career as the all-time leader in the MAC in wins (62), shutouts (48), and G.A.A (.60).[4]

During his college years Bush also played with Chicago Fire Premier, the Cleveland Internationals,[5] and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League, being named to the PDL All-Central Conference team in 2006.[6]

Professional

Lower divisions

Bush turned professional in 2009, and after failing to secure a professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, signed to play with the Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division.[7] He made his professional debut on May 30, 2009, in a game against the Charleston Battery.[8]

On February 18, 2010, Crystal Palace Baltimore announced the signing of Bush to a contract for the 2010 season.[9] After spending the 2010 season with Crystal Palace Baltimore, Bush signed with Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League on March 11, 2011.[10][11] Bush began the 2011 season as the backup goalkeeper to Bill Gaudette. After Gaudette sustained an injury,[12] Bush was given the opportunity to play consistently. Throughout the remainder of the season, Bush earned two Defensive Player of the Week honors and one Player of the Month award.[13][14] Bush was awarded the 2011 Golden Glove, which is given to the goalkeeper with the best goals-against average in the NASL, and finished the year with nine shutouts, including seven in the final 10 games of the season.[12]

Major League Soccer

Bush signed a contract with the Montreal Impact to remain with the club for their inaugural season in Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011.[15] The following two seasons, he appeared in two league games, appearing mainly in the Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League games.[16] On August 7, 2013 in a CONCACAF Champions League game, he saved a penalty attempt by Alan Gordon to keep a shutout and help earn a 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes.[17] On November 21, 2014, Bush was signed to a new contract by the Impact.[18]

The 2015 season was a breakthrough for Bush, as he became Montreal's number one goalkeeper,[19] helping guide his club to the final of the Champions League. In the first leg of the Champions League final at Club América, Bush was given a controversial yellow card after allowing a goal for kicking the ball at Paul Aguilar, an América player. However, replays show that Aguilar jumped in front of the ball as Bush was kicking it away. Aguilar then punched Bush in the face, which went unnoticed by the referee. This yellow card suspended him for the second leg in Montreal. Bush showed his frustration for the call after the match, saying "After every goal I give up, I kick the ball towards midfield. Every single goal. The fact is that I had the ball in my hands, I kicked it towards midfield and he comes and blocks the ball. Then he hits me in the face."[20] As a result, Bush missed the second leg of the final, which Montreal lost 4–2 and 5–3 on aggregate.[21] Bush won the Golden Glove Award as the best goalkeeper of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[22]

On September 28, 2020, after appearing in zero games for Montreal, the club traded Bush to Canadian rival Vancouver Whitecaps FC, in exchange for Vancouver's third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[23]

Bush was traded to the Columbus Crew on December 14, 2020, in exchange for $125,000 of General Allocation Money.[24] During the 2021 season, Bush made five total appearances for the Crew, including the 2–0 shutout of Cruz Azul in the Campeones Cup.[25] On January 10, 2022, Bush re-signed with the Columbus Crew for the 2022 season, with an option for the 2023 season.[26] At the end of the 2023 season, Bush re-signed with Columbus on a one year deal.[27] During the 2024 season, Bush broke his arm in a collision in a match against Real Salt Lake, and suffered a further setback when he broke the same arm while training in preparation for his return.[28][29]

Honors

Montreal Impact

Columbus Crew

Individual

Career statistics

[30]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cleveland City Stars2009USL First Division7000—0070
Crystal Palace Baltimore2010USSF Division 2 Professional League25010——260
Montreal Impact2011North American Soccer League199———190
Montreal Impact2012Major League Soccer10———10
201310404[a]0—90
2014130404[a]0—210
2015310005[a]03[b]0390
201633000—5[b]0380
201731000——310
2018340———340
201932000——320
Total176080130802050
Vancouver Whitecaps FC2020Major League Soccer80—00—80
Columbus Crew2021Major League Soccer40——1[c]050
20220010——10
20230030—2[d]050
202420—000020
202550—001[e]060
Total110400040190
Career Total24201201301102840
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearance in the Campeones Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

References

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  2. ^ "All-Ohio boys basketball". Herald Star. Mar 18, 2003. p. 18. Retrieved Aug 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Scoring Summary". Ashtabula Star Beacon. Oct 11, 2001. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Evan Bush - Men's Soccer". University of Akron Athletics. Archived April 17, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bush, Ubiparipovic Named to PDL All-Conference Team"[dead link]
  7. ^ "Ex-UA soccer player signs Cleveland deal". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  8. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  9. ^ "Harrison, Bush to Compete for Starting Spot, Rowland Leaves to Coach at U of MD". NASL.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
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  11. ^ "L'Impact embauche un autre gardien" (in French). RDS.ca. 2011-03-11. Archived 2023-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  12. ^ "- NASL". nasl.com. Archived October 11, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  13. ^ "Bush, l'ardent gardien" (in fr-ca). Radio-Canada. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  14. ^ "Bush, joueur du mois". TVA Nouvelles. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  15. ^ "Montreal Impact". montrealimpact.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
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  17. ^ Delia-Lavictoire, Yvan (Sep 16, 2013). "Flashback: Impact 1-0 Earthquakes - August 7, 2013". CF Montréal. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  18. ^ "Evan Bush Signed To New Contract By Montreal Impact". November 21, 2014. Archived November 9, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Tremblay, Olivier (October 10, 2015). "Evan Bush's win-preserving save "most important" of the year for Montreal Impact". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  20. ^ "Champions League: Montreal looking at all options as GK Evan Bush fumes over leg 2 suspension". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 27, 2015. Archived April 29, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  21. ^ "Montréal vs. América - CONCACAF Champions League". soccerway.com. Soccerway. April 29, 2015. Archived June 2, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  22. ^ "Montreal's Bush named SCCL Golden Glove recipient". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. April 30, 2015. Archived September 23, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  23. ^ "Veteran MLS goalkeeper Evan Bush stays in Canada with trade to Whitecaps". cbc.ca. CBC – Radio-Canada. September 28, 2020. Archived December 15, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "Signed – Columbus Crew SC acquires goalkeeper Evan Bush via trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC". columbuscrew.com. Columbus Crew. December 14, 2020. Archived June 2, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  25. ^ "Columbus Crew win 2021 Campeones Cup! | Campeones Cup". www.campeonescup.com. Archived October 22, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  26. ^ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew re-signs goalkeeper Evan Bush | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Archived February 4, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  27. ^ "Columbus Crew re-sign goalkeeper Evan Bush". mlssoccer. December 12, 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  28. ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (April 14, 2024). "Columbus Crew finish in 0-0 draw vs Real Salt Lake without multiple regular starters". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  29. ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (June 29, 2024). "Can Crew "Swiss Army knife" Sean Zawadzki be Columbus' permanent center midfielder?". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  30. ^ "Evan Bush Stats". FBref.com. Archived November 28, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 6, 2021.