Atlanta United Signs Bobby Shuttleworth as Free Agent
January 14, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release
ATLANTA - Atlanta United today announced it has signed free agent goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth to a one-year contract with a club option for 2023. A 13-year MLS veteran, Shuttleworth has made a total of 231 regular season and playoff appearances for New England Revolution, Minnesota United FC and Chicago Fire FC.
"Bobby is a veteran goalkeeper with many years of experience in MLS and we're pleased to add him to our roster," Atlanta United Vice President and Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra said. "He brings experience and competition to our goalkeeping group."
Among active MLS goalkeepers, Shuttleworth ranks fourth in regular season games played (225) and regular season minutes played (19,996), just above Brad Guzan who ranks fifth in both categories with 212 games and 18,943 minutes. Shuttleworth also ranks seventh among active MLS goalkeepers with 49 career clean sheets and ranks fourth in saves with 691 since 2010.
Shuttleworth began his MLS career with the Revolution in 2009 and tallied 127 appearances and 34 clean sheets across eight seasons. Additionally, he started six playoff matches and helped lead the Revolution to the 2014 MLS Cup final and the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final. In 2014, he set a career-high and finished second in MLS in wins (16). Shuttleworth is one of only two goalkeepers, along with Matt Reis, to play in more than 100 matches and see more than 10,000 minutes for New England.
Shuttleworth then joined Minnesota United FC ahead of its expansion season in 2017. In his first year with Minnesota, he made a career-high 33 regular season appearances, while also notching five clean sheets and a career-high 116 saves. Overall, the Tonawanda, New York, native made 58 appearances in three seasons with Minnesota before joining Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Championship on loan in August 2019. He made 15 appearances (all starts) for Sacramento in 2019. Shuttleworth signed with Chicago Fire FC in 2020 and made 40 appearances (all starts) over the past two seasons and tallied eight clean sheets.
Player Profile
Name: Bobby Shuttleworth
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-2
Weight: 207
Birthdate: May 13, 1987 (34)
Birthplace: Tonawanda, New York
Nationality: United States
Transaction: Atlanta United signs Bobby Shuttleworth as a free agent on January 14, 2022.
2022 Atlanta United roster (as of Jan. 14, 2022)
Goalkeepers (4): Dylan Castanheira, Justin Garces, Brad Guzan, Bobby Shuttleworth
Defenders (10): Mikey Ambrose, George Bello, George Campbell, Alex De John, Alan Franco, Andrew Gutman, Brooks Lennon, Efrain Morales, Miles Robinson, Bryce Washington
Midfielders (11): Osvaldo Alonso, Ezequiel Barco, Jürgen Damm, Emerson Hyndman, Franco Ibarra, Marcelino Moreno, Jake Mulraney, Matheus Rossetto, Amar Sejdic, Santiago Sosa, Tyler Wolff
Forwards (5): Luiz Araújo, Machop Chol, Jackson Conway, Erik López, Josef Martínez
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