Stefan Cleveland
He plays with assurance that settles everyone in front of him. When the match turns loud, he stays measured and in control.
Appearances
18
Clean sheets
1
Season Snapshot
Minutes played
1620
90.00 per match
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded
40
Saves
65
Season Stats
Appearances
18
Minutes played
1620
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded
40
Saves
65
League Rankings
Among US Major League Soccer goalkeepers
Clean sheets
36th
of 40
Saves
21st
of 55
Save %
38th
of 55
Goals conceded
13th
of 53
The Rest Of The Squad
Goalkeepers
1
Brad Stuver
Age 35
25 apps
12
Damian Las
Age 24
2 apps
39
Charlie Farrar
Age 23
0 apps
40
Erik Lauta
Age 23
0 apps
Defenders
17
Jon Gallagher
Age 30
26 apps
2a
5
Oleksandr Svatok
Age 32
23 apps
1g
29
Guilherme Biro
Age 26
22 apps
3g
1a
4
Brendan Hines-Ike
Age 31
21 apps
2g
15
Jon Bell
Age 29
21 apps
2g
1a
3
Mikkel Desler
Age 31
17 apps
1g
23
Zan Kolmanic
Age 26
17 apps
2a
35
Mateja Djordjevic
Age 23
7 apps
22
Chris Applewhite
Age 19
0 apps
2
Riley Thomas
Age 24
0 apps
Midfielders
30
Joseph Rosales
Age 25
25 apps
1g
4a
14
Besard Sabovic
Age 28
22 apps
1a
6
Ilie Sánchez
Age 35
21 apps
1g
38
Ervin Torres
Age 18
14 apps
1g
3a
24
Jorge Alastuey
Age 23
10 apps
77
Przemyslaw Placheta
Oxford United · Age 28
10 apps
32
Micah Burton
Age 20
2 apps
26
Patrick Cayelli
Age 22
0 apps
Forwards
11
Facundo Torres
Age 26
27 apps
4g
6a
21
Christian Ramirez
Age 35
23 apps
9g
2a
10
Myrto Uzuni
Age 31
19 apps
6g
9
Brandon Vázquez
Age 27
16 apps
1g
1a
25
Stefan Dobrijevic
Age 22
0 apps
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Stefan Cleveland: The Steadying Presence
A goalkeeper’s best work often looks simple, and that’s exactly the point.
He takes the stress out of busy sequences by staying balanced, trusting his read, and shutting down second chances. That calm influence helps the back line hold their shape instead of collapsing into last-ditch defending. Over a season, those controlled moments can quietly swing results.
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