D.C. United have re-signed goalkeeper Chris Seitz through the 2021 Major League Soccer (MLS) Season. Seitz joined the Black-and-Red from the Houston Dynamo on Jan. 11, 2019.
“Chris has been a great addition to the roster since he joined the club two seasons ago,” Dave Kasper, D.C. United General Manager and VP of Soccer Operations, said. “He had some impressive displays in goal in 2020 and his experience and leadership have been integral in our locker room. We are excited to extend his contract through 2021 and have his knowledge and experience of the league in the locker room next season.”
In 2020, Seitz made six appearances (six starts) in MLS play; making 22 saves and recording two shutouts. In total, Seitz has made seven MLS appearances for the Black-and-Red in two seasons; totaling 24 saves and two shutouts. He last appeared in the 2-1 win against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 18 at Nippert Stadium.
Seitz will enter his 15th season as a professional in 2021 after being selected fourth overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft and has made 110 total MLS regular season appearances. He played for three seasons in Utah, recording 19 saves in seven regular season appearances. Seitz won the 2009 MLS Cup with Real Salt Lake.
On Nov. 25, 2009, he was traded to the Philadelphia Union, an MLS expansion team that year. In Philadelphia’s inaugural season, Seitz recorded 68 saves in 23 appearances. The following season in 2011, Seitz was selected by the Seattle Sounders in the second stage of the Re-Entry Draft that year, and was then immediately traded to FC Dallas.
Seitz spent seven seasons in Dallas, recording 163 saves in 67 MLS regular season appearances. The goalkeeper made 87 total appearances across all competitions for FC Dallas, recording 23 clean sheets. Seitz was a part of the FC Dallas team that won the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2016 MLS Supporters’ Shield. He also won the 2012 MLS Humanitarian of the Year while with FC Dallas.
Seitz joined the Houston Dynamo on Dec. 15, 2017 and went on to record 14 saves in six regular season appearances in 2018. The goalkeeper also played in three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches with the Dynamo on the way to winning the championship in 2018.
The 33-year-old played collegiately at the University of Maryland where he made 39 appearances over two years. He won the NCAA National Championship in 2005 after posting a 13-1-2 record that year with a 0.89 goals against average. In 2006, he was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Player of the Year.
Player:
Chris Seitz
Position:
Goalkeeper
Birthplace:
San Luis Obispo, CA
Country:
USA
Birthdate:
03/12/1987
Age:
33
Height:
6’3"
Weight:
187
Twitter:
@Seitzy1
Previous Club:
Houston Dynamo
Status:
Domestic
Transaction:
United re-signed Seitz through 2021
