| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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– | San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 12, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brad Ring (born April 7, 1987 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
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Ring attended Guilford High School and played four years of college soccer at Indiana University. 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.
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.[3]
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