Andrew Gutman

Andrew David Gutman (born October 2, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays for Celtic. He played college soccer for the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer program.

Andrew Gutman
Personal information
Full name Andrew David Gutman[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996
Place of birth Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.8 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Youth career
2011 Hinsdale Red Devils
2012–2015 Chicago Fire
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Indiana Hoosiers 90 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Chicago Fire U-23 13 (2)
2019– Celtic 0 (0)
2019 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 15 (3)
2019–2020 → FC Cincinnati (loan) 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 9, 2020

Career

Youth and college

Prior to college soccer, Gutman played high school soccer for one season at Hinsdale Central High School before joining the Chicago Fire's youth academy for his sophomore through senior years of high school.

Ahead of the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Gutman signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer program. He immersed himself as an immediate starter with the program starting in all 21 matches for the Hoosiers during the 2015 season. He finished his freshman year by being named to the Big Ten All-Second Team, the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, and the NSCAA All-Midwest Regional team. He finished his freshman season with one goal and one assist. Gutman remained a regular starter for the Hoosiers entering his sophomore season, where he made 21 appearances. He led the team in assists his sophomore year with three, and scored once. Following the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was named to the Big Ten second-team, and to the all-Midwest NSCAA team.

It was speculated that Gutman might forgo his last two seasons of collegiate eligibility and sign a contract with Chicago Fire.[2] However, Todd Yeagley confirmed in July that Gutman would be returning to Indiana for his junior year. During his third year with the Hoosiers, he picked up several conference, regional, and national honors. During the season, he scored seven goals and dished out four assists, to have 18 total points. His honors his junior included being named a second-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches and CollegeSoccerNews.com. Gutman was named a third-team All-American by TopDrawerSoccer.com. Furthermore, he was named to the All-Midwest region by United Soccer Coaches, and named to the All-Tournament team for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

It was speculated by the media that Gutman would sign a homegrown contract with the Chicago Fire once again, but he returned to Indiana for his senior season. Ahead of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, he was listed on the First-Team Preseason Best XI by Top Drawer Soccer, listed on the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy watchlist, and was listed as the second best player in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer, and the best player in the Big Ten by Top Drawer Soccer.

During Gutman's senior season, he started 23 of 24 matches for the Hoosiers and led the team with 11 goals on the season, despite being a defender. He was also second on the team in assists, dishing out nine assists. He anchored Indiana's back line which led the NCAA in shutouts (15) and allowed 13 goals all season. Following his senior year, Gutman earned accolades including winning the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year,[3] and being listed as a Hermann Trophy finalist.[4][5][6] He was listed as a first-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches,[7] and won the men's TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award.[8]

On January 4, 2019; two weeks after winning the TDS Award, Gutman won the Hermann Trophy,[9][10] which is considered the most prestigious award for a college soccer player.[11]

Senior career

Between college soccer seasons, Gutman played one season in the USL League Two, then known as the Premier Development League. During the 2016 PDL season, he played with Chicago Fire U-23, where he made 13 appearances, scoring two goals, and having three assists.[12]

Following the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Gutman was offered a one-week trial with Scottish Premiership side Rangers starting on December 18.[13] It was also reported and confirmed by a Chicago Fire team spokesperson that the club had offered him a homegrown contract with the club, which he turned down.[14]

It was later reported that Gutman had signed a contract with Rangers' long-time rivals, Celtic.[15] On January 19, 2019, he played in a friendly for Celtic reserve side as a trialist in a 3–4 loss to Arbroath.[16]

On January 31, 2019, Celtic announced that it had signed Gutman to a three-year contract. He was immediately loaned to Nashville SC in the USL Championship for the 2019 season.[17] Nashville rescinded their acceptance of Gutman on loan on February 2, citing Major League Soccer's disapproval of the loan.[18][19]

A week later after the Nashville loan was called off, it was announced by The Charlotte Post that Gutman would be joining the Charlotte Independence of the USL Championship on loan for the 2019 USL Championship season, the second tier of soccer in the U.S.[20]

On August 3, 2019, Gutman was loaned to Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati through the 2020 MLS season.[21] As part of the transaction, Cincinnati sent $50,000 of General Allocation Money to the Chicago Fire in exchange for Gutman's MLS rights and a third-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. In addition, the Fire could receive up to an additional $150,000 in GAM if Gutman was added to FC Cincinnati’s roster and met certain performance-based metrics and would receive a percentage of any future revenue should FC Cincinnati transfer or loan Gutman outside of MLS.[22]

On December 17, 2020, he was selected by Atlanta United in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[23]

Career statistics
As of Aug 11, 2019[24]
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire U-23 2016 PDL 13200000 0132
Celtic F.C. 2019 SPFL 0000000 000
Charlotte Independence (loan) 2019 USL Championship 1220100–132
FC Cincinnati (loan) 2019 Major League Soccer 100000–10
Career total 274000000274

Honors
Individual
  • Big Ten Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year: 2018[3]
  • TopDrawer Soccer National Player of the Year: 2018
  • Hermann Trophy: 2018[25]

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. Santaromita, Dan (May 24, 2017). "How Nelson Rodriguez views the Fire's player development". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. "Big Ten Announces 2018 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference. November 2, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. Punzal, Barry (December 7, 2018). "Indiana soccer's Andrew Gutman earns spot among Hermann Trophy finalists". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. "MAC Hermann Trophy Finalists Announced". Missouri Athletic Club. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  6. Kennedy, Paul (November 28, 2018). "MAC Hermann Trophy: Indiana's Muse and Gutman are men's semifinalists". Soccer America. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  7. Price, Jeremy (December 7, 2018). "Gutman finalist for MAC Hermann Trophy #iums". Hoosiers Sports Report. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  8. Matricardi, Auston (December 17, 2018). "Ten Hoosiers collect individual postseason awards". The Crimson Quarry. SB Nation. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  9. Glenesk, Matthew (January 4, 2019). "IU men's soccer fullback Andrew Gutman wins MAC Hermann Trophy". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. "Andrew Gutman, Catarina Macario named Hermann Trophy winners". ESPN. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  11. Culver, Jordan (January 4, 2019). "Indiana's Andrew Gutman wins Hermann Trophy, Stanford's Catarina Macario wins women's award". ProSoccerUSA.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  12. "Game Log - Chicago FC United - Andrew Gutman". USL League Two. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  13. "Rangers trial for American full-backs Matthew Polster and Andrew Gutman". BBC. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  14. Mendola, Nicholas (December 18, 2018). "Gerrard taking long look at U.S. players Polster, Gutman". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  15. Showell, Alex (January 12, 2019). "Indiana's Andrew Gutman signs with Celtic". SB Nation. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  16. Walton, David (January 19, 2019). "Andrew Gutman makes Celtic debut in friendly vs Arbroath". Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  17. "Nashville SC Acquires Defender Andrew Gutman On Loan From Celtic F.C." nashvillesc.com. January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  18. "Statement on potential loan of Andrew Gutman". twitter.com. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  19. "Nashville backs out of Andrew Gutman loan from Celtic at MLS' request". ESPN. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  20. Mahoney, Ashley (February 7, 2019). "Loan lands Celtic's Andrew Gutman with Charlotte Independence". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  21. "Gutman loan finalized; joins from Celtic FC". majorleaguesoccer.com. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  22. "Chicago Fire Acquires General Allocation Money from FC Cincinnati in Exchange for the Rights to Andrew Gutman". Chicago Fire FC. August 1, 2019.
  23. Bogert, Tom (December 17, 2020). "Three players selected in Stage One of 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft". Major League Soccer.
  24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412184340/https://www.charlotteindependence.com/player-stats. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved May 27, 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. Steinmetz, Phillip (January 4, 2019). "IU men's soccer defender Andrew Gutman wins MAC Hermann Trophy". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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