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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcus Stephen Hahnemann | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1972-06-15)June 15, 1972 (age 53) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seattle,Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Seattle Pacific Falcons | 78 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Seattle Sounders | 65 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Colorado Rapids | 66 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Fulham | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | →Rochdale (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | →Reading (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2009 | Reading | 276 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Everton | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 464 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2011 | United States | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Marcus Stephen Hahnemann (born June 15, 1972) is an American former professionalsoccer player who played as agoalkeeper.
Graduating out ofSeattle Pacific University, he played for theSeattle Sounders between 1994 and 1996. Between 1997 and 1999 he turned out for theColorado Rapids, signing with English clubFulham in 1999. Unable to become the first-choice goalkeeper at Fulham, he enjoyed loan spells withRochdale andReading, before signing permanently with Reading in 2002. In 2009, following 276 league appearances for the club, he transferred toWolverhampton Wanderers.
He has won nine caps for theUnited States, featuring as backup forKasey Keller andTim Howard in twoWorld Cups. Following his debut for the U.S. in 1994, he played two further games within the same month; however, he had to wait almost nine years before his next international appearance, making him a player with one of the longest-ever gaps between caps.
Hahnemann grew up in the Seattle area inKent and attendedKentridge High School where he was named the team's MVP his junior season. He transferred toNewport High School inBellevue, Washington for his senior season. That year, he kept eleven clean sheets en route to being named the All-King County goalkeeper.[2]
He played college soccer for theSeattle Pacific University Falcons. A Division II powerhouse, Hahnemann led SPU to theNCAADivision II National Championship in 1993. Over his four seasons at SPU, Hahnemann had a 64–9–5 record as a starter, with 46 career clean sheets.[2]
Hahnemann's professional career started when he signed with theSeattle Sounders of theA-League on May 1, 1994.[3] In his first season with the Sounders, Hahnemann registered a .57GAA in fourteen games to take the league's top goalkeeper honors.[citation needed] In 1995, he played 29 games as the Sounders won the league championship. In 1996, the Sounders repeated as champions while Hahnemann kept eleven clean sheets and made 119 saves.
Hahnemann waited until 1997 to joinMajor League Soccer (MLS), signing with theColorado Rapids. His first appearance was on April 20, 1997, coming on as a substitute forPaul Grafer; Hahneman then started the next 23 MLS league games that season,[4] and he also appeared in the U.S. Open Cup.[5] In his first season in MLS, the Rapids went all the way to theMLS Cup before losing 2–1 toD.C. United. During his second season in 1998, he set a club record for the most games and minutes played in a single season by a goalkeeper, playing 2,520 minutes in 28 games and compiling a 16–12 record, and was named their Defender of the Year.[4]
After two and a half seasons with the Colorado Rapids, he signed withEnglish First Division clubFulham, for £80,000 in June 1999. He failed to displaceMaik Taylor in goal though, and only made four appearances (two in the league) in total for the London club (all during their promotion season of2000–01).
WithEdwin van der Sar signed upon promotion by Fulham, Hahnemann slipped further down the pecking order and to gain playing time, he was loaned out to lower league sidesRochdale,[6] and then,Reading during the 2001–02 campaign.[7] He made six appearances for the latter as part oftheir promotion from the third tier. At the end of the 2001–02 season, Hahnemann was released by the club after spending three years.[8] Hahnemann then signed a one-month contract extension after spending time with the club.[9]
Hahnemann then joined Reading permanently in the Summer of 2002 on a free transfer, becoming their first choice 'keeper.[10] His first full season with theRoyals saw them miss out on promotion to the Premier League in theplay-offs, before two successive seasons saw them narrowly fall short of further play-off finishes.
He missed just one game of the2005–06 season that saw Reading win promotion to the top flight of English soccer for the first time in their history, as they topped theChampionship with a record 106 points. He was named in that season'sChampionship Team of the Year by theProfessional Footballers' Association.[11]
His first season in the Premier League saw him keep thirteen clean sheets as the club finished eighth, only one place short of European qualification. He made the most saves (139) in the Premier League during 2007,[12] but could not halt relegation in their second Premier League campaign.
He remained with the club for one further season as they attempted an immediate return to the top level, but Reading ultimately lost out toBurnley in the play-off semi finals. Subsequently, Reading announced that they would not renew Hahnemann's contract making him a free agent.[13]
On June 17, 2009, Hahnemann signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Premier League sideWolverhampton Wanderers.[14] He was back-up to first-choiceWayne Hennessey for the opening four months, until Hennessey conceded four goals in two successive games and lost his place to Hahnemann. Hahnemann remained first-choice keeper for the remainder of the season, helping the club attain survival. His form ranked him as "the Best Goalkeeper in the World" using theCastrol Performance Index system,[15][16] helping earn him a one-year contract extension.[17]
However, the 2010–11 season saw the team enter a dismal run of form that left them bottom of the league and in danger of relegation. Hahnemann was dropped after a defeat to relegation rivalsBlackpool in late November and did not feature again. He was released at the end of the campaign, after the expiry of his contract.[18]
On September 23, 2011, Hahnemann signed forEverton on a short-term deal.[19] He was released from the club on May 18, 2012, without making a first-team appearance, along with Scottish internationalJames McFadden and four others who also did not feature in the first team.[20]
On September 14, 2012, Hahnemann made his long-anticipated return to the Sounders. Seattle traded a conditionaldraft pick toToronto FC for the number one allocation slot, so they would be able to sign Hahnemann.[21] At Seattle, Hahnemann was a backup behindMichael Gspurning.
On October 24, 2012, he made his debut againstMarathón in aCONCACAF Champions League group stage match.[22] On April 2, 2013, Hahnemann started againstSantos Laguna in the first leg of the2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals because Gspurning had to sit out after a yellow card accumulation, and in doing so at the age of 40 years and 289 days, he became the fourth oldest player in the competition's history at the time (currently sixth), but despite his advanced age, he still made four saves in a 1–0 loss.[23][24]
In 2013, Hahnemann started sixMLS Reserve League matches and played 242 minutes in the preseason, but on August 3, he finally made his first MLS appearance for Seattle, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win againstFC Dallas.[24] This marked his first MLS game in 14 years and 44 days, the longest lapse in appearances in league history.[24] In total, he made four MLS appearances in his first full season with the club in 2013, winning two and drawing two, and playing his last match on October 19, and in doing so at the age of 41 years and 124 days, Hahnemann became the fourth oldest player in MLS history, only behindKasey Keller,Preki, andPat Onstad.[24][25] In theKnockout round (wild card) of the2013 MLS Cup Playoffs against Colorado Rapids, Hahnemann came from the bench in the 87th minute after a red card was issued to Gspurning, and with him on the pitch, his side scored a goal to seal a 2–0 win. He then started in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals, which ended in a 2–1 loss to thePortland Timbers.[24]
In 2014, Hahnemann only played two matches for Sounders, both in the U.S. Open Cup, first recording a clean sheet in a 5-0 win overPSA Elite, and then denying the San Jose Earthquakes in penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw on 24 June,[26] and in doing so at the age of 42 years and 10 days, he became the oldest player in the competition's history, a record that has since been broken byClaudio Muñoz in 2024. On December 8, 2014, he announced his retirement from professional soccer.[27]
Hahnemann made his international debut for theUnited States national team on November 19, 1994, in a 0–1 friendly defeat toTrinidad and Tobago. He played two more games in the rest of the year.
Hahnemann did not play for the U.S. again until June 8, 2003, when he played the first half of a 2–1 friendly win over New Zealand inRichmond, Virginia.[28] The game was a warm-up for theConfederations Cup, for which he was selected.[29]
He won two further caps during 2005 and was then picked for the2006 World Cup in Germany, and allocated shirt number 19,[30] but was an unused substitute in all of the United States' matches behindKasey Keller andTim Howard as they exited at the group stage. During the group stage, he and teammateBobby Convey became the first Reading players to be named to a World Cup roster.[31]
Nearing the age of 38, Hahnemann was named by coachBob Bradley to the United States'2010 World Cup squad, as third choice behind Howard andBrad Guzan.[32] Hahnemann made his ninth and final appearance for the U.S. in 2011.
Marcus Hahnemann is aRepublican; his wife Amanda is aDemocrat.[33] He keepshens, and also enjoysmountain biking andhunting.[33] Before matches he listens toheavy metal to psych himself up, and presentedFive Finger Death Punch with a Wolves shirt emblazoned with aRemembrance Daypoppy.[33] He collaborated with the Reading-based bandMalefice in early 2012 to release a song which will debut onJägermeister UK's Facebook page in February 2012.[34] Hahnemann is of German descent, his parents come fromWentorf bei Hamburg.[35]
Although he did not have defective vision, Hahnemann wore specialcontact lenses to reduce the glare of the sun when he played.[36] At Reading, he gifted every match jersey to fans after games; he also cut his sleeves due to personal preference when the manufacturers no longer provided short sleeves.[36]
In April 2016, Hahnemann and his former USMNT goalkeeper teammateKasey Keller became coaches of the boys' soccer team at Newport High School, his former school in Bellevue, Washington.[37]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| United States | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 1994 | Seattle Sounders | A-League | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 1996 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 1997 | Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 28 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Fulham | First Division | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Rochdale | Third Division | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | Reading | Second Division | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | Championship | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 51 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 45 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 38 | 0 | – | – | – | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – | 38 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | Championship | 34 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Wolves | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| United States | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | United States | 132 | 0 | 1+ | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 135+ | 0 | ||
| England | 330 | 0 | 8+ | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | 351 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 462 | 0 | 8+ | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 486+ | 0 | ||
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