| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-03-08)March 8, 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Willow Springs, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chicago Fire FC | |||
| Chicago FC United | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 61 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Chicago FC United | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chicago Fire | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | →Chicago Fire II (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | →Huntsville City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | →Nashville SC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | →FC Tulsa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 10, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 16, 2019 | |||
Bryan James Dowd (born March 8, 2002) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays forMajor League Soccer clubChicago Fire FC.
Dowd joined theChicago Fire FC Academy at age ten, later joiningChicago FC United when he was in high school.[1][2] He attendedFenwick High School, where he played varsity football.[3]
In 2020, he began attending theUniversity of Notre Dame, where he played for themen's soccer team.[4] On March 16, 2021, he made his collegiate debut, recording a clean sheet, against theCalvin Knights.[5] During the 2021 fall season, he faced four penalty kicks in the season, saving each one, including all three shots he faced in the shootout during the ACC quarter-finals.[6] He was then named to the 2021 All-Tournament Team as Notre Dame won the ACC title.[7] On September 19, 2023, he made a career high 12 saves in a 0–0 draw with theAkron Zips.[8] He helped them win the ACC regular season title, but they were defeated in the Tournament Final, but still advanced to thenational tournament.[9] At the end of his senior season in 2023, he was named to the All-ACC First Team, the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team, the All-America First Team, theTopDrawerSoccer Best XI and was named the ACC Goalkeeper of the Year,TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Year, and aHermann Trophy semi-finalist.[10][11][12]
In April 2022, he also joined theNotre Dame football team as the third-string punter, when the school was short of kickers during their spring preseason.[13] However, he never took a snap in a match,[14] due to NCAA rules on sports scholarship players.[1] He had initially been offered a spot on the team as a freshman,[1][15] but was told he would have to join the team as a full-time player, rather than to be a dual sport athlete.[1] Upon coachMarcus Freeman taking over, he was invited to join the team as a reserve punter, while continuing on the soccer team, and was able to play in the school's Blue-Gold intrasquad spring games.[1]
He played withChicago FC United inUSL League Two, beginning in 2019. In the summer of 2023, he was able to train with someMajor League Soccer teams.[16]
At the2024 MLS SuperDraft, Dowd was selected in the first round (sixth overall) byChicago Fire FC.[17][18][19] In January 2024, he signed a professional contract with the club.[20][21] In late June 2024, he was loaned toHuntsville City FC for the remainder of the season.[22][23] As part of the loan agreement,Nashville SC, theMajor League Soccer parent club of Huntsville, maintains the option to make the move permanent and acquire Dowd via trade at the end of the loan.[24] He also made a few bench appearances for Nashville in 2024.[25]
Dowd played with theUnited States U17 and was named to the preliminary roster for the2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago FC United | 2019[28] | USL League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021[29] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2022[30] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
