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| Full name | Ethan Shea Horvath[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-06-09)June 9, 1995 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Highlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sheffield Wednesday (on loan fromCardiff City) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2012 | Real Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Molde | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Club Brugge | 51 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Luton Town (loan) | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Cardiff City | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | →Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | United States U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | United States | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:06, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethan Shea Horvath (born June 9, 1995) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as agoalkeeper forEFL Championship clubSheffield Wednesday (on loan fromEFL League One clubCardiff City), and theUnited States national team.
Horvath was born and raised inHighlands Ranch, Colorado. His father, Peter, played college soccer with theMidwestern State Mustangs and professionally withMajor Indoor Soccer League clubDenver Avalanche, and his mother, Deana, played high school soccer.[3] Horvath himself grew up playing withU.S. Soccer Development Academy side Real Colorado and forArapahoe High School. He also trained withBristol City,Manchester City, andStoke City inEngland.[4][5] He is of Hungarian ancestry on his father's side.[6]
Horvath signed his first professional contract in 2013 withTippeligaen clubMolde inNorway,[7] having been recruited by Molde manager and formerManchester United playerOle Gunnar Solskjær.[8] Horvath first appeared in a Molde matchday squad on August 10, 2013.[7] He made his professional debut on May 16, 2015, replacingØrjan Nyland in the 55th minute of the match.[9] On July 1, 2015, Nyland was sold toBundesliga clubIngolstadt 04, leaving Horvath as Molde's starting goalkeeper at age 20. By the conclusion of the2015 Tippeligaen, Horvath had helped Molde concede just 31 goals for the season, the second-best mark in the league only behind championsRosenborg.
Horvath backstopped Molde to a 5–1 aggregate victory overPyunik in the second qualifying round of the2015–16 UEFA Champions League, before a 4–4 aggregate loss on theaway goals rule toDinamo Zagreb in the third qualifying round. Later, in the playoff round of the2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Horvath and Molde had a 3–3 aggregate win on away goals overStandard Liège. With Molde thus qualifying for Europa League Group A, Horvath joinedBrad Friedel,Kasey Keller,Tim Howard, andBrad Guzan as the only American goalkeepers ever to play in theUEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup group stage.
On October 2, 2015, Horvath was named to the Europa League Team of the Week,[10] a day after being namedMan of the Match for a 1–1 draw againstAjax in which he notched 10 saves,[11][12] most notably from a point-blank header fromViktor Fischer.[13] Horvath led Molde to a first-place finish inEuropa League Group A with successful two-legged fixtures against Ajax,Celtic, andFenerbahçe, the latter of which featured two saves onRobin van Persie and three saves onNani.[14][15] Combining his play in the Tippeligaen and in the Europa League, he had not allowed multiple goals in a match for over two months.[16] In February 2016, Horvath faced eventual Europa League championsSevilla in theknockout phase and was unable to prevent a 1–3 aggregate defeat of Molde, although he kept a clean sheet in the second leg.[17][18]
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On January 3, 2017, Horvath signed with Belgium'sClub Brugge on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[19] He debuted as Club Brugge's starting goalkeeper on May 5 in the Championship playoffs. After initially letting in a goal due to confusing a whistle from the stands as the referee's whistle,[20] Horvath rebounded to make three saves, and even notched an assist toJosé Izquierdo off a punt, in a 3–1 victory overCharleroi.[21] The following match, in a 1–1 draw againstAnderlecht, Horvath made four saves, including on a penalty kick attempted byYouri Tielemans.[22] Horvath continued to start in goal to close out the season, helping Club Brugge secure a place in the2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
At the start of the 2017–18 season, Horvath resumed his position as the starting goalkeeper for Club Brugge, starting in the first twelve league matches including ten victories. He also started the Champions League qualifying matches againstİstanbul Başakşehir and Europa League qualifying matches againstAEK Athens, both of which were defeats on aggregate. However, he was eventually benched and then kept out of the squad for much of the season, not receiving another run of starts until May 2018 in the Belgian First Division A Championship Playoffs. He started three matches in the league playoffs as Club Brugge finished as champions and thus qualified for the2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Horvath began on the bench for Club Brugge in the 2018–19 season behind Croatian international goalkeeperKarlo Letica, but Horvath soon regained the starting job. Horvath posted a trio of consecutive clean sheets againstAS Monaco,Borussia Dortmund, andAtlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
WithSimon Mignolet joining Club Brugge ahead of the 2019–20 season, Horvath was once again relegated to the second-choice goalkeeper, being only used sparingly by the club.[23]
On July 13, 2021, Horvath joinedEFL Championship sideNottingham Forest on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract at Club Brugge.[24] On May 29, 2022, Horvath came on as a substitute in Forest's1–0 play-off final victory overHuddersfield Town atWembley Stadium in the 90th minute, due to an injury for starting goalkeeperBrice Samba.[25]
On July 2, 2022, Horvath was loaned to Championship sideLuton Town for the 2022–23 season,[26][27] helping them to promotion via the play-offs.
On February 1, 2024, Horvath signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with WelshEFL Championship sideCardiff City for an undisclosed fee.[28]
On August 22, 2025, Hovarth signed forEFL Championship clubSheffield Wednesday on a loan until January 2026 following the injury toPierce Charles and Sheffield Wednesday having no other senior goalkeeper.[29][30] He made his debut the following day in a 2–2 draw againstWrexham.[31] The next game he would save 2 penalties in a penalty shootout to helpWednesday beatLeeds United in theEFL Cup.[32] He was sent off late againstCharlton Athletic for a late challenge and would serve a one-match ban.[33]
Horvath has representedUnited States youth teams at every level since U-14.[34] He was named to theU.S. under-20 squad for the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup inNew Zealand,[35] although his club did not release him.[36] He was theU.S. under-23 starting goalkeeper for theCONCACAF–CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying playoff againstColombia, conceding two goals in two matches as U.S. lost on aggregate.[37]
Horvath was named to the 23-manU.S. squad for theCopa América Centenario held in June 2016.[38] Head coachJürgen Klinsmann called Horvath one of his "biggest hopes for the future" at the goalkeeper position.[39] On October 7, 2016, Horvath made his U.S. debut, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory overCuba.[40]
On May 24, 2021, Horvath was named to the United States' roster for the2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[41] In the2021 CONCACAF Nations League Final on June 6, 2021, Horvath was substituted on in the second half after starting goalkeeperZack Steffen suffered a non-contact knee injury. Horvath proved to be instrumental to the United States' 3–2 victory, as he made several key saves, including savingAndrés Guardado's penalty late intoextra time which would have tied up the score and most likely sent the game to apenalty shoot-out.[42][43] For his efforts, he was subsequently named theman of the match.[44]
On November 9, 2022, Horvath was named to the United States' roster for the2022 FIFA World Cup inQatar.[45] During the tournament, Horvath saw no playing time, serving as backup toMatt Turner.
Born to a Hungarian father, Horvath also holds aHungarian passport.[46]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Molde | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 56 | 0 | ||||
| Club Brugge | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 64 | 0 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Luton Town (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3[f] | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24 | Championship | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2025–26 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 232 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
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