{{short description|American soccer player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Brian Perk | image = | fullname = Brian Gregory Perk<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |access-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|21}} | birth_place = Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1998–2004 | youthclubs1 = Pateadores | youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = IMG Soccer Academy | youthyears3 = 2006–2009 | youthclubs3 = UCLA Bruins | years1 = 2009 | clubs1 = Seattle Wolves | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = Philadelphia Union | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2010–2015 | clubs3 = LA Galaxy | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = → LA Galaxy II (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam1 = United States U17 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam2 = United States U18 | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2007–2009 | nationalteam3 = United States U20 | nationalcaps3 = 18 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}} {{Medal|RU|CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2009}} | pcupdate = April 24, 2015 | ntupdate = December 30, 2014 }}
'''Brian Gregory Perk''' (born July 21, 1989) is an American former soccer player.
==Career==
===College and amateur=== Perk appeared in goal for the UCLA Bruins between 2006 and 2009, where he won numerous individual honors, including – 2006 Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman second team 2007 Pre-season All-American selection by Soccer America and Pac-10 Player of the Week for Sept. 4–10 and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on October 15, 2008, Pac-10 Player of the Week for Oct 21 (2009)Named Pac-10 Player of the Week twice (week of Oct 18, Sept. 6) and Second-team NSCAA All-American and first-team All-Pac-10 honoree and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season .
During his college years Perk also played in the USL Premier Development League for Seattle Wolves.
===Professional=== Perk was drafted in the fourth round (49th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2010/draft_tracker.jsp 2010 MLS SuperDraft] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119032536/http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2010/draft_tracker.jsp |date=January 19, 2010 }}</ref> He debuted on July 14, 2010, coming in as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Celtic F.C. He would also play in the second half of another friendly against Manchester United on July 21, 2010, at Lincoln Financial Field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/recap-man-utd-top-union-1-0|title=Recap: Man Utd Top Union 1–0|date=July 21, 2010|publisher=}}</ref>
Perk was waived by Philadelphia on July 30, 2010, without ever making a first team appearance for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-waive-goalkeeper-brian-perk|title=Union Waive Goalkeeper Brian Perk|date=July 30, 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Shortly after his release, he was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Galaxy on August 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2010/08/galaxy-claim-goalkeeper-brian-perk-waivers|title=Galaxy Claim Goalkeeper Brian Perk off waivers|date=August 4, 2010|publisher=}}</ref>
In his first career MLS appearance on July 4, 2011, for Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders FC, he saved a penalty kick taken by Fredy Montero in the first half and secured a clean sheet after the final whistle.
===International=== Perk was the starting goalkeeper for the US at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
==Honors==
===LA Galaxy=== *'''MLS Cup (3):''' 2011, 2012, 2014 *'''Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (2):''' 2010, 2011 *'''Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1):''' 2011, 2012
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==External links== *{{MLS player|brian-perk}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210191723/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/perk_brian00.html |title=UCLA Bruins bio }} *{{FIFA player|228583}}
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