# Bryan Gaul

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{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Bryan Gaul
|image          =
|fullname       =
|birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1989|08|10}}
|birth_place    = [Naperville, Illinois](/source/Naperville%2C_Illinois), United States
|height         = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}
|position       = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)), [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football))
|currentclub    = 
|clubnumber     = 
|youthyears1    = 2008–2011
|youthclubs1    = [Bradley Braves](/source/Bradley_Braves)
|years1         = 2010
|clubs1         = [GPS Portland Phoenix](/source/GPS_Portland_Phoenix)
|caps1          = 14
|goals1         = 0
|years2         = 2012–2013
|clubs2         = [LA Galaxy](/source/LA_Galaxy)
|caps2          = 14
|goals2         = 0
|years3         = 2013
|clubs4         = → [Carolina RailHawks](/source/Carolina_RailHawks) (loan)
|caps4          = 7
|goals4         = 0
|years5         = 2015
|clubs5         = [Saint Louis FC](/source/Saint_Louis_FC)
|caps5          = 27
|goals5         = 4
|years6         = 2016
|clubs6         = [Bahlinger SC](/source/Bahlinger_SC)
|caps6          = 10
|goals6         = 3
|years7         = 2016–2017
|clubs7         = [Kickers Offenbach](/source/Kickers_Offenbach)
|caps7          = 34
|goals7         = 1
|years8         = 2017–2018
|clubs8         = [SV Elversberg](/source/SV_Elversberg)
|caps8          = 30
|goals8         = 0
|years9         = 2018–2019
|clubs9         = [FSV Zwickau](/source/FSV_Zwickau)
|caps9          = 16
|goals9         = 0
|nationalyears1 =
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|club-update    = 21:55, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
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'''Bryan Gaul''' (born August 10, 1989, in [Naperville, Illinois](/source/Naperville%2C_Illinois)) is an American [soccer](/source/association_football) player who most recently played for [FSV Zwickau](/source/FSV_Zwickau) in the [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga).

==Career==

===College and amateur===
Gaul played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) for [Bradley University](/source/Bradley_University) between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Bradley, Gaul was named [NSCAA](/source/NSCAA) All-Midwest Region and All-[Missouri Valley Conference](/source/Missouri_Valley_Conference) in 2011. In 2010 Gaul was named All-Missouri Valley Conference in his first year as a [forward](/source/forward_(association_football)), after converting from a [midfielder](/source/midfielder).<ref>[http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1566076 Bryan Gaul] at bradleybraves.com</ref>

===Professional===
Gaul was selected by the [LA Galaxy](/source/LA_Galaxy) in the first round (19th overall) of the [2012 MLS Supplemental Draft](/source/2012_MLS_Supplemental_Draft).<ref>[http://www.lagconfidential.com/2012/1/17/2714095/la-galaxy-select-bryan-gaul-yuri-gorentzviag-and-more-in-mls LA Galaxy Select Bryan Gaul, Yuri Gorentzviag, and More In MLS Supplemental Draft], lagconfidential.com, January 17, 2012</ref> He made his debut for the club on May 2 against [Seattle Sounders FC](/source/Seattle_Sounders_FC).<ref>[http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2012/05/02/recap-galaxy-suffer-first-defeat-sounders-two-years Recap: Galaxy suffer first defeat to Sounders in two years], lagalaxy.com, May 2, 2012</ref> Gaul made 14 appearances in 2012, along with 7 starts and notched an assist.

After loan stints in 2013 with [NASL](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)) clubs [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)) and [Carolina RailHawks](/source/Carolina_RailHawks),<ref>[http://www.stltoday.com/sports/soccer/gaul-reviving-career-with-st-louis-fc/article_88786ab8-9e06-5faf-84c9-699572db0911.html Gaul reviving career with St. Louis FC], stltoday.com, April 10, 2015</ref> Gaul was waived by the Galaxy on in the 2014 preseason.<ref>[http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/02/la-galaxy-waive-bryan-gaul LA Galaxy waive Bryan Gaul] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304212419/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/02/la-galaxy-waive-bryan-gaul |date=March 4, 2014 }}, lagalaxy.com, February 28, 2014</ref>

Gaul had signed with [USL](/source/United_Soccer_League) club [Saint Louis FC](/source/Saint_Louis_FC) ahead of the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://saintlouisfc.com/players2 |title=Saintluisfc.com |access-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120232554/http://saintlouisfc.com/players2 |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He tied for the team high in both goals (4) and assists (4) during the 2015 regular season,<ref>[http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewContent.dbml?CONTENT_ID=1213973&DB_OEM_ID=32800#team.ind Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095523/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewContent.dbml?CONTENT_ID=1213973&DB_OEM_ID=32800#team.ind |date=December 8, 2015 }}</ref> and was the team's leading scorer overall that year with 6 goals, adding a pair of goals during [U.S. Open Cup](/source/Lamar_Hunt_U.S._Open_Cup) play.

====Germany====
In January 2016, Gaul moved to Germany and signed with [Bahlinger SC](/source/Bahlinger_SC) of the [Regionalliga Südwest](/source/Fu%C3%9Fball-Regionalliga_S%C3%BCdwest).<ref>[http://www.regiotrends.de/de/sport/index.news.296265.fussball-bahlinger-sc-verpflichtet-bryan-gaul---zweiter-neuzugang-des-regionalligisten-fuer-die-rueckrunde---kaminski-und-gleichauf-gehen.html Fußball: Bahlinger SC verpflichtet Bryan Gaul], regiotrends.de, January 26, 2016</ref> He moved to [Kickers Offenbach](/source/Kickers_Offenbach) for the 2016–17 season before signing with [SV Elversberg](/source/SV_Elversberg) ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=BRYAN GAUL IST DER FÜNFTE OFC-NEUZUGANG |url=https://www.ofc.de/news/bryan-gaul-ist-der-fuenfte-ofc-neuzugang/#gallery[g580443]/0/ |website=OFC.com |publisher=OFC.com |accessdate=May 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BRYAN GAUL SCHLIESST SICH IM SOMMER DER SVE AN |url=https://sv07elversberg.de/2017/bryan-gaul-schliesst-sich-im-sommer-der-sve-an/ |website=sv07elversberg.de |publisher=sv07elversberg.de |accessdate=May 31, 2018}}</ref>

On May 29, 2018, it was announced that Gaul moved up to the [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga), signing a two-year contract with [FSV Zwickau](/source/FSV_Zwickau) on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |title=FSV Zwickau obliges Bryan Gaul and Matti Kamenz |url=http://www.fsv-zwickau.de/index.php/component/content/article/161-verein/saison-2018-2019/3-liga-2018-2019/1609-fsv-zwickau-verpflichtet-bryan-gaul-und-matti-kamenz |website=fsv-zwickau.de |publisher=FSV Zwickau |accessdate=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529203407/http://www.fsv-zwickau.de/index.php/component/content/article/161-verein/saison-2018-2019/3-liga-2018-2019/1609-fsv-zwickau-verpflichtet-bryan-gaul-und-matti-kamenz |url-status=dead }}</ref> He left the club at the end of the 2018/19 season.

==Honors==

===Club===
;Los Angeles Galaxy
* '''[MLS Cup](/source/MLS_Cup)''' (1): [2012](/source/2012_Major_League_Soccer_season)

==Personal life==
In December 2018, he married Andreea Cristina Bolbea, a lifestyle blogger, model, and internet personality that has amassed over 900,000 followers on Instagram. She was born June 7, 1987, in Bucharest, Romania.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{MLS player|bryan-gaul}}
* {{Soccerway|bryan-gaul/231976}}

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Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Bradley Braves men's soccer players
Category:GPS Portland Phoenix players
Category:LA Galaxy players
Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
Category:North Carolina FC players
Category:Saint Louis FC players
Category:Kickers Offenbach players
Category:Soccer players from Naperville, Illinois
Category:LA Galaxy draft picks
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Regionalliga players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:3. Liga players
Category:Bahlinger SC players

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