Monterey Bay F.C. announced today that the club has signed former San Antonio FC defender-winger Sam Gleadle ahead of its inaugural season in the USL Championship, pending league and federation approval.
The Chichester, England native began his professional career with former USL Championship side Reno 1868, where he scored seven goals and added seven assists across 43 appearances for the club from 2018-2020. After his final season in Reno, Gleadle joined Major League Soccer’s Minnesota United FC in advance of the 2020 MLS Playoffs, but did not make an appearance.
Then ahead of the 2021 campaign, the 25-year-old signed with Championship club San Antonio FC. In San Antonio, Gleadle recorded one assist in 22 appearances (19 starts) with nine blocks, 39 clearances, 29 interceptions, 30 tackles won and a passing accuracy of 74.7%.
“Sam can play multiple positions in the wide areas for us,” explained Monterey Bay F.C. Sporting Director and Head Coach Frank Yallop. “He is an exciting, quick and versatile player with good experience from his time with Reno and San Antonio.”
Gleadle played collegiately for the University of New Mexico and scored five goals in 70 appearances from 2014-2017. While with the Lobos, Gleadle played with USL League Two club Albuquerque Sol, where he recorded six goals in 13 matches.
“It’s an exciting time for the city and the people here to have a brand new professional team. I know the guys are buzzing about it and so am I,” said Gleadle. “I’ve heard good things about the staff and the guys here and the culture that they are creating, so I am very excited to join and be a part of the club’s first season. I’ve had different experiences at different clubs, in different places as have other guys as well, and each of us bringing little bits of that to the team will help create a good culture here. I’m excited to add to that and I’m hoping for big things.”
Player Information
Name: Sam Gleadle
Position: Midfielder, Defender
Age: 25
Height: 5’9”
Hometown: Chichester, England
Monterey Bay F.C. roster as of February 23, 2022: (17)
Goalkeepers
Dallas Jaye (Danville, California)
Rafael Díaz (Paterson, New Jersey)
Defenders
Morey Doner (Collingwood, Ontario)
Hugh Roberts (Olney, Maryland)
Grant Robinson (Columbia, Maryland)
Kai Greene (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Sam Strong (Santa Barbara, California)
Midfielders
James Murphy (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)
Arun Basuljevic (Bronx, New York)
Mobi Fehr (New York, New York)
Sam Gleadle (Chichester, England)
Forwards
Walmer Martínez (Santa Cruz, California)
Chase Boone (Beaverton, Oregon)
Seku Conneh (Voinjama, Liberia)
Christian Volesky (Henderson, Nevada)
Christoper Cortez (Mission Viejo, California)
Jesse Maldonado (Chandler, Arizona)
