BIOGRAPHY
Chris Seitz was born March 12, 1987, in San Luis Obispo, California. He is a goalkeeper in the MLS.
Seitz was drafted in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft where he was selected fourth overall by Real Salt Lake. In his first two starts, he had a 0–1–1 record and a 2.5 GAA. In 2009 Seitz played one game on loan for Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division, a 3–1 loss to Miami FC, and two games on loan with the Portland Timbers, also of the USL First Division, both against the Carolina RailHawks. Seitz put his soccer career on hold for a brief time in September 2012, despite having no guaranteed contract for the upcoming 2013 season, when he elected to donate bone marrow to save the life of a random stranger for whose bone marrow he was a match. Because of this act, he was later named the 2012 MLS Humanitarian of the Year. Seitz continued to be primarily a backup goalkeeper for Dallas until the 2016 season, when he would start a career-high 28 MLS matches. He would contribute to the team winning two major trophies, the Supporters' Shield and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In January 2019 Seitz was traded to D.C. United in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. As of joining DC United, Seitz hasn't had much action. He is usually on the bench, second goalkeeper choice after Bill Hamid. Seitz does occasionally appear in mostly friendlies or cup matches. He made his first start for DC United on July 18, 2019, in a 4-1 win against FC Cincinnati. Seitz's contract was renewed after the 2019 season.
