Teal Bunbury

BIOGRAPHY

Teal Bunbury was born February 27, 1990, in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a forward in major league soccer.

After Steve Zakuani was selected first overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. After two years with the Zips, Bunbury decided to forgo the remainder of his collegiate career and signed with Generation adidas. He was drafted in the first round (4th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. He made his professional debut on March 27 in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against D.C. United, and scored his first professional goal on April 13 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game against the Colorado Rapids. He was handed a start on his first game in Canada versus Toronto FC and was subbed off in the 58th minute and scored his first MLS goal in a 1–0 victory over Columbus Crew on July 14.

In February 2014, Bunbury was traded to the New England Revolution for a first-round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick and Bunbury became a major contributor to New England's run to the 2014 MLS Cup Final, scoring from long distance in the Eastern Conference final against Red Bull New York. Bunbury helped lead the Revs to the 2016 U.S. Open Cup Final, scoring twice against the New York Cosmos in the Round of 16 and adding the third goal in a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in the semifinals. Bunbury assisted on Juan Agudelo's second goal in the final, but the Revs eventually fell to FC Dallas 4-2. In 2018, Bunbury tallied 11 goals for the Revs, reaching double-digit league goals in one season for the first time in his career. Bunbury was New England's leading scorer during the pandemic-shortened 2020 MLS Season. He was also named the club's Humanitarian of the Year.

Bunbury joined Nashville SC in 2022.