Adam Grinwis


Adam Grinwis is an American soccer player who plays for Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Championship.

Career

College and youth

Grinwis attended Forest Hills Central High School, where he was a four-year all-conference selection.
He played college soccer at the University of Michigan between 2010 and 2014, including a red-shirted year in 2010. For the 2012 season, he was selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team and the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
Grinwis also appeared for USL PDL club Michigan Bucks between 2012 and 2014. For the 2012 PDL season, he was named PDL Goalkeeper of the Year and PDL Rookie of the Year. He was named MVP of the 2014 PDL Championship Game.

Professional

Grinwis signed with United Soccer League club Rochester Rhinos on March 26, 2015, and then with Saint Louis FC on March 5, 2017.
On January 5, 2018, Grinwis signed with MLS side Orlando City SC.
On August 17, 2018 it was announced that Real Monarchs had acquired Grinwis on loan for the remainder of the 2018 USL season. He made his debut for the Monarchs, 48 hours after he arrived in Utah, in a 3–2 victory over the Tulsa Rughnecks. He made four appearances in total before being recalled by Orlando in September.
On September 22, 2018 he made his Orlando debut against Houston Dynamo as manager James O'Connor continued to assess his options at the position. He kept only the team's second clean sheet of the year in a 0–0 draw and was voted man of the match. After missing the next game through injury, Grinwis came straight back into the team the week after and retained the starting job until the end of the season.
Despite having not yet played in MLS in 2019, Grinwis was Orlando City's starting goalkeeper during their U.S. Open Cup run that saw them reach the semi-finals for the first time with Grinwis saving two penalties in a shoot-out against New York City FC in the quarter-finals. On November 21, 2019, it was announced Grinwis had his contract option for the 2020 season declined by Orlando as part of the end-of-season roster decisions.
Grinwis signed with USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC for the 2020 season on January 21, 2020.

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