FILE - Seattle Sounders’ goalkeeper Stefan Frei reacts during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Seattle Sounders and Atletico Madrid in Seattle, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei driven off field by ambulance with apparent head injury
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei was driven off the field by ambulance with an apparent head injury at the end of a Major League Soccer match against the Columbus Crew on Sunday.
FILE - Seattle Sounders’ goalkeeper Stefan Frei reacts during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Seattle Sounders and Atletico Madrid in Seattle, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei was driven off the field by ambulance with an apparent head injury at the end of a Major League Soccer match against the Columbus Crew on Sunday.
Frei jumped forward to make a play on a free kick, and as he came down, his head collided with the knee of a Crew player. Frei dropped to the turf at Lumen Field and teammates immediately signalled to the sideline for help.
With the match tied at 1-1 deep in stoppage time, Crew coach Wilfried Nancy and Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer appealed to the referee to end it.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
As Frei was carried on a stretcher to the waiting ambulance, Seattle fans chanted his first name.
Frei, 39, has played for the Sounders since 2014. He helped Seattle win the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019, and he was named MLS Cup MVP in 2016. He was an All-Star in 2017.
Born in Switzerland, Frei’s family moved to the United States when he was a teenager and he was a standout at the University of California.
Frei was drafted in the first round (13th overall) by É«É«À² FC in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. He spent five seasons with TFC before being traded to Seattle in December 2013 for a conditional first-round draft pick.
Frei made 99 appearances in all competitions for É«É«À², with 28 clean sheets.
To join the conversation set a first and last name in your user profile.
Sign in or register for free to join the Conversation