Jake Gleeson

Jacob Christopher "Jake" Gleeson (born 26 June 1990) is a New Zealand footballer currently playing for the Sacramento Republic FC on loan from the Portland Timbers.
Career
Club career
Gleeson began his career playing for Western Suburbs of the Central Premier League. After an extremely impressive showing at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup in South Korea, Gleeson was offered week-long trials with English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Everton. During the trials, Gleeson impressed the management of both clubs but was suffering the effects of lingering illness, which management took into account. After the initial trial, Everton offered Gleeson a retrial which ultimately ended without an offer being made. Although Manchester United did not offer a retrial, they thought highly of Gleeson and goalkeeping coach Richard Harris promised to recommend Gleeson to other English clubs for a place in their academies.
Gleeson moved up...