Stuart Searle
English footballer and manager
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Stuart Andrew Searle (born 27 February 1979)[2] is an English football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of United States women's national soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Andrew Searle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Wimbledon, England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United States women's national soccer team (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Woking | ||
| 1998–1999 | Crawley Town | ||
| 1999–2001 | Aldershot Town | 20 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Molesey (loan) | ||
| 2001 | → Molesey (loan) | ||
| 2001 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2001–2005 | Carshalton Athletic | 73 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Basingstoke Town | 81 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2009 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Chelmsford City | 64 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Metropolitan Police | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 277 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Chelsea Academy (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea Reserves (player-coach) | ||
| 2008–2016 | Metropolitan Police U18 | ||
| 2011–2015 | Chelsea Academy (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2015 | Guildford City (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2024 | Chelsea Women (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2024– | United States (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:29, 8 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Wimbledon, London,[2] Searle joined Premier League team Chelsea from Basingstoke Town as back-up for their reserve team and as a player-coach, before working there part-time.[3]
He moved to Championship team Watford in January 2009, which re-united him with former Chelsea reserve team manager Brendan Rodgers, who had been appointed as Watford manager in November 2008.[4] In July 2009 his contract at Watford was cancelled by mutual consent and he subsequently signed a two-year contract with League One team Milton Keynes Dons.[5][6]
Stuart made his long-awaited Football League debut in 2010 against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium. He remained at MK Dons in 2010–11, making a start against Yeovil Town in a 3–2 win.[7] However, after MK Dons' loss to Peterborough in the N-Power League play-off semi-final he was released along with three other players.
Management career
While still a player, Searle began coaching in various roles at Chelsea, including a two-year stint as player-coach for Chelsea Reserves.[3]
After retiring from playing, Searle joined Guildford City as assistant manager in 2015.[8]
2012–2024, Searle was the goalkeeping coach at Chelsea Women.[9]
Since 2024, Searle is the goalkeeping coach with the United States women's national soccer team.[10]
