LA Galaxy Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond On Moving To U.S., Future Plans, Music, Television & More

A popular goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy, Jonathan Bond initially played internationally for Wales at the under-17 and under-19 levels. He joined up with the Watford Football Club during the 2009-10 season, sticking around with the organization through the 2014-15 season. Bond would later play with West Bromwich Albion, a favorite in the EFL Championship league.

In January 2021, Jonathan Bond announced his signing with the aforementioned MLS club known as the LA Galaxy, as part of a proper relocated to the United States. As of this article’s writing, the LA Galaxy squad is 31 games into the current 2021 MLS season, holding a spot in the top-half of the MLS’ Western Conference. Bond has been on the pitch for 28 of those 31 games, appearing in 90 percent of the season’s minutes. In 1 particular game in May 2021, Bond recorded 12 saves — reportedly the most saves in any LA Galaxy win or shutout — to help defeat the San Jose Earthquakes.

On October 25, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jonathan Bond via Zoom, as embedded below. We not only spoke about how and why he wound up signing with the LA Galaxy and relocating to the States, but also future career plans after soccer, television and musical preferences. More on Bond, the MLS and the LA Galaxy can be found by clicking here, here, here, here and here.

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