Mason Stajduhar


Mason Stajduhar is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for MLS team Orlando City.

Career

Orlando City

On November 9, 2015, Orlando City announced the signing of Stajduhar to a Homegrown contract. He became the club's fourth homegrown player.
Stajduhar was loaned to USL side Louisville City on April 30, 2016, but didn't make an appearance for the club.
Stajduhar was loaned out again on March 15, 2019, to USL Championship side Tulsa Roughnecks for their 2019 season. He made his professional debut on March 29 in a 2–1 win over RGV Toros. He was briefly recalled by Orlando City on June 24 owing to Greg Ranjitsingh's participation in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and an injury to Adam Grinwis before returning to Tulsa in July. In July 2019, Stajduhar was selected to take part in the MLS Homegrown Game. Having had his original contract option declined at the end of the season, Stajduhar renegotiated a new one-year deal with Orlando ahead of the 2020 season.

International

Stajduhar featured for the United States' youth teams on a consistent basis, representing the U.S. U-18 and U-20 men's national teams. Stajduhar joined the U-20 USMNT for an international tournament in Germany.

Career statistics

Club

Personal life

On November 18, 2017, it was announced that Stajduhar had been diagnosed with Localized Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, and had begun to undergo chemotherapy. Team doctors found a cancerous lesion during a routine exam. Ewing sarcoma is a type of tumor that forms in bone or soft tissue. On June 20, 2018, Stajduhar completed his chemotherapy treatment and returned to playing with Orlando City.