Less than three years ago, Zack Steffen was starting on occasion in the German fourth division, unsure where his goalkeeping career was headed after leaving the University of Maryland two years early.
On Tuesday, Steffen’s rise in American soccer circles — and on the international level — reached spectacular new heights with his transfer to Premier League titan Manchester City from the Columbus Crew. He will remain in MLS until the summer transfer window opens in July, then head abroad.
“It’s been a wild journey,” the 2018 MLS goalkeeper of the year told the Insider in a phone interview.