- The 15-year Major League Soccer veteran returns for his seventh season in Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 9, 2025) – Nashville Soccer Club announced today it has signed veteran goalkeeper Joe Willis to a one-year contract through the 2026 Major League Soccer season. Willis, whose previous contract with Nashville expired at the end of the 2025 season, has been a Boy in Gold since the club debuted in MLS in 2020.
“Joe has played a huge role in our club’s success, and we are excited to have him return to our group in 2026,” said Nashville SC President of Soccer Operations and General Manager Mike Jacobs.
Since being acquired via trade with Houston Dynamo FC in advance of Nashville’s inaugural MLS season, Willis has made 196 regular season and playoff appearances for NSC and recorded 60 clean sheets.
During his 15-year MLS career with Nashville (2020-25), Houston (2015-19), and D.C. United (2011-14), Willis has made 314 regular season and playoff appearances and registered 78 shutouts, and he is one of only 10 goalkeepers in league history to make 300-plus career regular season and playoff starts.
Transaction: Nashville SC signs goalkeeper Joe Willis to a one-year contract through the 2026 MLS season on Dec. 9, 2025
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