College and amateur Horwath began his youth career with
D.C. United, remaining with the youth squad from 2001 to 2003. In 2005, he attended college at the
University of Connecticut but did not play due to an injury. In 2007, he transferred to the
University of Wisconsin. While with Wisconsin, Horwath established himself as his team's starting goalkeeper, appearing in 52 matches in his three years. Horwath played in the
USL Premier Development League during his collegiate career. In 2008, he played for the
Northern Virginia Royals and in 2009 with
Kansas City Brass. He also played with the
Madison 56ers of the
National Premier Soccer League in 2007.
Professional At the conclusion of his college career, Horwath trained with
Kansas City Wizards and was signed by
Major League Soccer in April 2010 serving as the
league pool goalkeeper to help teams during a goalkeeper emergency. During August 2010 he joined
San Jose Earthquakes to replace the injured
Joe Cannon. After remaining with San Jose for a few weeks, in October 2010 he joined
Seattle Sounders FC and remained with the club until the end of the season. During the 2011
Major League Soccer offseason Horwath went on trial with
New York Red Bulls. On March 25, 2011, it was announced that Horwath had agreed to terms with New York. One day later Horwath made his official debut for New York starting in place of the injured
Greg Sutton and
Bouna Coundoul who was on international duty, helping his club to a 0–0 draw against
Columbus Crew. Horwath was waived by New York on November 23, 2011. Horwath spent two years playing in the
USL Pro, playing with the
Wilmington Hammerheads in 2012 and
VSI Tampa Bay FC in 2013. After initially signing with the
Rochester Rhinos for 2014, Horwath instead joined
Ljungskile SK in the second division of Sweden. On January 9, 2015, he signed for Norwegian side
SK Brann, after spending some days there undergoing tests and trials. Horwath made his debut for SK Brann on April 6, 2015, against
Fredrikstad FK, saving a 65th-minute penalty kick from
Steffen Nystrøm in a match that ended 1–1. Horwath went on to make 8 appearances for SK Brann in the 2015 season which culminated with Brann gaining promotion to the
2016 Tippeligaen. Horwath started the season as SK Brann's second-choice goalkeeper, behind
Piotr Leciejewski in the pecking order. He ended up starting four games during the season, including SK Brann's infamous loss to
Førde IL in the
first round of the 2016 Norwegian Cup. SK Brann ended the season as runners-up behind
Rosenborg BK. The
2017 season started similarly as the last for Horwath, with Leciejewski being favored in goal for SK Brann. Horwath was used as the "cup keeper", and started all four games SK Brann played in the
2017 Norwegian Football Cup before they lost to
Mjøndalen IF on August 9, 2017. Horwath also played the second leg of SK Branns
Europa League second round qualifier match against
MFK Ružomberok. Horwath returned to the United States in February 2018 when he signed with
MLS club
Real Salt Lake. On November 21, 2019, it was announced that Horwath had retired from playing professional soccer.
International Horwath played with the
United States U-17 and
United States U-19 national team. ==References==