Justin Schmidt (born November 3, 1993) is a former American soccer player.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | November 3, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Everett, Washington, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Washington Huskies | 69 | (7) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Washington Crossfire | 11 | (0) |
2017 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | (0) |
2017 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Sacramento Republic | 21 | (0) |
2019–2021 | New Mexico United | 54 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021 |
Career
editCollege and amateur
editSchmidt played college soccer at the University of Washington between 2012 and 2016, and in the USL Premier Development League with Washington Crossfire.[1]
Professional
editSchmidt was drafted in the second round (35th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. Schmidt signed with the club on March 1, 2017.[2] He made his full professional debut for Salt Lake on March 11, 2017, against Chicago Fire.[3]
On February 4, 2018, Schmidt signed with USL side Sacramento Republic for the 2018 season.[4]
Schmidt signed for New Mexico United ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season in 2019.[5]
Following the 2021 season, Schmidt left New Mexico to join the United States Army.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played November 8, 2021
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Washington Crossfire | 2014 | USL PDL | 6[8] | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2015 | 5[9] | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Real Salt Lake | 2017 | MLS | 9 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Real Monarchs (loan) | 2017 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Sacramento Republic | 2018 | 20 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
New Mexico United | 2019 | USL Championship | 30 | 2 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2021 | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
Total | 54 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
Career total | 99 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 2 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs
References
edit- ^ "Justin Schmidt". gohuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Ryan McDonald (March 1, 2017). "Real Salt Lake signs draft picks Reagan Dunk, Justin Schmidt". deseretnews.com. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Sam Stejskal (March 11, 2017). "Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake 2017 MLS Match Preview". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Republic FC Sign Former RSL Defender Justin Schmidt". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic FC. February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "New Mexico Adds Hometown Standout Schmidt". 2018-12-05.
- ^ Staff, United (December 7, 2021). "JUSTIN SCHMIDT LEAVES NEW MEXICO UNITED TO JOIN UNITED STATES ARMY". New Mexico United.
- ^ "USA - J. Schmidt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "2014 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "2015 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.