Justin Schmidt (soccer)

Justin Schmidt (born November 3, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He is a centre half.

Justin Schmidt
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-03) November 3, 1993
Place of birth Everett, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
New Mexico United
Number 17
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)
2017Real Monarchs (loan) 5 (0)
2018 Sacramento Republic 21 (0)
2019– New Mexico United 31 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2020

Career

College and amateur

Schmidt played college soccer at the University of Washington between 2012 and 2016, and in the USL Premier Development League with Washington Crossfire.[1]

Professional

Schmidt 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]

Career statistics

As of match played March 7, 2020

[6]

Appearances and goals by season, competition, and club
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Washington Crossfire 2014 USL PDL 6[7] 0 6 0
2015 USL PDL 5[8] 0 5 0
Total 11 0 11 0
Real Salt Lake 2017 MLS 9 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 0
Real Monarchs (loan) 2017 USL 5 0 0 0 5 0
Sacramento Republic 2018 USL 20 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 24 0
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 30 2 5[lower-alpha 1] 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 36 2
2020 USL Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 2 5 0 1 0 37 2
Career total 76 2 9 0 2 0 87 2
  1. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in USL Cup playoffs
  3. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References

  1. "Justin Schmidt". gohuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Sam Stejskal (March 11, 2017). "Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake 2017 MLS Match Preview". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  4. "Republic FC Sign Former RSL Defender Justin Schmidt". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic FC. February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. "New Mexico Adds Hometown Standout Schmidt". 2018-12-05.
  6. "USA - J. Schmidt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  7. "2014 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  8. "2015 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
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