Nico Rittmeyer
Nicholas “Nico” Rittmeyer (born 13 October 1993) is an American-born Guatemalan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club Charleston Battery and the Guatemala national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Rittmeyer | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Savannah, Georgia, United States | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Charleston Battery | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
South Carolina United | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 4 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Charleston Cougars | 51 | (13) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | South Georgia Tormenta | 13 | (3) |
2017– | Charleston Battery | 81 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Guatemala | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2021[1] |
Career
Professional
Rittmeyer played fours years of college soccer, starting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013,[2] before transferring to the College of Charleston in 2014.[3]
Rittmeyer also played with USL PDL side South Georgia Tormenta in 2016.[4]
Rittmeyer signed with United Soccer League club Charleston Battery on 22 March 2017.[5] He made his professional debut on 14 June 2017 as an 82nd minute substitute during a 3-2 loss to Atlanta United FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[6]
International
On 29 October 2020, Rittmeyer received his first call-up to the Guatemala senior national team.[7] He made his debut on 23 January 2021.[8]
References
- Nico Rittmeyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Nico Rittmeyer - 2012 Men's Soccer Roster - University of North Carolina". www.goheels.com.
- "Charleston Athletics". www.cofcsports.com.
- "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - Premier Development League". www.uslpdl.com.
- "SportsEngine". www.tormentafc.com.
- "Boxscore: Atlanta United FC vs. Charleston Battery 06/15/2017 | Matchcenter". Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "Charleston's Rittmeyer Earns Guatamala National Team Call-Up". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- "Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico - 23 January 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.