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.

Nico Rittmeyer
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Rittmeyer
Date of birth (1993-10-13) 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

  1. Nico Rittmeyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. "Nico Rittmeyer - 2012 Men's Soccer Roster - University of North Carolina". www.goheels.com.
  3. "Charleston Athletics". www.cofcsports.com.
  4. "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - Premier Development League". www.uslpdl.com.
  5. "SportsEngine". www.tormentafc.com.
  6. "Boxscore: Atlanta United FC vs. Charleston Battery 06/15/2017 | Matchcenter". Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. "Charleston's Rittmeyer Earns Guatamala National Team Call-Up". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. "Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico - 23 January 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.


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