Patrick Schulte

Patrick Schulte (born March 13, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.

Patrick Schulte
Schulte with Columbus Crew in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001
Place of birth St. Charles, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 28
Youth career
2017–2019 Saint Louis FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Saint Louis Billikens 51 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Saint Louis FC 0 (0)
2021 St. Louis Scott Gallagher 9 (0)
2022 Columbus Crew 2 15 (0)
2022– Columbus Crew 31 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 United States U20 2 (0)
2023– United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:01, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:01, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Early years

High school and Saint Louis FC

Schulte attended Francis Howell High School, where he was a three-time All-Academic selection. Schulte was also a three-year varsity starter on the basketball team and helped the Vikings to a fourth-place finish in the Missouri Class 5A state championship.[1][2] Schulte played with the Saint Louis FC academy, helping the team advance to the USSDA playoffs in 2019 and later signing a USL academy contract with the team. During his time, Schulte also had a training stint with Dutch side Feyenoord.[3][4] He appeared for Saint Louis FC on May 15, 2019, starting in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fixture against Des Moines Menace, helping the team progress in a penalty shootout win.[5][6][7]

College

In 2019, Schulte committed to playing college soccer at Saint Louis University.[8] In three seasons with the Billikens, Schulte went on to make 51 appearances. In his freshman year, he earned an Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie team selection. His sophomore year saw Schulte take Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and be named A-10 first-team All-Conference. In 2021, he was again named A-10 first-team All-Conference, as well as United Soccer Coaches second-team All-Region, and Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 Championship.[1]

While at college, Schulte also played in the USL League Two, making nine regular season appearances for St. Louis Scott Gallagher during the 2021 season.[9][10]

On January 6, 2022, it was announced that Schulte would leave college early and sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, allowing him to enter the 2022 MLS SuperDraft.[11][12]

Club career

Columbus Crew

On January 11, 2022, Schulte was selected 12th overall by Columbus Crew in the MLS SuperDraft.[13][14][15]

In 2022, Schulte spent time with the Crew's MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2.[16]

International career

Schulte was called up to the United States national under-20 team in both 2019 and 2020.[17][5]

Honors

Columbus Crew 2

Individual

References
  1. "Patrick Schulte - 2021 - Men's Soccer". Saint Louis University.
  2. Duncan, Jonathan. "St. Charles area athletes sign letters of intent to play college sports". MidRiversNewsMagazine.com.
  3. "Feyenoord partnership key for STLFC growth | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  4. "Patrick Schulte | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. "Young Gun Schulte Shines in St. Louis | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
  6. "Des Moines Menace vs. Saint Louis - 16 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  7. "2019 US Open Cup round 2: Teenage GK comes up big for Saint Louis FC in PK win over Des Moines Menace". thecup.us.
  8. "Saint Louis Adds Impressive Thirteen Member Recruiting Class. – College Soccer News".
  9. "St. Louis Scott Gallagher | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (September 21, 2021). "2021 League Two Top Prospects". USL League Two.
  11. "2022 Generation adidas class announced | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  12. "Three Billikens Sign Generation adidas Contracts". Saint Louis University.
  13. "Columbus Crew Selects Four Players In MLS SuperDraft 2022 | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  14. "Columbus Crew Selects Patrick Schulte". Saint Louis University.
  15. Murphy, Pat (January 11, 2022). "MLS SuperDraft 2022: The Crew select Patrick Schulte No. 12 overall". Massive Report.
  16. "Patrick Schulte | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  17. "STLFC Academy Alum Patrick Schulte Called into U20 USMNT Camp". OurSports Central. August 30, 2019.
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