John Pulskamp (born April 19, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-04-19) April 19, 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Bakersfield, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Central California Aztecs | ||
| 2016–2017 | Real So Cal | ||
| 2017–2019 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Sporting Kansas City II | 34 | (0) |
| 2020– | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 18, 2020 | |||
Born in Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp began his career with U.S. Soccer Development Academy sides Central California Aztecs and Real So Cal, before joining the youth academy at LA Galaxy.[2] On June 23, 2018, Pulskamp made an appearance on the bench for LA Galaxy II, the club's reserve side in the USL Championship, but did not come on as a substitute.[3]
On April 5, 2019, Pulskamp signed with Sporting Kansas City II, the reserve side of Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.[4] He made his debut for the side on May 6 against Louisville City, starting in a 3–2 victory.[5] Pulskamp ended his first professional season helping his side keep three clean sheets from 14 matches.[6]
On February 24, 2020, Pulskamp signed a professional homegrown player deal with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.[6] He spent the majority of the 2020 season as a backup goalkeeper, appearing on the bench 13 times but without making a single appearance.[7] He also made two appearances for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship, with loans being limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Pulskamp made his debut for Sporting on April 17, 2021, during the club's first match of the season against the New York Red Bulls.[8] Due to injuries to Sporting Kansas City starting goalkeeper Tim Melia and two backups, Pulskamp given the start.[8] The match ended in a 2–1 victory.[9]
On January 18, 2020, Pulskamp made his international debut for the United States under-20 side against Mexico U20.[10] In December 2021, he was called up to the senior team for their friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but did not make an appearance in the match.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City II | 2019 | USL Championship | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USL Championship | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
Sporting Kansas City – current squad | |
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