Justin Schmidt (born November 3, 1993) is a former American soccer player.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-11-03) November 3, 1993 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Everett, Washington, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
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) |
2017 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Sacramento Republic | 21 | (0) |
2019–2021 | New Mexico United | 54 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021 |
Schmidt played college soccer at the University of Washington between 2012 and 2016, and in the USL Premier Development League with Washington Crossfire.[1]
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]
Following the 2021 season, Schmidt left New Mexico to join the United States Army.[6]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Washington Crossfire | 2014 | USL PDL | 6[8] | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2015 | 5[9] | 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2021 | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
Total | 54 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
Career total | 99 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 2 |