Andrew Josef Pannenberg (born September 21, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Houston Dynamo 2 in the MLS Next Pro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Josef Pannenberg | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo 2 | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2017 | Charlotte Soccer Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 32 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Charlotte Independence | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Charlotte Eagles | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Flint City Bucks | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Houston Dynamo 2 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 | |||
Pannenberg prepped at Ardrey Kell High School and spent nine years training at Charlotte Soccer Academy.[1] Considered an outstanding local product, he was voted 2015 Charlotte Goalkeeper of the Year before signing an amateur contract with USL side Charlotte Independence in 2016.[2][3] Prior to moving to college in 2017, Pannenberg made one appearance for Charlotte Eagles as the team won the Pro Development League national title in 2017.[4]
Pannenberg was recruited to play college soccer at Wake Forest University having turned down offers from Duke, Notre Dame and Charlotte as the number five ranked goalkeeper in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com. He made one appearance for the Demon Deacons in his freshman 2017 season, earning the victory in a double-overtime 3–2 win over No. 6 Clemson, making three saves.[3][5] He redshirted in 2018, seeing no game time having been unable to unseat junior starting goalkeeper Andreu Cases. Pannenberg returned as a redshirt sophomore in 2019 to start in 22 of Wake Forest's 23 matches, keeping nine clean sheets and earning All-ACC third team honors as the team reached the NCAA College Cup semi-finals.[6] He also played in all nine of the team's matches during the 2020 season which was abbreviated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][7] In total, Pannenberg recorded 79 saves and 13 clean sheets in 32 appearances.[3]
While at college, Pannenberg returned to play for Charlotte Eagles in 2018. In 2019, he signed for USL League Two side Flint City Bucks, appearing 16 times as the team finished second in the Great Lakes Division before making it all the way to, and winning, the National Championship with a 1–0 extra-time win over Reading United AC.[8]
On January 21, 2021, Pannenberg was selected in the second round (49th overall) of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City, the second of two goalkeepers selected in the first two rounds of the draft.[9] Having briefly spent time training with the team in preseason, Pannenberg was not signed by Orlando and eventually signed with USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks on April 9, 2021.[10] He made his professional debut on May 14, 2021, starting in a 4–0 win over Sporting Kansas City II.[11] Following the 2021 season, Pannenberg's contract option was declined by Colorado Springs.[12]
On February 19, 2022, Pannenberg signed with MLS Next Pro side Houston Dynamo 2 ahead of the league's inaugural season.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlotte Eagles | 2017 | PDL | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flint City Bucks | 2019 | USL2 | 12 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2021 | USLC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career totals | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Charlotte Eagles
Flint City Bucks
Houston Dynamo 2 – current squad | |
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