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Axel Bartsch (born May 16, 2002) is a United States Virgin Islands soccer who plays as a midfielder for the United States Virgin Islands national team.

Axel Bartsch

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	United States Virgin Islands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Occidental Tigers	6	(0)
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	United States Virgin Islands	3	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:42, March 19, 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Bartsch played for youth club 18.3 Massive FC and won the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association's Under-15 Boys League with the team in 2018.[1] He played for his school team, the Virgin Islands Montessori School Volts, and won back-to-back St. Thomas-St. John Interscholastic Athletic Association championships in 2017 and 2018.[2]

By age 16 he was already competing in the U.S. Virgin Islands Premier League with New Vibes SC.[3][4]

In late 2019 Bartsch was playing in the Occidental College intramural league while studying there.[5] Following the resumption of college soccer during the COVID-19 pandemic, he became a member of the school's NCAA Division III squad. He went on to make six appearances for the team in his first season.[6]

International career

Bartsch represented the United States Virgin Islands at both the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship[7] and in 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying.[8]

Bartsch was named as part of the 23-man USVI roster ahead of a training camp in Florida in March 2021.[9] He made his senior international debut for the territory on March 21 in a friendly against Anguilla which was part of the camp.[10] Six days later he made his competitive debut in a 3–0 defeat to Antigua and Barbuda in the team's first match of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. He started and played the first 84 minutes of the match.[11]

Personal life

Bartsch graduated as salutatorian of the Virgin Islands Montessori School in 2019. He then enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played March 29, 2021[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States Virgin Islands	2021	3	0
Total		3	0

References

External links

• Axel Bartsch at National-Football-Teams.com
• Axel Bartsch at Global Sports Archive
• Occidental Tigers profile
• SCIAC profile
• ESPN profile

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