Patrick Schulte (born March 13, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
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| Date of birth | (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club 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 | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Columbus Crew 2 | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 18, 2022 | |||
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]
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]
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]
Schulte was called up to the United States national under-20 team in both 2019 and 2020.[17][5]
Columbus Crew 2
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Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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| Player of the Year (1987–1999) | |
| Offensive Player of the Year (2000–) |
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| Defensive Player of the Year (2000–) |
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| Midfielder of the Year (2007–) | |
Columbus Crew – current squad | |
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