Patrick Timothy Schulte (born March 13, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.
Early years
High school and Saint Louis FC
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.[2][3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8]
College
In 2019, Schulte committed to playing college soccer at Saint Louis University.[9] 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.[2]
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.[10][11]
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.[12][13]
Club career
Columbus Crew
On January 11, 2022, Schulte was selected 12th overall by Columbus Crew in the MLS SuperDraft.[14][15][16]
In 2022, Schulte spent time with the Crew's MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2, winning the inaugural MLS Next Pro Cup and the MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Year award.[17]
In the first game of the 2023 MLS season, first team goalkeeper Eloy Room was left out of the lineup due to visa issues and Schulte earned his first start with the senior team. He didn't play again until March 26 when Room was left out of the lineup once again, this time due to injury. Schulte went on to win the 2023 MLS Cup with the Crew, starting every remaining MLS regular season and playoff game.[18]
Schulte's efforts in the Crew's quarter final series, against Tigres UNAL, allowed Columbus advance to the semifinals, in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup tournament. The then 21 year old, had played 120 minutes of the second leg of their home and away series, that lead to penalties. Schultes had denied penalty kicks from Pier-Gigniac and Pizzaro from UNAL.
International career
Schulte was called up to the United States national under-20 team in both 2019 and 2020.[19][6]
Schulte made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024 in a friendly against Slovenia.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played April 6, 2024[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2022 | MLS | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 7[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Columbus Crew 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
- ^ One appearance in Leagues Cup, six appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in MLS Next Pro playoffs
International
- As of match played January 20, 2024[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honors
Columbus Crew 2
- MLS Next Pro Cup: 2022
- MLS Next Pro Regular Season Champion: 2022
Columbus Crew
Individual
- MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Year: 2022
- MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Month: August 2022
- MLS Next Pro Best XI: 2022
References
- ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Columbus Crew (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 6. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Patrick Schulte - 2021 - Men's Soccer". Saint Louis University.
- ^ Duncan, Jonathan (November 14, 2018). "St. Charles area athletes sign letters of intent to play college sports". MidRiversNewsMagazine.com.
- ^ "Feyenoord partnership key for STLFC growth | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ "Patrick Schulte | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ a b "Young Gun Schulte Shines in St. Louis | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Des Moines Menace vs. Saint Louis - 16 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "2019 US Open Cup round 2: Teenage GK comes up big for Saint Louis FC in PK win over Des Moines Menace". thecup.us. May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Saint Louis Adds Impressive Thirteen Member Recruiting Class. – College Soccer News". April 30, 2019.
- ^ "St. Louis Scott Gallagher | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (September 21, 2021). "2021 League Two Top Prospects". USL League Two.
- ^ "2022 Generation adidas class announced | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Three Billikens Sign Generation adidas Contracts". Saint Louis University. January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Columbus Crew Selects Four Players In MLS SuperDraft 2022 | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
- ^ "Columbus Crew Selects Patrick Schulte". Saint Louis University. January 11, 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Pat (January 11, 2022). "MLS SuperDraft 2022: The Crew select Patrick Schulte No. 12 overall". Massive Report.
- ^ "Patrick Schulte | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
- ^ mlssoccer. ""It's just crazy": Patrick Schulte rises from NEXT Pro champ to MLS Cup Playoffs hero | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "STLFC Academy Alum Patrick Schulte Called into U20 USMNT Camp". OurSports Central. August 30, 2019.
- ^ "USA v Slovenia game report". ESPN. January 20, 2024.
- ^ Patrick Schulte at Soccerway
- ^ Patrick Schulte at National-Football-Teams.com
