Tate Schmitt

Tate Schmitt (born May 28, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.

Tate Schmitt
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-28) May 28, 1997
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Youth career
2014–2015 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Louisville Cardinals 80 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 FC Tucson 30 (10)
2019–2022 Real Salt Lake 24 (2)
2019 → Real Monarchs 15 (2)
2021 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 22 (2)
2022 → Real Monarchs 1 (1)
2023– Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022

Career

College and amateur

Schmitt played four years of college soccer at the University of Louisville between 2015 and 2018, scoring 26 goals and tallying 17 assists in 80 appearances.[2]

Schmitt also played with USL Premier Development League side FC Tucson.[3]

Professional

On January 3, 2019, Schmitt signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[4] Schmitt made his MLS debut on March 23, 2019, for Real Salt Lake against Los Angeles FC.[5]

Schmitt was loaned to his hometown club Phoenix Rising FC on June 10, 2021.[6]

Following the 2021 season, Schmitt's contract option was declined by Salt Lake,[7] but was resigned on January 20, 2022.[8] He scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against the New England Revolution on March 11.[9]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Salt Lake.[10] He joined the preseason training camp for Seattle Sounders FC as a trialist in January 2023.[11]

References
  1. "Tate Schmitt". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. "Tate Schmitt - 2018 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. "Tate Schmitt - FC Tucson - PDL Regular Season Statistics". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. "Real Salt Lake sign Tate Schmitt, Erik Holt to Homegrown contracts". MLSsoccer.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. "RSL Falls Late to LAFC 2-1". Real Salt Lake.
  6. "Phoenix's Own, Tate Schmitt Joins Rising on Loan from Real Salt Lake". Phoenix Rising FC. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions". Real Salt Lake.
  8. "RSL Re-Signs Homegrown Defender Tate Schmitt". Real Salt Lake.
  9. "Real Salt Lake scores 3 goals late, stuns New England". The Salt Lake Tribune. March 12, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  10. "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". Real Salt Lake.
  11. Oshan, Jeremiah (January 17, 2023). "Sounders release preseason roster". Sounder at Heart. SB Nation. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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