Andrew Pannenberg

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.

Andrew Pannenberg
Personal information
Full name Andrew Josef Pannenberg
Date of birth (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998
Place of birth Littleton, Colorado, United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team 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

Early years

Youth

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]

College & amateur

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 Mundet. 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]

Professional career

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

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]

Houston Dynamo 2

On February 19, 2022, Pannenberg signed with MLS Next Pro side Houston Dynamo 2 ahead of the league's inaugural season.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of May 22, 2021.[8][14]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlotte Eagles 2017 PDL 10—0010
2018 40——40
Total 50000050
Flint City Bucks 2019 USL2 120—40160
Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2021 USLC 20000020
Career totals 1900040230

Honors

College

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Club

Charlotte Eagles

Flint City Bucks

References
  1. "CSA Boys Alumni". www.charlottesocceracademy.com.
  2. "Independence Sign CSA Product Andrew Pannenberg to Amateur Contract". OurSports Central. July 28, 2016.
  3. "Andrew Pannenberg - Wake Forest Soccer". Wake Forest.
  4. "Charlotte Eagles - 2017 Regular Season Roster - Andrew Pannenberg". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "Clemson Men's Soccer Falls to Wake Forest". ABC Columbia. September 30, 2017.
  6. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com.
  7. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". theacc.com.
  8. "Flint City Bucks - 2019 Regular Season Roster - Andrew Pannenberg". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  9. "Orlando City Selects Forward Derek Dodson in 2021 MLS SuperDraft | Orlando City". orlandocitysc.
  10. "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sign Goalkeeper Andrew Pannenberg". www.switchbacksfc.com.
  11. "Sporting Kansas City II vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC - May 15, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  12. "2022 Switchbacks FC Player Tracker". www.switchbacksfc.com.
  13. "Houston Dynamo 2 sign six players to MLS NEXT Pro contracts". HoustonDynamoFC. Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  14. "Andrew Pannenberg Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
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