Axel Bartsch

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
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)
International career‡
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 teamYearAppsGoals
United States Virgin Islands 202130
Total30

References
  1. Kiser, bill. "18.3 Massive finishes season at top of standings". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Volts, Hurricanes get shutout wins". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. "USVI Soccer Association Schedules Premier League Week 5". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. "USVI Soccer Association Premier League Results: Weeks 6, 7, 8 and 9". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. "Barack's Boys". Imleagues.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. "Occidental Tigers profile". Occidental Tigers Athletics. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. "U.S. Virgin Islands Boys U-15 National Team Heads for CONCACAF Soccer Championship". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. "USVISA U17 Male National Team Competing at CONCACAF". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. "USVI Soccer Association Announces World Cup Qualifier 23-Man Squad". Saint Thomas Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  11. "USVI vs. Antigua and Barbuda". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  12. Abbotts, lori. "VI Montessori's Peter Gruber International Academy graduates a community of 13". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 30 March 2021.


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