Jasper Löffelsend

Jasper Löffelsend (born 10 September 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.[2]

Jasper Löffelsend
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2013 SV Bergisch Gladbach 09
2013–2014 SV Union Rösrath
2014–2016 TV Herkenrath 09
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Pittsburgh Panthers 36 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 TV Herkenrath 09 39 (1)
2019 SV Straelen 6 (0)
2019–2020 Bonner SC 8 (0)
2020 FC Hennef 05 2 (0)
2020 FC Wegberg-Beeck 0 (0)
2022 Real Monarchs 0 (0)
2022– Real Salt Lake 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022

Career

Early career

Löffelsend played with various teams at youth level, including spells at SV Bergisch Gladbach 09, SV Union Rösrath and TV Herkenrath 09.[3] Following his time at Herkenrath, he had short spells with SV Straelen, Bonner SC, FC Hennef 05 and FC Wegberg-Beeck, appearing for the teams in both the Regionalliga West and Mittelrheinliga.[4] After signing with Wegberg-Beeck in July 2020, Löffelsend and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract to allow him to accept a scholarship to play college soccer in the United States.[5]

College

Löffelsend attended the University of Pittsburgh in 2020, where he played two seasons, making a total of 36 appearances, scoring two goals and tallying 19 assists. In his two seasons with the Panthers, he was named All-ACC First Team twice, ACC Defensive Player of the Year twice, was a MAC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist twice, TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team, United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team twice, United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America twice, and College Soccer News First Team All-America.[6]

MLS

On 11 January 2022, Löffelsend was selected 81st overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake.[7] On 22 February 2022, he signed with Salt Lake's MLS Next Pro side Real Monarchs.[8] However, on 27 February 2022, it was announced that Löffelsend had signed a one-year deal with Real Salt Lake's first team who compete in Major League Soccer.[9] He made his debut for the club the same day, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 0–0 draw with Houston Dynamo.[10]

References
  1. "J. Löffelsend: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. "Introducing Jasper Löffelsend". RSL.com.
  3. "Jasper Löffelsend - Everything for Football ⚽". everythingforfootball.com.
  4. "MLS Draft: Kölner als einziger Deutscher gewählt". Express.
  5. Haidinger, Peter. "Abwehrspieler Jasper Löffelsend verlässt Wegberg-Beeck wieder".
  6. "Jasper Löeffelsend - Men's Soccer". Pitt Panthers #H2P.
  7. Krysinsky, John (11 January 2022). "Pitt's Jasper Löeffelsend selected 81st overall in MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake". Pittsburgh Soccer Now.
  8. "Welcome to the Monarchs, Jasper! | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  9. "Welcome, Jasper and Tomas | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  10. "HOUvsRSL 02-27-2022 lineups | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
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