Tate Schmitt

Tate Schmitt (born May 28, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender 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) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 22
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 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2, 2023

Career

Youth, college, and amateur

Schmitt played two seasons at Desert Vista High School prior to joining the Real Salt Lake Arizona academy.[2][3]

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] He was named to the 2015 ACC All-Freshman Team and the TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Best XI Second Team. As a junior he was named to the All-ACC Second Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team. His senior season saw him make the All-ACC First Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Second Team, and United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team. Schmitt helped the Cardinals win the 2018 ACC men's soccer tournament, with Schmitt being named tournament MVP.[2][4]

Schmitt also played with USL Premier Development League side FC Tucson while at Louisville.[5]

Real Salt Lake

On January 3, 2019, Schmitt signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[6][3] Schmitt made his RSL and MLS debut on March 23, getting the start in a 2–1 loss against Los Angeles FC.[7] He ended his rookie season with 8 total appearances for RSL, 6 MLS appearances, plus an appearance each in the Open Cup and Leagues Cup.[7][8] Schmitt primarily played for RSL's USL Championship affiliate, Real Monarchs. He scored 2 goals and had an assist in 15 regular season games for the Monarchs, while adding 1 goal and 3 assists in 4 playoff games, helping the Monarchs win the 2019 USL Championship Playoffs.[7]

In a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Schmitt made 4 appearances for RSL.[9]

On June 10, 2021, Schmitt was loaned to his hometown club Phoenix Rising.[10] On June 12 he made his debut and scored his first goal for Phoenix in a 3–1 win over the Tacoma Defiance.[11] Schmitt ended the regular season with 22 appearances, 2 goals, and 1 assist, helping Phoenix finish 1st in the Western Conference.[11] Rising lost in the first round of the playoffs on penalties to Rio Grande Valley FC.[11]

Following the 2021 season, Schmitt's contract option was declined by Salt Lake,[12] but was re-signed on January 19, 2022.[13] He scored his first goal for RSL on March 11, finding the right side netting in the 90+3rd minute to beat the New England Revolution 3–2.[14][15] Schmitt ended the regular season with 14 appearances and 2 goals, helping RSL finish 7th in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs.[16][17] RSL lost in the first round on penalties to Austin FC, with Schmitt not appearing in the match.[16][17]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Salt Lake.[18]

Houston Dynamo

On February 17, 2023, Schmitt signed with the Houston Dynamo.[19] He made his Dynamo debut and scored his first goal for the club on February 26 in a 2–1 loss to FC CIncinnati in the opening match of the season.[20]

Career statistics

As of February 26, 2023[5][16][21][8]

Club Season League National cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tucson2016PDL1460000—146
2017 1151000—125
2018 500000—50
Total 30101000003110
Real Salt Lake2019MLS 6010001[lower-alpha 1]080
2020 40———40
2021 00—00—00
2022 1421010—162
Total 242201010282
Real Monarchs2019USLC 152—41—193
2022MLS Next Pro 11———11
Total 163004100203
Phoenix Rising (loan)2021USLC221—10 —231
Houston Dynamo2023MLS 1100000011
Career total 931730611010318
  1. Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honors

Real Monarchs

Personal life

Schmitt was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona to RuthAn and Gil Schmitt.[2] His brother Reid played for FC Tucson and Phoenix FC while his brother Andrew played collegiately for the Fort Lewis Skyhawks.[2]

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. "Real Salt Lake Signs Homegrown MF/FW Tate Schmitt and DF Erik Holt". Real Salt Lake. January 3, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. "Tate Schmitt - FC Tucson - PDL Regular Season Statistics". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. "Real Salt Lake sign Tate Schmitt, Erik Holt to Homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer. January 3, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  7. "Tate Schmitt 2019 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  8. "USA - T. Schmitt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  9. "Tate Schmitt 2020 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  10. "Phoenix's Own, Tate Schmitt Joins Rising on Loan from Real Salt Lake". Phoenix Rising FC. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  11. "Tate Schmitt 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  12. "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions". Real Salt Lake. December 6, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  13. "RSL Re-Signs Homegrown Defender Tate Schmitt". Real Salt Lake. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  14. "Real Salt Lake scores 3 goals late, stuns New England". The Salt Lake Tribune. March 12, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  15. "Tate Schmitt 2022 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  16. "Tate Schmitt Career Stats". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  17. "2022 Major League Soccer Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  18. "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". Real Salt Lake. October 26, 2022.
  19. "Houston Dynamo FC sign defender Tate Schmitt". Houston Dynamo FC. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  20. "Tate Schmitt 2023 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  21. "Tate Schmitt Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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