Oliver Semmle

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Oliver Semmle
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Au am Rhein, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2012 FC Rastatt 04
2012–2018 Karlsruher SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Barton Cougars 7 (0)
2019 Monroe Mustangs 12 (0)
2020–2022 Marshall Thundering Herd 54 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Karlsruher SC II 24 (0)
2018 Karlsruher SC 0 (0)
2023 Louisville City 31 (0)
2024– Philadelphia Union 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024

Oliver Semmle (born 28 March 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

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Career

Youth and college

Semmle played as part of the Karlsruher SC academy from 2012, appearing for the club's second team in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and making a single senior appearance in the Baden Cup in 2018. [2] [1]

In 2018, Semmle moved to the United States to play college soccer at Barton Community College where he made seven appearances for the Cougars. [3] In 2019, he transferred to Monroe College, making 12 appearances and only conceding two goals during the entire season with the Mustangs, helping lead Monroe to its first ever NJCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. [4] Semmle again transferred colleges in 2020, joining Marshall University. In his junior season, Semmle played all but 45-minutes of the Thundering Herd's national title campaign, leading the NCAA with eleven shutouts while holding a 0.380 goals against average. In his three seasons at Marshall, Semmle was named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year, the Conference USA Golden Glove Award, First-Team All-Conference USA, 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team and 2021 Second Team All-Conference USA. [5]

Professional

On 21 December 2022, Semmle was selected 41st overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids. [6] [7] [8] However, he went unsigned by the club.

On 15 February 2023, Semmle signed with USL Championship side Louisville City ahead of their upcoming season. [9] He made his debut for Louisville on 18 March 2023, starting in a 1–0 against Monterey Bay. [10] [11] Semmle tied for the most shutouts (13) in the 2023 season (12 shutouts in regular season and 1 shutout in playoffs). [12]

On 31 January 2024, Semmle was acquired by the Philadelphia Union via a transfer with Louisville City after the Union acquired Semmle's college protection rights from Colorado Rapids. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oliver Semmle at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "MLS-Team draftet Ex-Pipinsried-Kicker: Grassow wechselt zu US-Erstligist". www.merkur.de. 22 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Oliver Semmle". Barton Community College Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Oliver Semmle - Men's Soccer". Monroe College Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Oliver Semmle - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics.
  6. ↑ Rapids, Colorado. "Colorado Rapids select Moise Bombito and Oliver Semmle in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas". Colorado Rapids.
  7. ↑ "Oliver Semmle '19 Selected by Colorado Rapids in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Monroe College Athletics. 30 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Colorado Rapids select defender Moise Bombito, goalkeeper Oliver Semmle in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". 22 December 2022.
  9. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (15 February 2023). "LouCity signs goalkeeper Oliver Semmle". USL Championship.
  10. ↑ "Team News: Rookie goalkeeper Semmle to debut at Monterey Bay FC".
  11. ↑ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  12. ↑ "LouCity transfers goalkeeper Oliver Semmle to Philadelphia Union". 31 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Sign Goalkeeper Oliver Semmle".
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