Philip Ponder

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Philip Ponder
Personal information
Full name Philip Ponder
Date of birth (1997-02-23) February 23, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Denton, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2010–2016 FC Dallas
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 SMU Mustangs 50 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 North Texas SC 6 (0)
International career
2019– Chinese Taipei U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 9, 2020

Philip Ponder (born February 27, 1997) is an American-born-Taiwanese football player.

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Playing career

Youth & College

Ponder played with the FC Dallas academy from 2010, [1] [2] before playing college soccer at Southern Methodist University in 2016, where he played for four years. During his time with the Mustangs, Ponder made 50 appearances, scoring 5 goals and tallying a single assist. He was also named the AAC All-Academic Team (2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19), AAC All-Tournament Team (2018), CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American (2017), as well as winning two AAC Defensive Player of the Week awards. [3]

North Texas SC

On January 14, 2020, Ponder signed with North Texas SC, the USL League One affiliate of FC Dallas. [4] He made his professional debut on August 8, 2020, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw with Chattanooga Red Wolves. [5] On November 30, 2020, Ponder was released by North Texas. [6]

International

Ponder made three appearances and scored a single goal for the Chinese Taipei U23 team during the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifiers in 2019. [7]

International goals

Chinese Taipei U23

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2019 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1–11–1 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

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References

  1. "FC Dallas". fcdl.ussoccerda.com.
  2. Dallas, F. C. "Philip Ponder". FC Dallas. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. "Philip Ponder - Men's Soccer". SMU Athletics.
  4. "North Texas SC Signs Former FC Dallas Academy Players Philip Ponder and Gibran Rayo | FC Dallas".
  5. "North Texas SC vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC - August 8, 2020 | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  6. North Texas SC announces roster decisions fcdallas.com November 30, 2020[ dead link ]
  7. "Philip Ponder - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.