Tate Schmitt

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Tate Schmitt
Personal information
Full name Tate Matthew Schmitt [1]
Date of birth (1997-05-28) May 28, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 22
Youth career
2014–2015 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Louisville Cardinals 80 (26)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 21 (1)
2024– Houston Dynamo 2 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2024

Tate Matthew Schmitt (born May 28, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.

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Career

Youth, college, and amateur

Schmitt played two seasons at Desert Vista High School prior to joining the Real Salt Lake Arizona academy. [3] [4]

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. [3] 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. [3] [5]

Schmitt also played with USL Premier Development League side FC Tucson while at Louisville. [6]

Professional

Real Salt Lake

On January 3, 2019, Schmitt signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. [7] [4] Schmitt made his RSL and MLS debut on March 23, getting the start in a 2–1 loss against Los Angeles FC. [8] 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. [8] [9] 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. [8]

In a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Schmitt made 4 appearances for RSL. [10]

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

Following the 2021 season, Schmitt's contract option was declined by Salt Lake, [13] but was re-signed on January 19, 2022. [14] 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. [15] [16] Schmitt ended the regular season with 14 appearances and 2 goals, helping RSL finish 7th in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs. [17] [18] RSL lost in the first round on penalties to Austin FC, with Schmitt missing the decisive penalty in the shootout. [19]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Salt Lake. [20]

Houston Dynamo

On February 17, 2023, Schmitt signed with the Houston Dynamo. [21] 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. [22] Schmitt started the first five matches of the 2023 season at left back for the Dynamo, but he unfortunately sustained a knee injury while playing against the San Jose Earthquakes on April 1, which would require surgery and keep him out for the remainder of the season. [23]

Schmitt made his return to action in Houston's opening competitive fixture, against St. Louis City SC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup on February 20, 2024. [24] Schmitt was generally second-choice at left back behind Franco Escobar during the 2024 season, making 17 appearances and four starts in the league. [25] For the second time in three seasons, Schmitt missed the decisive penalty in the shootout which saw his team eliminated in the first round, this time against the Seattle Sounders. [26]

Career statistics

As of February 26, 2023 [6] [17] [27] [9]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tucson 2016 PDL 1460000—146
2017 1151000—125
2018 500000—50
Total30101000003110
Real Salt Lake 2019 MLS 6010001 [a] 080
2020 40———40
2021 00—00—00
2022 1421010—162
Total242201010282
Real Monarchs 2019 USLC 152—41—193
2022 MLS Next Pro 11———11
Total163004100203
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2021 USLC 221—10—231
Houston Dynamo 2023 MLS 1100000011
Career total931730611010318
  1. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honors

Real Monarchs

Personal life

Schmitt was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona to RuthAn and Gil Schmitt. [3] His brother Reid played for FC Tucson and Phoenix FC while his brother Andrew played collegiately for the Fort Lewis Skyhawks. [3]

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  2. ↑ "Tate Schmitt". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tate Schmitt - 2018 Men's Soccer Roster". gocards.com. Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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  5. ↑ "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Tate Schmitt - FC Tucson - PDL Regular Season Statistics". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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  8. 1 2 3 "Tate Schmitt 2019 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Phoenix's Own, Tate Schmitt Joins Rising on Loan from Real Salt Lake". Phoenix Rising FC. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Tate Schmitt 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions". Real Salt Lake. December 6, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  14. ↑ "RSL Re-Signs Homegrown Defender Tate Schmitt". Real Salt Lake. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Real Salt Lake scores 3 goals late, stuns New England". The Salt Lake Tribune . March 12, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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  18. ↑ "2022 Major League Soccer Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
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  26. ↑ Evans, Jayda (November 3, 2024). "Sounders outlast Houston in PKs to reach Western Conference semifinals". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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