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Patrick Schulte
Schulte with the Columbus Crew in 2026
Personal information
Full name Patrick Timothy Schulte[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2017 St. Louis Scott Gallagher
2017–2019 Saint Louis FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Saint Louis Billikens 51 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Saint Louis FC 0 (0)
2021 St. Louis Scott Gallagher 9 (0)
2022– Columbus Crew 83 (0)
2022 Columbus Crew 2 15 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 United States U20 2 (0)
2023–2024 United States U23 7 (0)
2024– United States 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:03, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 18, 2025

Patrick Timothy Schulte (/ˈʃʌlti/ SHUL-tee; born March 13, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the United States national team.

Early career and college

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Originally starting out as a winger, Schulte moved into goal when he was "11 or 12" while playing for St. Louis Scott Gallagher's youth team.[2][3][4] In 2017, he moved to the academy of Saint Louis FC (affiliates with St. Louis Scott Gallagher).[5] In 2019, Schulte signed to the first team on an academy contract and started in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fixture against Des Moines Menace on May 15, helping the team progress via penalty shootout by saving three of the four penalties that he faced.[6][7]

In 2019, Schulte committed to playing college soccer at Saint Louis University.[8] In three seasons with the Billikens, Schulte went on to make 51 appearances and record 22 shutouts. During his freshman year, he made a career-high seven saves in a 6–2 win at Marquette on October 1, 2019,[9] and was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie team. His sophomore year saw Schulte take Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and be named A-10 first-team All-Conference. In 2021, he was again named A-10 first-team All-Conference, as well as United Soccer Coaches second-team All-Region, and Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 Championship.[10]

While at college, Schulte also played in the USL League Two, making nine regular season appearances for St. Louis Scott Gallagher during the 2021 season.[11][12]

On January 6, 2022, it was announced that Schulte would leave college early and sign a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, allowing him to enter the 2022 MLS SuperDraft.[13][14]

Club career

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Columbus Crew

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2022: Reserves

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Schulte with the Columbus Crew in 2026.

On January 11, 2022, Schulte was selected 12th overall by the Columbus Crew in the MLS SuperDraft.[15][16] He spent the entirety of the 2022 season with the Crew's MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2, winning the inaugural MLS Next Pro Cup and the MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Year award.[17]

2023

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In the first game of the 2023 season, first team goalkeeper Eloy Room was left out of the lineup due to visa issues, allowing Schulte to earn his first start with the senior team in a 4–1 loss away to the Philadelphia Union, during which he faced two penalty kicks and failed to save either.[18][19] After remaining on the bench for the next three matches, Schulte was in goal for the 6–1 home victory against Atlanta United on March 25, while Room was on international duty with Curaçao.[19] Following a training injury to Eloy Room, Schulte remained the starter for the remainder of the MLS regular season and playoffs, winning MLS Cup 2023 to conclude the season.[19][20]

2024

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Schulte started all matches for Columbus during their 2024 Champions Cup campaign. After an early mishandling of the ball led to a Tigres UANL goal, Schulte redeemed himself by making two saves in the penalty shootout, helping Columbus pull off the upset and continue their historic run to the tournament final.[21][4] Following the conclusion of the tournament, he was selected to the Best XI and was named Best Goalkeeper of the tournament.[22][23]

2025

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Before the beginning of the 2025 season, Schulte signed a contract extension through 2027, with an additional option year.[24]

International career

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Schulte was called up for a training camp with the United States under-18 team in 2019,[25] and appeared twice for the under-20's.[26][6]

Schulte made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024, in a friendly against Slovenia.[27]

During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Schulte was the starting goalkeeper for the tournament, as the United States U23's were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Morocco U23's.[28]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played November 8, 2025[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Columbus Crew 2023 MLS 31 0 — 6 0 — 1 0 38 0
2024 27 0 — 2 0 7 0 3 0 39 0
2025 25 0 — 3 0 2 0 2 0 32 0
Total 83 0 — 11 0 9 0 6 0 106 0
Columbus Crew 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 15 0 — 3 0 — — 18 0
Career total 98 0 0 0 14 0 9 0 6 0 124 0

International

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As of match played January 18, 2025[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2024 2 0
2025 1 0
Total 3 0

Honors

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Columbus Crew 2

Columbus Crew

Individual

  • MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Year: 2022
  • MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Month: August 2022
  • MLS Next Pro Best XI: 2022
  • CONCACAF Champions Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2024[22]
  • CONCACAF Champions Cup Best XI: 2024[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. July 24, 2024. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Hochman, Benjamin (December 7, 2023). "Hochman: Two years ago, Patrick Schulte was St. Louis U's goalie. Now he's in the MLS title game". STLtoday.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Mayes, Warren (July 24, 2024). "Francis Howell graduate Schulte to play on Team USA in 2024 Olympics". midriversnewsmagazine.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Tolmich, Ryan (May 1, 2025). "From Manuel Neuer impressions to six-yard-box MMA fights: The wild journey that prepared Columbus Crew star Patrick Schulte for his USMNT opportunity". www.goal.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "St. Louis Scott Gallagher — Club Soccer in Saint Louis". www.slsgsoccer.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Young Gun Schulte Shines in St. Louis | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
  7. ^ "2019 US Open Cup round 2: Teenage GK comes up big for Saint Louis FC in PK win over Des Moines Menace". thecup.us. May 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Saint Louis Adds Impressive Thirteen Member Recruiting Class. – College Soccer News". April 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Men's Soccer vs Saint Louis on 10/01/2019 - Box Score". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "Patrick Schulte - 2021 - Men's Soccer". Saint Louis University.
  11. ^ "St. Louis Scott Gallagher | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  12. ^ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (September 21, 2021). "2021 League Two Top Prospects". USL League Two.
  13. ^ "2022 Generation adidas class announced | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  14. ^ "Three Billikens Sign Generation adidas Contracts". Saint Louis University. January 6, 2022.
  15. ^ "Columbus Crew Selects Four Players In MLS SuperDraft 2022 | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  16. ^ "Columbus Crew Selects Patrick Schulte". Saint Louis University. January 11, 2022.
  17. ^ "Patrick Schulte | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  18. ^ Johnson, Bailey Johnson The Columbus Dispatch (April 21, 2023). "As Eloy Room nears return from injury, who will be the goalkeeper for the Columbus Crew?". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  19. ^ a b c "2023 Columbus Crew Stats, Major League Soccer". FBref.com. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  20. ^ mlssoccer. ""It's just crazy": Patrick Schulte rises from NEXT Pro champ to MLS Cup Playoffs hero | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  21. ^ "Patrick Schulte heroics push Columbus Crew to historic upset of Tigres UANL | MLSSoccer.com". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  22. ^ a b "Rondon, Rodriguez, Schulte earn 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup honors". Concacaf. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Rondon, Idrissi lead Concacaf Champions Cup Best XI". Concacaf. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  24. ^ "Columbus Crew sign Patrick Schulte to contract extension". mlssoccer. February 17, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  25. ^ "U18 MNT roster named for California camp". TopDrawerSoccer.com. January 30, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  26. ^ "STLFC Academy Alum Patrick Schulte Called into U20 USMNT Camp". OurSports Central. August 30, 2019.
  27. ^ "USA v Slovenia game report". ESPN. January 20, 2024.
  28. ^ "Morocco 4 - 0 USA". www.fifa.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  29. ^ Patrick Schulte at Soccerway
  30. ^ Patrick Schulte at National-Football-Teams.com
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