Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-05-10) May 10, 1995 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Murrieta, California, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chattanooga Red Wolves | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Las Vegas Soccer Academy | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | BYU Cougars | 20 | (6) |
2017–2019 | Utah Valley Wolverines | 54 | (20) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | BYU Cougars | 5 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Ogden City | 5 | (4) |
2019 | Orange County FC | 3 | (3) |
2020 | Las Vegas Lights | 13 | (3) |
2021– | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2021 |
Blake Frischknecht (born May 10, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves SC in USL League One.
Career
College & Amateur
Frischknecht began playing college soccer at Brigham Young University, before taking a two-year hiatus from soccer to complete a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Upon his return to the United States, Frischknecht transferred to Utah Valley University, where he played for three seasons, scoring 20 goals and tallying 2 assists in 54 appearances for the Wolverines.
Whilst at college, Frischknecht appeared in the USL PDL for his college team, BYU Cougars during and after his years of enrollment at the college. He also played with Ogden City SC in 2018 and 2019. Following his time with Ogden City in the PDL, he went to play with NPSL side Orange County FC. Frischknecht made headlines in May 2019 when his 89th-minute goal gave OCFC the lead over Las Vegas Lights FC in the Third Round of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup. The win made history for Orange County, which became the first NPSL side to ever beat two professional teams in a single U.S. Open Cup tournament.
Professional
On August 13, 2020, Frischknecht signed with local USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights. He made his professional debut on August 15, 2020, appearing as a 78th-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to Orange County SC.
On April 7, 2021, Frischknecht joined USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves SC ahead of the 2021 season.
Personal life
While at BYU Frischknecht appeared with other members of his team in the Studio C viral video "Top Soccer Shootout Ever With Scott Sterling". In the fictional Penalty shoot-out between Yale and North Carolina he plays the roll of Tarheels' player "Lambert".
Career Statistics
- As of matches played August 26, 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
BYU Cougars | 2017 | Premier Developmental League | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Ogden City | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | USL League Two | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
Orange County | 2019 | National Premier Soccer League | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Las Vegas Lights | 2020 | USL Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 |
- Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup
References
- USLChampionship com Staff (August 12, 2020). "Local Standout Frischknecht Joins Lights FC". USL Championship.
- "Blake Frischknecht - 2019 - Men's Soccer". Utah Valley University Athletics.
- "BYU Cougars - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #9 - Blake Frischknecht - F". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- "Ogden City SC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Blake Frischknecht -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- "Ogden City SC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- "Stuck in the Middle with OCFC's Frischknecht". www.ussoccer.com.
- "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
- Battista, Michael. "2019 US Open Cup round 3: Blake Frischknecht of Orange County FC voted TheCup.us Player of the Round". TheCup.us. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "LIGHTS FC SIGN BLAKE FRISCHKNECHT AS A "HOMEGROWN PLAYER PRESENTED BY NEVADA STATE COLLEGE"". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
- "Orange County SC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC FC - August 15, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- "RED WOLVES SIGN FORMER LIGHTS FC FORWARD BLAKE FRISCHKNECHT". chattanoogaredwolves-sc.com. April 7, 2021.
- "Tweet". Twitter. TheCup.us. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- "USA - B. Frischknecht - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "BYU Cougars - 2017 Regular Season - Statistics". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "Blake Frischknecht Ogden City SC Stats". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "Orange County FC 2019 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
External links
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