Zach Pfeffer
 Pfeffer at 2011 preseason training with the Union | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary Pfeffer | ||
| Date of birth | January 6, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Dresher, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Montgomery United | ||
| 2008–2009 | YMS Celtic | ||
| 2009–2010 | FC DELCO | ||
| 2010 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Philadelphia Union | 13 | (2) |
| 2013 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | United States U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | United States U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 2014– | United States U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2015– | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 11, 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Zachary "Zach" Pfeffer (born January 6, 1995) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
Early life
Pfeffer is Jewish, and was born in Dresher, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended Upper Dublin High School.[1] He played for YMS Celtics, FC Delco along with Montgomery Maniacs as a young man in Pennsylvania before spending a semester at the U-17 national team residency in 2010.[2]
Career
He then spent several months training with the Philadelphia Union first team and made an appearance for them in a friendly against C.D. Guadalajara on September 1, 2010.[3] On December 22, 2010, the Philadelphia Union signed Pfeffer as their first ever "home-grown" player.[4] Midfielder Zach Pfeffer was signed as the Union’s first Homegrown Player at the age of 15. Pfeffer became the first player to join the 2010 expansion team from the MLS Homegrown Player initiative, a program started in 2006 designed to provide increased opportunities for local players. Each MLS team may sign players from their respective youth development programs without subjecting those players to the MLS SuperDraft. Born January 6, 1995, Pfeffer is the fourth youngest player ever to sign an MLS contract, behind Freddy Adu, Fuad Ibrahim, and recently signed New England Revolution Homegrown Player Diego Fagundez.
Prior to signing with the Union, Pfeffer was a member of Philadelphia’s U-17 squad that competed in the MLS U-17 SUM Cup in Houston, Texas. While training with the first team, the youngster entered as a substitute in a friendly against Chivas Guadalajara on September 1.
Philadelphia Union
Pfeffer scored his first goal for the Union in a preseason friendly against UCF on February 14, 2011 off a brilliant, long-range effort.[5]
Pfeffer made his Philadelphia Union debut on September 17 against Columbus Crew.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (loan)
Pfeffer was loaned to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the whole of 2013, beginning on January 7, 2013.[6] In the 2012–2013 campaign Pfeffer scored 2 goals in 9 matches playing for the Hoffenheim U-19 side.
International
Pfeffer has represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 levels and trained at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fl., as part of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 residency program. The midfielder was a member of the U-15/U-16 USSF FC Delco Academy, as well as the Upper Dublin, Cheltenham, YMS, and Montgomery United youth clubs"(Philadelphia Union).
On April 18, Pfeffer was called up to the U-17 National Team to play in the Mondial Minimes Montaigu Tournament in Montaigu, France from April 18–26.[7] Pfeffer was called into the first U-18 National Team camp of 2012 by then Manager Richie Williams.[8] Pfeffer has been called up to numerous U-18 National Team camps in 2012, and most recently scored a goal in their November friendly against Canada.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | USA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Updated May 18, 2014[10]
See also
- List of current MLS players
- List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Two Zachs, One Goal". Jewish Exponent.
- ↑ "Page Not Found". ussoccer.com.
- ↑ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/player/zach-pfeffer
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/sports/soccer/23sportsbriefs-union.html Team Signs 15-Year-Old
- ↑ "Union Down UCF 1–0 in Third Preseason Match". Philadelphia Union.
- ↑ "Pfeffer taking his talents to Hoffenheim via year loan deal". Philadelphia Union.
- ↑ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/04/pfeffer-called-u-17-usmnt-mondial-minimes-tournament Pfeffer Called Up to U-17 USMNT for Mondial Minimes Tournament
- ↑ "U.S. U-18 MNT Head Coach Richie Williams Names Roster for January Training Camp". ussoccer.com.
- ↑ "Page Not Found". ussoccer.com.
- ↑ "Zach Pfeffer". Philadelphia Union.
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