Adrian Billhardt

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Adrian Billhardt
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Richmond Kickers
Number 20
Youth career
–2012 BFC Dynamo
2012–2016 Union Berlin
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 South Florida Bulls 46 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 BFC Dynamo II 12 (2)
2016–2017 BFC Dynamo 8 (0)
2019 Tormenta FC 2 12 (5)
2021–2022 Tormenta FC 34 (5)
2023 Detroit City 12 (0)
2024– Richmond Kickers 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024

Adrian Billhardt (born 17 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Richmond Kickers in the USL League One.[1]

Career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Billhardt spent the majority of his youth career with BFC Dynamo and Union Berlin in his native Germany.[2]

BFC Dynamo[edit]

In 2016, Billhardt re-joined Regionalliga club BFC Dynamo, with whom he'd spent several years of his youth career. He made his senior debut for the club on 31 July 2016, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Zlatko Muhović in a 5–0 victory over Union Fürstenwalde.[3] He would go on to make eight league appearances for the club, all during the 2016–17 season, before committing to play at the University of South Florida.

College[edit]

Billhardt played for three seasons at the University of South Florida, with his senior season being interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his debut against Lipscomb in August 2017, tallying an assist in a 3–0 victory.[2] Just days later, he scored the first goal of his collegiate career in a 3–2 defeat to Butler.[2] Following his freshman season, in which he tallied five goals in 15 appearances, he was named First Team All-Conference in the American Athletic Conference.[4] As a junior, Billhardt was named Second Team All-Conference, after scoring four times in 18 appearances.[5] Billhardt ended his college career with 46 appearances, scoring nine goals and registering 10 assists.[2]

During the summer of 2019, Billhardt played the USL League Two season with Tormenta FC 2.[6] He made a total of 15 appearances between the regular season and playoffs, scoring nine goals as the club won the Deep South Division.

Tormenta FC[edit]

In February 2021, Billhardt signed his first professional contract with Tormenta FC of USL League One.[7][8] He made his debut for the club on 17 April 2021 against Fort Lauderdale CF.[9]

Detroit City FC[edit]

On 19 January 2023, Billhardt signed with USL Championship club Detroit City on a contract for the 2023 USL Championship season with and option for 2024.[10] He left Detroit following their 2023 season.[11]

Richmond Kickers[edit]

Billhardt signed with the Richmond Kickers ahead of the 2024 season.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Germany – A. Billhardt – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Adrian Billhardt – Men's soccer – USF Athletics". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "BFC Dynamo vs. Union Furstenwalde – 31 July 2016 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Regular Season Awards Announced". theamerican.org. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces 2019 Men's Soccer Awards". theamerican.org. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 – 2019 Regular Season – Roster – #10 – Adrian Billhardt". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Tormenta FC Signs USL League Two Standout Adrian Billhardt". tormentafc.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Tormenta FC Signs USL League Two Standout Billhardt". uslleagueone.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Tormenta vs. Fort Lauderdale – 18 April 2021 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  10. ^ "USL CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER UPDATES". DetCityFC.com. Detroit City. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  11. ^ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (1 December 2023). "Detroit City FC announces first roster moves for 2024 campaign". USL Championship.
  12. ^ "2022 USL League One Champion and Comeback Player of the Year Adrian Billhardt Joins the Kickers". richmondkickers.com. 20 February 2024.

External links[edit]

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