Axel Bartsch
 Bartsch warming up before a match with the United States Virgin Islands in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 16, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | United States Virgin Islands | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back, Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Occidental Tigers | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | United States Virgin Islands | 3 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:42, March 19, 2021 (UTC) | |||
Axel Bartsch (born May 16, 2002) is a United States Virgin Islands soccer who plays as a midfielder for the United States Virgin Islands national team.
Club career[edit]
Bartsch played for youth club 18.3 Massive FC and won the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association's Under-15 Boys League with the team in 2018.[1] He played for his school team, the Virgin Islands Montessori School Volts, and won back-to-back St. Thomas-St. John Interscholastic Athletic Association championships in 2017 and 2018.[2]
By age 16 he was already competing in the U.S. Virgin Islands Premier League with New Vibes SC.[3][4]
In late 2019 Bartsch was playing in the Occidental College intramural league while studying there.[5] Following the resumption of college soccer during the COVID-19 pandemic, he became a member of the school's NCAA Division III squad. He went on to make six appearances for the team in his first season.[6]
International career[edit]
Bartsch represented the United States Virgin Islands at both the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship[7] and in 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying.[8]
Bartsch was named as part of the 23-man USVI roster ahead of a training camp in Florida in March 2021.[9] He made his senior international debut for the territory on March 21 in a friendly against Anguilla which was part of the camp.[10] Six days later he made his competitive debut in a 3–0 defeat to Antigua and Barbuda in the team's first match of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. He started and played the first 84 minutes of the match.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Bartsch graduated as salutatorian of the Virgin Islands Montessori School in 2019. He then enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played March 29, 2021[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Virgin Islands | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Kiser, bill. "18.3 Massive finishes season at top of standings". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Volts, Hurricanes get shutout wins". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "USVI Soccer Association Schedules Premier League Week 5". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "USVI Soccer Association Premier League Results: Weeks 6, 7, 8 and 9". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Barack's Boys". Imleagues.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Occidental Tigers profile". Occidental Tigers Athletics. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Virgin Islands Boys U-15 National Team Heads for CONCACAF Soccer Championship". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "USVISA U17 Male National Team Competing at CONCACAF". Saint John Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "USVI Soccer Association Announces World Cup Qualifier 23-Man Squad". Saint Thomas Source. Retrieved 30 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "USVI vs. Antigua and Barbuda". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Abbotts, lori. "VI Montessori's Peter Gruber International Academy graduates a community of 13". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- Axel Bartsch at National-Football-Teams.com
- Axel Bartsch at Global Sports Archive
- Occidental Tigers profile
- SCIAC profile
- Axel Bartsch at ESPN FC
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