Adrian Billhardt (born 17 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for

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in the USL Championship.

Career

Youth

Billhardt spent the majority of his youth career with

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and Union Berlin in his native Germany.

BFC Dynamo

In 2016, Billhardt re-joined

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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

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. 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

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. Just days later, he scored the first goal of his collegiate career in a 3–2 defeat to

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. 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. As a junior, Billhardt was named Second Team All-Conference, after scoring four times in 18 appearances. Billhardt ended his college career with 46 appearances, scoring nine goals and registering 10 assists. During the summer of 2019, Billhardt played the USL League Two season with Tormenta FC 2. 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

In February 2021, Billhardt signed his first professional contract with Tormenta FC of USL League One. He made his debut for the club on 17 April 2021 against

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Detroit City FC

On 19 January 2023, Billhardt signed with USL Championship club

on a contract for the

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with and option for 2024.

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Adrian Billhardt
at Sofa Score {{DEFAULTSORT:Billhardt, Adrian 1997 births Living people German footballers Association football midfielders Berliner FC Dynamo players South Florida Bulls men's soccer players Tormenta FC players Detroit City FC players Regionalliga players USL League Two players USL League One players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Footballers from Berlin