Blake Brettschneider (born April 11, 1989 in Georgia) is a retired American

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player, who is currently an attorney.

Career

Youth

Brettschneider played soccer for the University of South Carolina. In 2010, he led the team with 7 goals and 10 assists. While at the University of South Carolina, he also played in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

for both the

Atlanta Silverbacks U23's Atlanta Silverbacks U23’s was an American soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the fr ...

and the

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Professional

Brettschneider was selected by

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with the third pick in the second round of the

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. He signed a contract with the team on March 3, 2011, and made his professional debut on April 3, 2011, in a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids. Brettschneider scored his first career goal on June 11, 2011 in a 4-2 loss against

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

. Brettschnider was released by United on February 3, 2012. On March 6, 2012, he signed as a free agent with

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. He was released by New England following the 2012 season. Brettschnider was picked up by the Rochester Rhinos of the USL Pro league.

International

In 2008 Brettschneider participated in the United States U-20 men's national soccer team player pool camp, but did not feature in any games.

Post-career

At the end of the 2013 season, Brettschneider was released by Rochester, and subsequently retired from professional soccer. He moved back to the

Atlanta metropolitan area Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ...

to work in the finance industry from 2014 until 2018 for companies such as Northwestern Mutual, Sage Group, and

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. In 2018, he enrolled in the

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's Sturm College of Law, where he graduated in 2021.

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