Justin Gerard Rennicks (born March 20, 1999) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

Career

College and amateur

Rennicks was born in

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, and played his college career at

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between 2017 and 2018, making 29 appearances, scoring nine goals and tallying one assist. Rennicks also played for

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 ...

side Boston Bolts in both their 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Professional

On January 18, 2019, Rennicks opted to leave college early and signed a Homegrown Player contract with

side

. Rennicks made his professional debut on March 9, 2019, appearing as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 loss to

Columbus Crew SC The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

. On August 1, 2019, Rennicks joined

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

side

North Carolina FC North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

on loan for the remainder of the season. On September 12, 2020, Rennicks joined

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affiliate

New England Revolution II New England Revolution II is a professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the MLS Next Pro, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer c ...

on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his debut on September 16 and scored his first goal for the club three days later against

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. On April 9, 2022 Rennicks scored his first MLS goal, redirecting a

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cross past

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's Nick Marsman in the 11th minute of the match.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

United States U20 *

CONCACAF U-20 Championship The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the second longest running international association football event in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region, CONCACAF, and is the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. ...

: 2018

References

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* Living people 1999 births American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Boston Bolts (USL) players Homegrown Players (MLS) Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players New England Revolution players New England Revolution II players North Carolina FC players People from Hamilton, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Essex County, Massachusetts Soccer players from Massachusetts United States men's youth international soccer players USL League One players USL League Two players United States men's under-20 international soccer players {{US-footy-forward-stub