Michael Hartmann (born June 13, 1994) is an American
association football
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player who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Oskarshamns AIK
Oskarshamns AIK is a Swedish football club located in Oskarshamn in Kalmar County.
Background
Oskarshamns Allmänna Idrottsklubb were formed on 1 September 1922. Notable players that have played for the club include Amar Drndo, Viktor Niklasson ...
Medford, New Jersey
Medford is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 24,497, an increase of 1,464 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 23,033,Shawnee High School.
Career
College
Hartmann played four years of
college soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...
at Division II school,
Caldwell University
Caldwell University is a private Catholic university in Caldwell, New Jersey. Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of St. Dominic, the university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, chartered by the State of New Jersey, ...
between 2012 and 2015. During his senior year, Hartmann was also part of the
Ocean City Nor'easters
Ocean City Nor'easters is an American soccer team based in Ocean City, New Jersey. Founded in 1996, the team currently plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays their home games at Carey Stadium wh ...
3. divisjon
The Norwegian Third Division, also called 3. divisjon, is the fourth highest division of the men's football league in Norway. Like the rest of the Norwegian football league system, the season runs from spring to autumn, running approximately from ...
team Kolstad FK, but couldn't play with the team due to work permit issues. He later has trials with Swedish fourth-tier side Linköping City, who he signed with and played with for three seasons, achieving promotion to the third-tier in 2018.
In January 2020, Hartmann joined Finnish top division side
FC Haka
FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is currently competing in Finland's premier division of football, Veikkausliiga. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships a ...
. He registered ten league appearances and eight in the cup before leaving the club.
In 2021, Hartmann returned to Sweden, signing with third-tier club,
Oskarshamns AIK
Oskarshamns AIK is a Swedish football club located in Oskarshamn in Kalmar County.
Background
Oskarshamns Allmänna Idrottsklubb were formed on 1 September 1922. Notable players that have played for the club include Amar Drndo, Viktor Niklasson ...