Paul Schneider (born June 24, 1976) is a retired American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who played professionally in the USL A-League. Schneider began his college career at

Long Island University Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It offers more than 500 academic programs at its main campuses, online, and at multiple non-residential. LIU ...

before transferring to

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

in 1996. That summer, he also played for the

Long Island Rough Riders The Long Island Rough Riders are an American soccer team based in South Huntington, New York, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at Hofst ...

U-23 team. Schneider played for

ASV Durlach ASV Durlach is a German association football club from the borough of Durlach in the city of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. __TOC__ History The club was established on 14 May 1902 as ''Fußball Club Germania Durlach''. During World War II the ...

during the 1998–1999 season. He then returned to the United States, briefly played for New York Hota of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League before signing with the Minnesota Thunder of the

USISL A-League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

. In 2001, Schneider played the

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

pre-season with the

Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny was a professional soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. They were a charter member of Major League Soccer (MLS) and played from 1996 to 2001. They played their home games at Tampa Stadium and then at Raymond James Stadium. The ...

. He saw time in only one regular season game before being released. Schneider returned to the Thunder. In June 2001, the Thunder traded Schneider to the

Atlanta Silverbacks The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home game ...

.Silverbacks’ sign Minnesota forward Paul Schneider
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* Living people 1976 births American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players George Mason Patriots men's soccer players LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's soccer players Major League Soccer players Minnesota Thunder players New York Hota Bavarian SC players Tampa Bay Mutiny players A-League (1995–2004) players ASV Durlach players Men's association football forwards {{US-footy-bio-stub