Tate Matthew Schmitt (born May 28, 1997) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

Youth, college, and amateur

Schmitt played two seasons at

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prior to joining the

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Arizona academy. Schmitt played four years of

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at the

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between 2015 and 2018, scoring 26 goals and tallying 17 assists in 80 appearances. He was named to the 2015

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All-Freshman Team and the

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Freshman Best XI Second Team. As a junior he was named to the All-ACC Second Team and the

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All-South Region Third Team. His senior season saw him make the All-ACC First Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Second Team, and United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team. Schmitt helped the Cardinals win the 2018 ACC men's soccer tournament, with Schmitt being named tournament MVP. Schmitt also played with

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side

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while at Louisville.

Professional

Real Salt Lake

On January 3, 2019, Schmitt signed as a Homegrown Player for

. Schmitt made his RSL and MLS debut on March 23, getting the start in a 2–1 loss against

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. He ended his rookie season with 8 total appearances for RSL, 6 MLS appearances, plus an appearance each in the Open Cup and

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. Schmitt primarily played for RSL's USL Championship affiliate, Real Monarchs. He scored 2 goals and had an assist in 15 regular season games for the Monarchs, while adding 1 goal and 3 assists in 4 playoff games, helping the Monarchs win the

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. In a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Schmitt made 4 appearances for RSL. On June 10, 2021, Schmitt was loaned to his hometown club Phoenix Rising. On June 12 he made his debut and scored his first goal for Phoenix in a 3–1 win over the

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. Schmitt ended the regular season with 22 appearances, 2 goals, and 1 assist, helping Phoenix finish 1st in the Western Conference. Rising lost in the first round of the playoffs on

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. Following the 2021 season, Schmitt's contract option was declined by Salt Lake, but was re-signed on January 19, 2022. He scored his first goal for RSL on March 11, finding the right side netting in the 90+3rd minute to beat the

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3–2. Schmitt ended the regular season with 14 appearances and 2 goals, helping RSL finish 7th in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs. RSL lost in the first round on penalties to Austin FC, with Schmitt not appearing in the match. Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Salt Lake.

Houston Dynamo

On February 17, 2023, Schmitt signed with the

. He made his Dynamo debut and scored his first goal for the club on February 26 in a 2–1 loss to

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in the opening match of the season.

Career statistics

''As of February 26, 2023''

Honors

Real Monarchs *

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Personal life

Schmitt was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona to RuthAn and Gil Schmitt. His brother

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played for

and

Phoenix FC Phoenix FC was an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix. The team was a member of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team's colors were red and white. History On June 18, 2012, BDR Spo ...

while his brother Andrew played collegiately for the

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmitt, Tate 1997 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards FC Tucson players Homegrown Players (MLS) Houston Dynamo FC players Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players Phoenix Rising FC players Soccer players from Phoenix, Arizona USL Championship players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Desert Vista High School alumni