Teddy David Schneider (born November 23, 1988, in

Califon, New Jersey Califon is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,076,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.

Career

College and amateur

Schneider attended

Delbarton School Delbarton School is a private all-male Catholic Church, Catholic college-preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey for young men in seventh grade, seventh through twelfth grades. It is an independent school directed by the Benedictine monks ...

, and 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 ...

Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...

. He initially began his career as a midfielder but was converted to left/right back during his third year at Princeton. In his four years at Princeton Schneider appeared in 69 matches and scored 7 goals and provided 8 assists. Schneider played with

Central Jersey Spartans Central Jersey Spartans was an American soccer team based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2009, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlan ...

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 ...

during their 2010 inaugural season.

Professional

Schneider was selected 31st overall in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by the

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...

. He spent pre-season with the club and eventually signed a contract on April 12, 2011. On June 28, 2011, Schneider made his first team debut for Red Bulls in a 2–1 victory over

FC New York F.C. New York was an American professional soccer team based first in Queens, New York City, and then Long Island, New York. The team played two seasons, starting in 2011 in the National Division of the USL Professional Division, the third t ...

in the

US Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in men's Soccer in the United States, soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing nati ...

. Schneider was waived by New York on November 23, 2011.

References

External links

Princeton Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Teddy 1988 births Living people American men's soccer players Central Jersey Spartans players New York Red Bulls players Princeton Tigers men's soccer players USL League Two players Delbarton School alumni People from Califon, New Jersey Sportspeople from Hunterdon County, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey New York Red Bulls draft picks Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks