Nathaniel Sprenkel (born April 18, 1990) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player.

Career

College

Sprenkel played his first year in 2008 at

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( ; also known as Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a Private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of ...

in Pittsburgh, but returned to Indiana to play at

DePauw University DePauw University ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury College and changed its name to DePauw University in 1884. The college has a Methodist heritage and was ...

from 2009 to 2011. While with the DePauw Tigers, Sprenkel helped the squad capture the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament title. He was also named a NSCAA Second-Team All-American, and the NCAC's Defensive Player of the Year. He graduated from DePauw in 2012 with a major in Psychology and minor in Education.

USL PRO

Sprenkel signed with

USL PRO The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional soccer league in the second tier of the United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) as its premier league for men above USL League One. Operating under a f ...

side

Antigua Barracuda FC Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional football team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system from 2011 to 2013. The team played ...

and made his professional debut in a 1–0 loss against the

Orange County Blues Orange County Soccer Club is an American association football, soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine, California, Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the Western Conference ( ...

. Later in 2012 he signed a two-year contract with Chicago Soul between 2012 and 2013 before returning to in Greenscastle, Indiana to become an assistant coach for DePauw's soccer team.

Indy Eleven

The Zionsville native signed with his home team, the

Indy Eleven Indy Eleven is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2014, b ...

, on November 11, 2013.

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Club

References

1990 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Duquesne Dukes men's soccer players Antigua Barracuda FC players Indy Eleven players Men's association football goalkeepers Soccer players from Indiana Expatriate men's footballers in Antigua and Barbuda USL Championship players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub