| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Josef Pannenberg | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-21)September 21, 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Littleton, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carolina Core FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2017 | Charlotte Soccer Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 32 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Charlotte Independence | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Charlotte Eagles | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Flint City Bucks | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Carolina Core | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 11, 2024 | |||
Andrew Josef Pannenberg (born September 21, 1998) is an Americansoccer player who plays as agoalkeeper forCarolina Core in theMLS Next Pro.
Pannenberg prepped atArdrey Kell High School and spent nine years training at Charlotte Soccer Academy.[1] Considered an outstanding local product, he was voted 2015 Charlotte Goalkeeper of the Year before signing an amateur contract withUSL sideCharlotte Independence in 2016.[2][3] Prior to moving to college in 2017, Pannenberg made one appearance forCharlotte Eagles as the team won thePro Development League national title in2017.[4]
Pannenberg was recruited to playcollege soccer atWake Forest University having turned down offers from Duke, Notre Dame and Charlotte as the number five ranked goalkeeper in the country byTopDrawerSoccer.com. He made one appearance for theDemon Deacons in his freshman 2017 season, earning the victory in a double-overtime 3–2 win over No. 6Clemson, making three saves.[3][5] Heredshirted in 2018, seeing no game time having been unable to unseat junior starting goalkeeperAndreu Cases Mundet. Pannenberg returned as a redshirt sophomore in 2019 to start in 22 of Wake Forest's 23 matches, keeping nine clean sheets and earning All-ACC third team honors as the team reached theNCAA College Cup semi-finals.[6] He also played in all nine of the team's matches during the2020 season which was abbreviated due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3][7] In total, Pannenberg recorded 79 saves and 13 clean sheets in 32 appearances.[3]
While at college, Pannenberg returned to play forCharlotte Eagles in 2018. In 2019, he signed forUSL League Two sideFlint City Bucks, appearing 16 times as the team finished second in the Great Lakes Division before making it all the way to, and winning, the National Championship with a 1–0 extra-time win overReading United AC.[8]
On January 21, 2021, Pannenberg was selected in the second round (49th overall) of the2021 MLS SuperDraft byOrlando City, the second of two goalkeepers selected in the first two rounds of the draft.[9] Having briefly spent time training with the team in preseason, Pannenberg was not signed by Orlando and eventually signed withUSL Championship sideColorado Springs Switchbacks on April 9, 2021.[10] He made his professional debut on May 14, 2021, starting in a 4–0 win overSporting Kansas City II.[11] Following the 2021 season, Pannenberg's contract option was declined by Colorado Springs.[12]
On February 19, 2022, Pannenberg signed withMLS Next Pro sideHouston Dynamo 2 ahead of the league's inaugural season.[13]
On December 11, 2023, Pannenberg signed withMLS Next Pro sideCarolina Core FC ahead of the team's inaugural season.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlotte Eagles | 2017 | PDL | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flint City Bucks | 2019 | USL2 | 12 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2021 | USLC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career totals | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Charlotte Eagles
Flint City Bucks