Blake Frischknecht

Blake Frischknecht
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-10) May 10, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Murrieta, California, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chattanooga Red Wolves
Number 22
Youth career
Las Vegas Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 BYU Cougars 20 (6)
2017–2019 Utah Valley Wolverines 54 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 BYU Cougars 5 (3)
2018–2019 Ogden City 5 (4)
2019 Orange County FC 3 (3)
2020 Las Vegas Lights 13 (3)
2021– Chattanooga Red Wolves 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2021

Blake Frischknecht (born May 10, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves SC in USL League One.

Career

College & Amateur

Frischknecht began playing college soccer at Brigham Young University,[1] before taking a two-year hiatus from soccer to complete a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Upon his return to the United States, Frischknecht transferred to Utah Valley University, where he played for three seasons, scoring 20 goals and tallying 2 assists in 54 appearances for the Wolverines.[2]

Whilst at college, Frischknecht appeared in the USL PDL for his college team, BYU Cougars during and after his years of enrollment at the college.[3] He also played with Ogden City SC in 2018[4] and 2019.[5] Following his time with Ogden City in the PDL, he went to play with NPSL side Orange County FC.[6][7] Frischknecht made headlines in May 2019 when his 89th-minute goal gave OCFC the lead over Las Vegas Lights FC in the Third Round of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup.[8] The win made history for Orange County, which became the first NPSL side to ever beat two professional teams in a single U.S. Open Cup tournament.

Professional

On August 13, 2020, Frischknecht signed with local USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights.[9] He made his professional debut on August 15, 2020, appearing as a 78th-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to Orange County SC.[10]

On April 7, 2021, Frischknecht joined USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves SC ahead of the 2021 season.[11]

Personal life

While at BYU Frischknecht appeared with other members of his team in the Studio C viral video "Top Soccer Shootout Ever With Scott Sterling".[1] In the fictional Penalty shoot-out between Yale and North Carolina he plays the roll of Tarheels' player "Lambert".[12]

Career Statistics

As of matches played August 26, 2020[13]
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BYU Cougars 2017[14] Premier Developmental League 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3
Ogden City 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019[15] USL League Two 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 4
Total 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 4
Orange County 2019[16] National Premier Soccer League 3 3 4 1 0 0 7 4
Las Vegas Lights 2020 USL Championship 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 17 11 4 1 0 0 21 12
  1. ^ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (August 12, 2020). "Local Standout Frischknecht Joins Lights FC". USL Championship.
  2. ^ "Blake Frischknecht - 2019 - Men's Soccer". Utah Valley University Athletics.
  3. ^ "BYU Cougars - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #9 - Blake Frischknecht - F". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ^ "Ogden City SC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Blake Frischknecht -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ^ "Ogden City SC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ^ "Stuck in the Middle with OCFC's Frischknecht". www.ussoccer.com.
  7. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  8. ^ Battista, Michael. "2019 US Open Cup round 3: Blake Frischknecht of Orange County FC voted TheCup.us Player of the Round". TheCup.us. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ "LIGHTS FC SIGN BLAKE FRISCHKNECHT AS A "HOMEGROWN PLAYER PRESENTED BY NEVADA STATE COLLEGE"". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
  10. ^ "Orange County SC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC FC - August 15, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  11. ^ "RED WOLVES SIGN FORMER LIGHTS FC FORWARD BLAKE FRISCHKNECHT". chattanoogaredwolves-sc.com. April 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Tweet". Twitter. TheCup.us. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  13. ^ "USA - B. Frischknecht - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. ^ "BYU Cougars - 2017 Regular Season - Statistics". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Blake Frischknecht Ogden City SC Stats". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Orange County FC 2019 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.


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