Blake Brettschneider

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Blake Brettschneider

| image =

| fullname = Blake Brettschneider

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|04|11}}

| birth_place = Lilburn, Georgia, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| collegeyears1 = 2007–2010

| college1 = South Carolina Gamecocks

| years1 = 2008

| clubs1 = Atlanta Silverbacks U23's

| caps1 = 12

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2009–2010

| clubs2 = Atlanta Blackhawks

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2011

| clubs3 = D.C. United

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2012

| clubs4 = New England Revolution

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = Rochester Rhinos

| caps5 = 25

| goals5 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = United States U20

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = November 7, 2013

| nationalteam-update = August 5, 2012

}}

Blake Brettschneider (born April 11, 1989, in Georgia) is a retired American soccer player, who is currently an attorney.

Career

=Youth=

Brettschneider played soccer for the University of South Carolina. In 2010, he led the team with 7 goals and 10 assists.{{cite web|title=Blake Brettschneider|url=http://www.dcunited.com/player/blake-brettschneider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220230217/http://www.dcunited.com/player/blake-brettschneider|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2011|publisher=D.C. United|accessdate=30 March 2011}} While at the University of South Carolina, he also played in the USL Premier Development League for both the Atlanta Silverbacks U23's and the Atlanta Blackhawks.

=Professional=

Brettschneider was selected by D.C. United with the third pick in the second round of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft.{{cite web|title=Blake Brettschneider Player Card|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/player/blake-brettschneider|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=30 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322145518/http://www.mlssoccer.com/player/blake-brettschneider|archivedate=22 March 2011}} He signed a contract with the team on March 3, 2011,{{cite web|last=Streff|first=Steven|title=D.C. United Sign Draft Pick Blake Brettschneider|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/03/03/2378360/dc-united-sign-draft-pick-blake-brettschneider|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=30 March 2011}} and made his professional debut on April 3, 2011, in a 4–1 loss to the Colorado Rapids.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/folan-strikes-twice-rapids-put-dc-deep-freeze Folan strikes twice as Rapids put DC in deep freeze] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407095404/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/folan-strikes-twice-rapids-put-dc-deep-freeze |date=April 7, 2011 }} Brettschneider scored his first career goal on June 11, 2011, in a 4–2 loss against San Jose Earthquakes.{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Travis|title=Quakes stretch unbeaten streak to six as Lenhart factors in on all four goals|url=http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/recap-dc-united-2-san-jose-earthquakes-4|accessdate=12 June 2011|newspaper=D.C. United|date=11 June 2011|archive-date=15 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615131740/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/recap-dc-united-2-san-jose-earthquakes-4|url-status=dead}}

Brettschnider was released by United on February 3, 2012.{{cite web |title=Blake Brettschneider waived |url=http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2012/02/blake-brettschneider-waived |publisher=D.C. United |accessdate=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205212352/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2012/02/blake-brettschneider-waived |archivedate=5 February 2012 }} On March 6, 2012, he signed as a free agent with New England Revolution. He was released by New England following the 2012 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/11/revs-waive-four-players |title=Revs waive four players {{!}} New England Revolution |website=www.revolutionsoccer.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318214906/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/11/revs-waive-four-players |archive-date=2015-03-18}}

Brettschnider was picked up by the Rochester Rhinos of the USL Pro league.

=International=

In 2008 Brettschneider participated in the United States U-20 men's national soccer team player pool camp, but did not feature in any games.

Post-career

At the end of the 2013 season, Brettschneider was released by Rochester, and subsequently retired from professional soccer. He moved back to the Atlanta metropolitan area to work in the finance industry from 2014 until 2018 for companies such as Northwestern Mutual, Sage Group, and NuVasive. In 2018, he enrolled in the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law, where he graduated in 2021.