John Pulskamp
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2001)}}
{{for|the American Olympic weightlifter|John Pulskamp (weightlifter)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Pulskamp
| image =
| full_name = John Gregory Pulskamp{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce158/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list |page=15 |work=FIFA |date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024 }}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|19}}
| birth_place = Bakersfield, California, U.S.
| height = {{convert|1.87|m|order=flip}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Sporting Kansas City
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs1 = Central California Aztecs
| youthyears2 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs2 = Real So Cal
| youthyears3 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs3 = LA Galaxy
| years1 = 2019–
| clubs1 = Sporting Kansas City II
| caps1 = 35
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = Sporting Kansas City
| caps2 = 33
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalteam1 = United States U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam2 = United States U23
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = March 15, 2025
| nationalteam-update = November 20, 2023
}}
John Gregory Pulskamp (born April 19, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
Club career
Born in Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp began his career with U.S. Soccer Development Academy sides Central California Aztecs and Real So Cal, before joining the youth academy at LA Galaxy.{{cite web |title=John Pulskamp - USSDA |url=http://glxy.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3944960&player=264800111 |website=U.S. Soccer Development Academy}} On June 23, 2018, Pulskamp made an appearance on the bench for LA Galaxy II, the club's reserve side in the USL Championship, but did not come on as a substitute.{{cite web |title=OKC Energy 1–0 LA Galaxy II |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/24/united-states/mls-reserve-league/okc-energy/la-galaxy-ii/2719715/ |website=Soccerway}}
On April 5, 2019, Pulskamp signed with Sporting Kansas City II, the reserve side of Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Chad C |title=Ranger Roundup: Five SPR Signings, Preview and more |url=https://www.thebluetestament.com/2019/4/6/18298230/ranger-roundup-five-spr-signings-preview-jaylin-lindsey-trejo-pulskamp-rad-lepley-swope-park |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=The Blue Testament |date=April 6, 2019}} He made his debut for the side on May 6 against Louisville City, starting in a 3–2 victory.{{cite web |title=Sporting Kansas City II 3–2 Louisville City FC |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/07/united-states/mls-reserve-league/swope-park-rangers/louisville-city/2950825/ |website=Soccerway}} Pulskamp ended his first professional season helping his side keep three clean sheets from 14 matches.{{cite news |last1=Liljenwall |first1=Ari |title=Sporting Kansas City sign 18-year-old goalkeeper John Pulskamp to MLS contract |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sporting-kansas-city-sign-18-year-old-goalkeeper-john-pulskamp-mls-contract |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=Major League Soccer |date=February 24, 2020}}
=Sporting Kansas City=
On February 24, 2020, Pulskamp signed a professional homegrown player deal with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. He spent the majority of the 2020 season as a backup goalkeeper, appearing on the bench 13 times but without making a single appearance.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Chad C |title=Sporting KC 2020 Year in Review: Pulskamp, Harris, Freeman, Dick, Kuzain, R. Sanchez |url=https://www.thebluetestament.com/2021/1/20/22240057/sporting-kc-2020-year-in-review-pulskamp-harris-freeman-dick-kuzain-r-sanchez-mls-usl-championship |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=The Blue Testament |date=January 20, 2021}} He also made two appearances for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship, with loans being limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pulskamp made his debut for Sporting on April 17, 2021, during the club's first match of the season against the New York Red Bulls.{{cite news |last1=Cisneros |first1=Juan |title=Lineup: This is how Sporting Kansas City will take the field for the season opener against New York Red Bulls |url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/sporting-kc/lineup-this-is-how-sporting-kansas-city-will-take-the-field-for-the-season-opener-against-new-york-red-bulls/ |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=Fox 4 Kansas City |date=April 17, 2021}} Due to injuries to Sporting Kansas City's starting goalkeeper, Tim Melia and two backups, Pulskamp was given the start. The match ended in a 2–1 victory.{{cite web |title=New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/18/united-states/mls/new-york-red-bulls/kansas-city-wizards/3471813/ |website=Soccerway}}
International career
Pulskamp was born in the United States to an American father and Palestinian mother and is eligible for both national teams.{{Cite web|url=https://footballpalestine.com/palestinians-abroad-goalkeepers-that-deserve-a-call-up/|title=Palestinians Abroad: Goalkeepers that deserve a call-up|date=August 23, 2022}} On January 18, 2020, he made his international debut for the United States under-20 side against Mexico U20.{{cite web |title=United States U20 2–2 Mexico U20 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/18/world/under-20-friendlies/united-states-youth/mexico-youth/3224311/ |website=Soccerway}} In December 2021, he was called up to the senior team for their friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but did not make an appearance in the match.{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2022 |title=Sporting Kansas City re-sign goalkeeper John Pulskamp |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sporting-kansas-city-re-sign-goalkeeper-john-pulskamp |access-date=August 22, 2022 |website=Major League Soccer}} He was selected as an 2024 Olympic squad alternative.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played October 20, 2024}}{{soccerway|john-pulskamp/506883}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Sporting Kansas City II
|2019 |USL | 14 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2020
|USL | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021
|USL | 12 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2023
|MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!35||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||35||0 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=6|Sporting Kansas City
|2021 |MLS | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=LC|Appearances in Leagues Cup}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|MLS | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023
|MLS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=LC}} | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|MLS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=LC}} | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2025
|MLS | 7 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!29||0||8||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||5||0||42||0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!64||0||8||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||77||0 |
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Personal life
Pulskamp is a practicing Muslim and has supported the MLS rule change allowing additional stoppage time for Muslim players to drink water at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan.{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Marleah |title=What the new MLS rule during Ramadan means to one Sporting KC player |date=April 11, 2023 |url=https://www.kctv5.com/2023/04/11/what-new-mls-rule-during-ramadan-means-one-sporting-kc-player/ |publisher=KCTV5 |access-date=12 April 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{MLS player}}
- {{USL Championship player}}
- [https://www.sportingkc.com/players/john-pulskamp John Pulskamp] at Sporting Kansas City
- {{U.S. Soccer player|p/john-pulskamp}}
{{Sporting Kansas City squad}}
{{United States men's football squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California
Category:Soccer players from California
Category:American people of Palestinian descent
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Sporting Kansas City II players
Category:Sporting Kansas City players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:United States men's under-23 international soccer players
Category:United States men's under-20 international soccer players
Category:Olympic soccer players for the United States