Timo Pitter
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Timo Pitter
| image = FC Liefering vs. Creighton University 40.JPG
| caption = Pitter pictured during his time at Creighton Bluejays
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|09|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Schweinfurt, Germany
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = TSV Aubstadt
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs1 = FC Gerolzhofen
| collegeyears1 = 2012–2015
| college1 = Creighton Bluejays
| collegecaps1 = 89
| collegegoals1 = 33
| years1 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
| caps1 = 52
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = FC Dallas
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → Oklahoma City Energy FC (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2019–
| clubs4 = TSV Aubstadt
| caps4 = 142
| goals4 = 22
| club-update = 1 January 2025
}}
Timo Pitter (born 1 September 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSV Aubstadt.{{Worldfootball.net|timo-pitter}}
Career
Pitter played for over two seasons with German side 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 between 2010 and 2012, before accepting a scholarship to play college soccer at Creighton University, where he played until 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.gocreighton.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3054|title=Timo Pitter - 2014|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prospectxi.com/prospects/professional/timo-pitter/|title=Timo Pitter - ProspectXI|publisher=}}
On 14 January 2016, FC Dallas selected Pitter 33rd overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2016/01/14/fc-dallas-takes-midfielder-timo-pitter-mls-superdraft-second-round|title=FC Dallas takes midfielder Timo Pitter in MLS SuperDraft second round - SportsDay|date=14 January 2016|publisher=}} He made his debut on 26 March 2016 as an 81st minute substitute during a 3–0 victory over D.C. United.{{cite web|url=http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-03-26-dc-united-vs-fc-dallas/boxscore|title=D.C. United vs. FC Dallas - MatchCenter Boxscore|website=MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter}} Pitter retired from professional soccer on 27 January 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcdallas.com/post/2017/01/27/fc-dallas-colin-bonner-and-timo-pitter-choose-retire-soccer|title=FC Dallas' Colin Bonner and Timo Pitter choose to retire from soccer|date=27 January 2017|publisher=}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{MLS player|timo-pitter}}
- [http://www.gocreighton.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3054 Creighton bio]
{{Big East Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}}
{{2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer First-Team All-America}}
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Category:People from Schweinfurt (district)
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Lower Franconia
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:All-American college men's soccer players
Category:1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players
Category:Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players
Category:FC Dallas draft picks
Category:OKC Energy FC players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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