Zach Pfeffer


Zachary "Zach" Pfeffer is an American former soccer player.

Early life

Pfeffer is Jewish and was born in Dresher, Pennsylvania. He attended Upper Dublin High School. He played for YMS Celtics, FC Delco along with Montgomery Maniacs as a young man in Pennsylvania before spending a semester at the U-17 national team residency in 2010. As of January 2017, he was a junior at the Fox School of Business and Management department of Temple University.

Career

Philadelphia Union

Pfeffer then spent several months training with the Philadelphia Union first team and made an appearance for them in a friendly against C.D. Guadalajara on September 1, 2010. Pfeffer was a member of Philadelphia’s U-17 squad that competed in the MLS U-17 SUM Cup in Houston, Texas.
On December 22, 2010, the Union signed Pfeffer at the age of 15 as their first ever homegrown player. He is the fourth youngest player ever to sign an MLS contract, behind Freddy Adu, Fuad Ibrahim, and Diego Fagundez. He scored his first goal for the Union in a preseason friendly against UCF on February 14, 2011, off a brilliant, long-range effort. He made his regular season Philadelphia Union debut on September 17 against Columbus Crew.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (loan)

Pfeffer was loaned to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the whole of 2013, beginning on January 7, 2013. In the 2012–2013 campaign, Pfeffer scored 2 goals in 9 matches playing for the Hoffenheim U-19 side.

Colorado Rapids

Pfeffer was traded to the Colorado Rapids in January 2016 in exchange for a pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

International

Pfeffer has represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 levels and trained at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, as part of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 residency program. On April 18, 2011, he was called up to the U-17 National Team to play in the Mondial Minimes Montaigu Tournament in Montaigu, France, from April 18–26. Pfeffer was called into the first U-18 National Team camp of 2012 by then Manager Richie Williams. and was called up to numerous U-18 National Team camps in 2012. He scored a goal in their November friendly against Canada.

Career statistics

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Updated January 15, 2016