Patrick Schulte

Club career Columbus Crew

2022: Reserves

On January 11, 2022, Schulte was selected 12th overall by the Columbus Crew in the MLS SuperDraft. He spent the entirety of the 2022 season with the Crew's MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2, winning the inaugural MLS Next Pro Cup and the MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Year award.

2023 In the first game of the 2023 season, first team goalkeeper Eloy Room was left out of the lineup due to visa issues, allowing Schulte to earn his first start with the senior team in a 4–1 loss away to the Philadelphia Union, during which he faced two penalty kicks and failed to save either. After remaining on the bench for the next three matches, Schulte was in goal for the 6–1 home victory against Atlanta United on March 25, while Room was on international duty with Curaçao.

2024 Schulte started all matches for Columbus during their 2024 Champions Cup campaign. After an early mishandling of the ball led to a Tigres UANL goal, Schulte redeemed himself by making two saves in the penalty shootout, helping Columbus pull off the upset and continue their historic run to the tournament final. On May 24, 2025, he was injured during warm ups in a game versus Charlotte FC, causing him to miss seven games. He made his return from injury on July 12 in a match against Hell Is Real rivals FC Cincinnati.

International career Schulte was called up for a training camp with the United States under-18 team in 2019, and appeared twice for the under-20's.

During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Schulte was the starting goalkeeper for the tournament, as the United States U23's were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Morocco U23's.

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Honors Columbus Crew 2 MLS Next Pro Cup: 2022 MLS Next Pro Regular Season Champion: 2022

Columbus Crew MLS Cup: 2023 Leagues Cup: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup runner-up: 2024

Individual MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Year: 2022 MLS Next Pro Goalkeeper of the Month: August 2022 MLS Next Pro Best XI: 2022 CONCACAF Champions Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Best XI: 2024