Axel Bartsch Explained

Axel Bartsch
Birth Date:	16 May 2002
Birth Place:	United States Virgin Islands
Height:	1.94 m
Position:	Center-back, Midfielder
Collegeyears1:	2021–
College1:	Occidental Tigers
Collegecaps1:	6
Collegegoals1:	0
Nationalyears1:	2021–
Nationalteam1:	United States Virgin Islands
Nationalcaps1:	3
Nationalgoals1:	0
Club-Update:	13:42, March 19, 2021 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:	13:42, March 19, 2021 (UTC)

Axel Bartsch (born May 16, 2002) is a United States Virgin Islands soccer who plays as a midfielder for the United States Virgin Islands national team.

Club career

Bartsch played for youth club 18.3 Massive FC and won the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association's Under-15 Boys League with the team in 2018.^[1] He played for his school team, the Virgin Islands Montessori School Volts, and won back-to-back St. Thomas-St. John Interscholastic Athletic Association championships in 2017 and 2018.^[2]

By age 16 he was already competing in the U.S. Virgin Islands Premier League with New Vibes SC.^{[3] [4]}

In late 2019 Bartsch was playing in the Occidental College intramural league while studying there.^[5] Following the resumption of college soccer during the COVID-19 pandemic, he became a member of the school's NCAA Division III squad. He went on to make six appearances for the team in his first season.^[6]

International career

Bartsch represented the United States Virgin Islands at both the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship^[7] and in 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying.^[8]

Bartsch was named as part of the 23-man USVI roster ahead of a training camp in Florida in March 2021.^[9] He made his senior international debut for the territory on March 21 in a friendly against Anguilla which was part of the camp.^[10] Six days later he made his competitive debut in a 3–0 defeat to Antigua and Barbuda in the team's first match of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. He started and played the first 84 minutes of the match.^[11]

Personal life

Bartsch graduated as salutatorian of the Virgin Islands Montessori School in 2019. He then enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.^[12]

Career statistics

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External links

• • • Occidental Tigers profile
• SCIAC profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kiser . bill . 18.3 Massive finishes season at top of standings . Virgin Islands Daily News . 30 March 2021.
2. Web site: SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Volts, Hurricanes get shutout wins . Virgin Islands Daily News . 8 November 2021.
3. Web site: USVI Soccer Association Schedules Premier League Week 5 . Saint John Source . 30 March 2021.
4. Web site: USVI Soccer Association Premier League Results: Weeks 6, 7, 8 and 9 . Saint John Source . 30 March 2021.
5. Web site: Barack's Boys . Imleagues.com . 30 March 2021.
6. Web site: Occidental Tigers profile . Occidental Tigers Athletics . 8 November 2021.
7. Web site: U.S. Virgin Islands Boys U-15 National Team Heads for CONCACAF Soccer Championship . Saint John Source . 30 March 2021.
8. Web site: USVISA U17 Male National Team Competing at CONCACAF . Saint John Source . 30 March 2021.
9. Web site: USVI Soccer Association Announces World Cup Qualifier 23-Man Squad . Saint Thomas Source . 30 March 2021 .
10. Web site: NFT profile . National Football Teams . 30 March 2021.
11. Web site: USVI vs. Antigua and Barbuda . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603030622/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136231/#match-lineups . dead . June 3, 2021 . FIFA . 30 March 2021.
12. Web site: Abbotts . lori . VI Montessori's Peter Gruber International Academy graduates a community of 13 . Virgin Islands Daily News . 30 March 2021.