Michael Wentzel
Personal information
Full name Michael Wentzel
Date of birth (2002-04-10) April 10, 2002
Place of birth State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis City 2
Number 40
Youth career
Karlsruher SC
2018–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 RW Oberhausen 16 (1)
2023– St. Louis City 2 29 (1)
International career
2023– United States U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 23, 2023

Michael Wentzel (born April 20, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for St. Louis City 2. He previously played for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen[1] and generally plays as a central defender.[2]

Early life

Wentzel is the son of an economics professor.[3] He attended boarding school.[4]

Wentzel's youth career was described as "a positive example that the corona pandemic was also an opportunity for talent".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Wentzel: Jetzt Serie starten". nrz.de. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Michael Wentzel geht von RWO in die USA". www.waz.de. January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Michael Wentzel is from Germany, but had a great time playing soccer for USA". stltoday.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Michael Wentzel: "Ich traue mir den Sprung zu den Profis zu"". fohlen-hautnah.de. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wentzel hat die Pandemie auch geholfen". rp-online.de. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.


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