Benjamin Maximilian Lundt (born 24 September 1995) is a German professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
St. Louis City SC
St. Louis City Soccer Club (stylized as St. Louis CITY SC) is an American professional association football, soccer club based in St. Louis. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Con ...
of
Major League Soccer
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.
Career
Lundt was selected by
FC Cincinnati
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with the 37th selection in the
2019 MLS SuperDraft
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.
On 9 February 2019, Lundt joined
USL Championship
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side
Louisville City FC
Louisville City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team plays in the USL Championship, which is currently the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The club was founded in 2014 after O ...
on loan ahead of the 2019 season.
On 6 May 2021, Lundt joined
Phoenix Rising FC
Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. They won the league championship in 2023, defeating the ...
for the 2021 USL Championship season.
Following the 2021 season, Cincinnati declined their contract option on Lundt. Lundt then signed a multi-year contract with Phoenix Rising FC on 24 January 2022.
In January 2023, he joined
St. Louis City SC
St. Louis City Soccer Club (stylized as St. Louis CITY SC) is an American professional association football, soccer club based in St. Louis. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Con ...
in
Major League Soccer
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.
Honours
St. Louis City SC
*
Western Conference (regular season):
2023
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Individual
*USL Championship All League First Team:
2020
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*USL Championship Goalkeeper Of The Year:
2020
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References
External links
Profile at Akron Athletics*
1995 births
Living people
German men's footballers
Footballers from Berlin
Men's association football goalkeepers
Regionalliga players
Major League Soccer players
USL League Two players
USL Championship players
MLS Next Pro players
Hertha BSC II players
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears men's soccer players
Akron Zips men's soccer players
Reading United AC players
FC Cincinnati draft picks
FC Cincinnati players
Louisville City FC players
Phoenix Rising FC players
St. Louis City SC players
St. Louis City 2 players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
21st-century German sportsmen
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