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Philip Ponder

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Philip Ponder
Personal information
Full name Philip Ponder
Date of birth (1997-02-23) February 23, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Denton, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2010–2016 FC Dallas
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 SMU Mustangs 50 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 North Texas SC 6 (0)
International career
2019– Chinese Taipei U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 9, 2020

Philip Ponder (born February 27, 1997) is an American-born-Taiwanese football player.

Playing career

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Youth & College

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Ponder played with the FC Dallas academy from 2010,[1][2] before playing college soccer at Southern Methodist University in 2016, where he played for four years. During his time with the Mustangs, Ponder made 50 appearances, scoring 5 goals and tallying a single assist. He was also named the AAC All-Academic Team (2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19), AAC All-Tournament Team (2018), CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American (2017), as well as winning two AAC Defensive Player of the Week awards.[3]

North Texas SC

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On January 14, 2020, Ponder signed with North Texas SC, the USL League One affiliate of FC Dallas.[4] He made his professional debut on August 8, 2020, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw with Chattanooga Red Wolves.[5] On November 30, 2020, Ponder was released by North Texas.[6]

International

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Ponder made three appearances and scored a single goal for the Chinese Taipei U23 team during the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifiers in 2019.[7]

International goals

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Chinese Taipei U23

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2019 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–1 1–1 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

References

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  1. ^ "FC Dallas". fcdl.ussoccerda.com.
  2. ^ Dallas, F. C. "Philip Ponder". FC Dallas. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Philip Ponder - Men's Soccer". SMU Athletics.
  4. ^ "North Texas SC Signs Former FC Dallas Academy Players Philip Ponder and Gibran Rayo | FC Dallas".
  5. ^ "North Texas SC vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC - August 8, 2020 | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  6. ^ North Texas SC announces roster decisions fcdallas.com November 30, 2020[dead link]
  7. ^ "Philip Ponder - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.