Andrew Stadler

Andrew Michael Stadler (born May 1, 1988) is an American footballer who plays as a forward for Akropolis IF.[1]

Andrew Stadler
Personal information
Full name Andrew Michael Stadler
Date of birth (1988-05-01) May 1, 1988
Place of birth Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Akropolis IF
Number 24
Youth career
Polonia Youth Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 George Washington Colonials 60 (35)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Färila IF 5 (5)
2011–2013 Sandvikens IF 55 (16)
2014–2015 Landskrona BoIS 42 (19)
2015–2016 Östersunds FK 32 (5)
2017–2018 Dalkurd FF 31 (2)
2019 Syrianska FC 22 (5)
2020– Akropolis IF 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 16, 2020

Career

Stadler started out playing youth football for the local club Polonia SC which his grandfather had founded after immigrating over to America from Poland during World War II.[2] After playing for his high school he received a scholarship to join the George Washington Colonials men's soccer college team.[3] During his time in college Stadler scored 35 goals in 60 games and was on the watchlist for the Hermann Trophy during his senior year.[4] After graduating he could not even find a trial with an American club and instead had to work as a concierge until a friend contacted him about the opportunity to play for Färila IF in the sixth tier of Swedish football.[3]

After only playing three games for Färila he was signed by fourth tier club Sandvikens IF where he remained for the following two and a half years. During his time with the club they played against Malmö FF in the Svenska Cupen where Stadler left a good impression on the Malmö assistant manager Jörgen Pettersson. And when Pettersson took over as manager for Superettan side Landskrona BoIS he signed Stadler to the club. At the end of his first season with Landskrona the club was relegated but the following summer he returned to Superettan when he was bought by league leaders Östersunds FK. The club was promoted to the top tier at the end of the year and in the third round of the 2016 Allsvenskan Stadler both assisted and scored for the first time in a top flight as Östersund recorded their first ever Allsvenskan victory.[3]

Stadler left Dalkurd FF at the end of 2018, after playing for the club since March 2017.[5] On February 3, 2019, Stadler then joined Syrianska FC.[6]

On February 3, 2020 it was announced that Stadler had signed with Akropolis IF.[7]

Personal life

Stadler has a bachelor's degree in criminal law. He also has a brother Timothy Stadler, who received a master's degree in Geophysics from Michigan State University, researching with Dr. Masako Tominaga. While attending MSU, Timothy played on the MSU men's club soccer team and lead them to numerous victories.[4]

Career statistics
As of June 16, 2020[8]
Club Season Division League Svenska Cupen Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Färila IF 2011 Division 4 300030
Sandvikens IF Division 2 940094
2012 Division 1 24520265
2013 21712229
Landskrona 2014 Superettan 2913103013
2015 Division 1 14632178
Östersunds FK Superettan 11200112
2016 Allsvenskan 21320233
Dalkurd 2017 Superettan 19210202
2018 Allsvenskan 8041121
Syrianska FC 2019 Superettan 22 5 0 0 22 5
Akropolis IF 2020 Superettan 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career totals 1734315618849

References
  1. "Andrew Stadler" (in Swedish). Akropolis IF. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. "Across the Pond – Avsnitt #52: Andrew Stadler, Östersunds FK" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. "Historisk hjälte – med egen sagoberättelse" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. "Former GW Men's Soccer Standout Andy Stadler Signs Pro Contract in Sweden". George Washington University. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. FÖRÄNDRINGAR I SPELARTRUPPEN, dalkurd.se, December 4, 2018
  6. Officiellt: Syrianska med ny värvning från Dalkurd, fotbollskanalen.se, February 3, 2019
  7. "Rutinerad forward klar!". Akropolis IF. February 3, 2020.
  8. "Andrew Stadler - Elite Football". Elitefootball. April 13, 2016.
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