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Leon Schmidt
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hamburg, Germany
- High School:
- Klosters Jul Gymnasium
- Prev School:
- Coastal Carolina
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 Grand Canyon |
Career Accolades
- Set the GCU D-I era career saves record Oct. 13 vs. Utah Valley, totaling his 173rd save as a Lope
- 2024 WAC Goalkeeper of the Week (Oct. 8)
- 2023 WAC Goalkeeper of the Week (3 times)
- 2021 All-Conference USA Third Team
- Appeared and started in all 18 games in goal for the Lopes
- Finished 18th in the nation in total saves (76), totaling 4.22 saves per game and a .768 save percentage, both third best in the WAC
- Was second among all goalkeepers in minutes played in the conferenceÂ
- Totaled five shutoutsÂ
- Registered eight games with five or more saves, including three games with seven or more
- Set a new career high save count with nine vs. Omaha (9/6) in a 2-0 shutout win
- Had eight saves in his final game at Seattle U (11/3)
- Faced 12 shots and made seven saves with zero goals allowed in a 1-0 win over Utah Valley (10/13)
- Set the new Division I era (est. 2013)Â record for career saves, notching 188 in his three seasons at GCU... finished his career 17-22-6 with 10 shutoutsÂ
- Started 16 games in goal
- Recorded a 7-7-2 record with 72 saves, first in the WAC and 16th in the nation
- Finished 16th in the nation in save percentage (.800) and 20th in saves per game (4.5), both of which were WAC bests
- Averaged 1.13 goals against average, third best in the conference
- Had five shutouts to his name, including three in a row from Sept. 8 to Sept. 16
- Tallied eight games with five or more saves and saved at least two shots in every game played
- Stopped a season-high eight balls in a 2-1 road victory over (RV) Creighton (9/1)
- Earned a clean sheet with seven saves in a home win over UC Santa Barbara (9/12)
- Had back-to-back six save showings at Omaha (9/4) and vs. Stetson (9/8)
- Named WAC Goaltender of the Week three times
- Appeared and started in 14 games in goal
- Totaled 50 saves with a .667 save percentage
- Finished with a 6-6-2 record with two shutouts to his name
- Made his season debut at No. 4 UCLA (9/5), stopping five shots and aiding GCU to a 3-2 victory, the highest ranked victory in program history
- Had 10 games with three or more savesÂ
- Tallied three games with five or more saves including a career best seven save performance vs. Washington (9/24)
- Recorded at least two saves in every game he played in
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 Coastal Carolina |
Conway, S.C.  |
2021 | Freshman
- Named All-Conference USA Third Team.
- Played in 12 matches, starting seven (all in goal). Logged 880:45 minutes between the posts and totaled 28 saves on the season (.737).
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2021 fall term.
- Recorded a career-high six saves on the road at then-No. 17 FIU (Oct. 19).
- Posted a 5-3-2 record while recording 2.5 shutouts.
- Earned clean sheets against USC Upstate (Sep. 14), Charlotte (Oct. 12)Â and UAB (Oct. 26).
- Faced 101 total shots, including a season-high 18 on the road at then No.17 FIU (Oct. 19).
 Club |
Hamburg, Germany  |
- Played for FC St. Pauli.
 Personal |
- Parents are Mike Drechsler and Petra Schmidt.
- If he wasn't playing soccer, it'd be basketball.
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Monday, October 06
GCU Athletics 2025-26 Welcome Back
Tuesday, September 16
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