The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
01.24.2020 | Soccer
The German Under-19 National center back joins a UT class already ranked No. 10 by Top Drawer Soccer
AUSTIN, Texas – Head soccer coach Angela Kelly and the University of Texas soccer program announced on Friday the signing of German center back Charlotte Bluemel (Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany/Gymnasium St. Mauritz/FSV Gütersloh 2009) for the 2020-21 academic school year.
"We are very impressed with Charlotte's ambition in the game," Kelly said. "She aspires to play in League 1 of the Frauen-Bundesliga and represent Germany on the full women's team. Her competitive spirit and soccer acumen will be a wonderful addition to an already highly-ranked 2020 Texas recruiting class."
The Longhorns class was rated No. 10 overall in the Top Drawer Soccer 2020 NCAA Division I recruiting rankings with five of UT's signees listed among IMG Academy's Top 150 recruits.
Previous signees included (Position/Hometown/High School/Club Soccer Team): Sophia Claros (Midfielder/Carrollton, Texas/Hebron High School/Solar Soccer Club), Presley Echols (Forward/Dallas, Texas/Highland Park High School/Dallas Sting SC), Kelsey Hranicky (Midfielder/Houston, Texas/Memorial High School/Albion Hurricanes FC), Lauren Lapomarda (Defender/Prosper, Texas/Prosper High School/Solar Soccer Club), Morgan Pace (Defender/Dallas, Texas/Duncanville High School/Solar Soccer Club), Shezan Samanani (Defender/Midfielder/Colleyville, Texas/Grapevine High School/Solar Soccer Club) and Avery Vander Ven (Midfielder/Lone Tree, Colo./Highlands Ranch High School/Real Colorado DA).
Charlotte Bluemel
Position: Center Back
Hometown: Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
High School: Gymnasium St. Mauritz
2.Frauen-Bundesliga: FSV Gütersloh 2009
International: Germany U-17 & U-19 National Team
A German international with experience on both her country's Under-17 and Under-19 rosters, Bluemel started all four match-ups for Team Germany during its run to the quarterfinals at the 2018 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay. She scored her team's first goal of the event just 14 minutes into a group stage-opening victory over North Korea. Bluemel was also part of the German U-17 squad that finished second to Spain in the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 European Championship. Most recently from an international standpoint, she's earned a call-up to the German Under-19 national team roster. As part of the first (senior) team with FSV Gütersloh 2009 of the 2.Frauen-Bundesliga, she has registered six combined goals over the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, while also helping her squad reach the quarterfinals of the 2020 Germany Cup (still to be contested).
