Philip Ponder

Philip Ponder

Personal information
Full name	Philip Ponder
Date of birth	(1997-02-23) February 23, 1997
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

Youth & College

Ponder played with the FC Dallas academy from 2010, 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.

North Texas SC

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

International

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

International goals

Chinese Taipei U23

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