Former Parkview Soccer Star Brettschneider Signs with D.C. United

Blake Brettschneider, a former Parkview High School standout, signed Wednesday night to play with the D.C. United of the Major League Soccer professional league.

Brettschneider, who was selected by the team in the second round of the recent 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft, announced the signing on his Facebook page.

He earned a roster spot with D.C. United after competing in training camp the past two months. He had three goals in two recent exhibition games — two in a 3-1 win over the Ventura County Fusion on Feb. 20 and another in a 1-0 win over University of California-Santa Barbara.

Brettschneider led Parkview to a state championship in 2005, and also was also the punter and place-kicker for the Panthers football team. A forward, he scored 41 goals and had 31 assists in his Parkview career, and was named the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Player of the Year as a senior in 2007.

He went on to play for the soccer powerhouse South Carolina Gamecocks in college and was a team leader in scoring and assists his senior year.

Brettschneider joins Josh Wolff on the D.C. United roster. Wolff is another former Parkview Panther and Gamecock, and also a former U.S. Team member.