Philip Ponder

Philip Ponder (born February 27, 1997) is an American-born-Taiwanese soccer player who currently plays for North Texas SC in the USL League One.

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.

International

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