UC Santa Barbara
2011 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2013 All-Big West First Team
2013 College Sports Madness Big West Defender of the Year
2013 College Sports Madness All-Big West First Team
2013 NSCAA All-Far West Region Second Team
2013: Despite injuring his hand in the first game of the season and sporting a cast for the rest of the year, was the anchor of a back line that produced a goals against average of 0.89, second best in the conference ... Scored three goals on the year, the most among UCSB's defenders ... Started in all 16 of his appearances ... Missed the final five games of the season due to a knee injury suffered at Cal Poly on Oct. 25 ... Scored the team's only goal in a 2-1 loss to Stanford on Sep. 27 ... Scored an 87th minute equalizer at Cal State Northridge on Oct. 11 to spark the Gauchos to a 2-1 upset of the then-No.4 Matadors ... UCSB allowed two goals or fewer in each of his apperances, and allowed multiple goals just three times over that span ... Named the Big West Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 14 after his heroics against the Matadors and his part in helping the Gauchos hold two of the best offenses in the country in CSUN and UC Irvine to a goal apiece ... Picked up a litany of postseason honors, including All-Big West First Team, College Sports Madness Big West Defender of the Year, and NSCAA All-Far West Region Scond Team.
2012: Injuries limited the defender to just eight games for the Gauchos ... Registered two shots on the year ... Was part of a clean sheet at Gonzaga on Sep. 2 in a 3-0 UCSB win.
2011: Started all 23 games for the Gauchos…Scored in his first game with the Gauchos, a 3-1 victory over Seattle University (Aug. 27)…Led the team with 2,134 minutes played, which ranks as the fourth most in a single season by a Gaucho…Garnered Big West Defensive Player of the Week, CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer, Soccer America National Team of the Week and Duke/Nike Classic Defensive MVP after outstanding performances against Duke (Sept. 2) and NC State (Sept. 4)…Garnered All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades.
WESTMONT COLLEGE
2010: Started all 18 games for Westmont during his freshman year…Scored the game-winning goal against William Jessup…Recorded an assist against Cal State San Marcos.
NATIONAL/CLUB
Has played with several clubs: Wuppertaler SV, VFL Bochum, Fortuna Düsseldorf…Played U15, U17 and U19 with Bundesliga and served as the team captain as a U17 and U19…Played regionalliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf reserve…Led Fortuna Düsseldorf U19 to a second place finish at the U19 Champions Trophy, defeating teams such as Chelsea London, Villareal FC and PSV Eindhoven…Was picked to the All-Tournament team at the U19 Champions Trophy.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Gymnasium am Neandertal.
PERSONAL
Peter Schmetz was born on June 2, 1990 in Aachen, Germany…Parents are Leo and Theresa Schmetz…Is majoring in economics at UCSB…When he isn’t playing soccer, he is sleeping or playing other sports…Can’t do without his soccer ball…Listens to music before games…Can best be described as “tall”…Would love to play on the same pitch as his favorite athlete Roberto Baggio…Cheers for FC St. Pauli…Favorite film is “Gran Torino” while his favorite show is “South Park.”
Career Statistics
| Season | GP | Min | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot % | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
| 2011 | 23 | 2134 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .125 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 23 | 2134 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .125 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0-0 |
