{"id":9513,"date":"2026-02-05T12:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/fortwaynefc\/?post_type=sec_roster&#038;p=9513"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:36:07","slug":"bernd-schipmann","status":"publish","type":"sec_roster","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/fortwaynefc\/roster\/bernd-schipmann\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernd Schipmann"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Position:<\/strong> Goalkeeper<br><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> M\u00fcnster, Germany<br><strong>Birthday:<\/strong> 7\/5\/94<br><strong>Pronunciation:<\/strong> burnt | ship-man<\/p>\n\n\n\n<opta-widget widget=\"season_player_stats\" competition=\"1006\" season=\"2026\" team=\"23700\" player=\"194290\" preselected_player=\"all\" template=\"normal\" navigation=\"tabs_more\" default_nav=\"1\" show_split_stats=\"false\" round_navigation=\"tabs\" show_general=\"true\" show_distribution=\"true\" show_attack=\"true\" show_defence=\"true\" show_discipline=\"true\" show_goalkeeping=\"true\" team_naming=\"brief\" player_naming=\"full\" show_logo=\"true\" title=\"2026 USL League One Statistics\" show_title=\"true\" breakpoints=\"400\" sport=\"football\"><\/opta-widget>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bernd Schipmann was awarded the USL League One Save of the Week honor for stopping a shot in a 2-2 draw against the Sarasota Paradise on March 14, 2026. It was Schipmann&#8217;s first match for Fort Wayne FC and he stopped 3 of 5 shots. &#8230; Stopped two shots for clean sheet in Fort Wayne FC\u2019s first pro victory, 2-0 at the Chattanooga Red Wolves SC on April 11, 2026. Was 28<sup>th<\/sup> clean sheet in Schipmann\u2019s USL League One career, moving him into sole possession of fourth place in league history. &#8230; Stopped four shots for second clean sheet of the season, a 3-0 victory over the Portland Hearts of Pine on May 6, 2026, when Fort Wayne FC secured its first victory at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium. Schipmann also assisted on a Lilian Ricol goal. &#8230; Schipmann had second straight clean sheet with a four-save effort in a 1-0 victory over Westchester SC at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium on May 9, 2026. It was the 30th shutout of Schipmann\u2019s USL League One career. &#8230; Named to USL League One Team of the Week on May 12, 2026. &#8230; Schipmann&#8217;s clean sheet in a scoreless draw with AV Alta FC at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium on May 30, 2026, put him into a tie for third place all time in USL League history in shutouts with 31. &#8230; Schipmann stops 5 of 6 shots on target in his return to Forward Madison, a 1-all draw on June 17, 2026, and becomes just the 10<sup>th<\/sup> goalkeeper in USL League One history to surpass the 200-save plateau. &#8230; Following a 2-0 victory at the Richmond Kickers on June 20, Schipmann, who made four saves, named to USL League One Team of the Week. \u2026 Schipmann named a finalist for the league\u2019s Goalkeeper of the Year midseason award. &#8230; Clean sheet against Spokane Velocity FC on July 4, 2026, albeit with no saves, gave him six clean sheets on the season and put him in a tie for league lead. &#8230; Schipmann\u2019s five-save clean sheet on July 18, 2026, in a 3-0 victory over Greenville Triumph SC, put him in sole possession of league lead at the time. &#8230; Finalist for USL League One Save of the Week for a save off a free kick in a 2-0 loss to Union Omaha on Aug. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entering 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schipmann spent the previous three seasons with Forward Madison of USL League One. 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