AC St. Louis Signs Zach Bauer

Official Press Release

ZACH BAUER SIGNS WITH AC ST. LOUIS
CBC/SIUE Alum Becomes Club’s Third Local Player

ST. LOUIS, MO (February 10, 2025) - AC St. Louis of the new North American Soccer League (NASL) announced the signing of defender and St. Louis native Zach Bauer. Bauer is the third official signing by the club, and the third St. Louis born and bred player behind Steve Ralston and Tim Velten to agree to contract terms with the team in the past two weeks. Bauer, 23, played collegiately the past three years at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, SIUE. Bauer also played one season at Boston University before transferring to SIUE.

“This is basically a dream come true,” said Bauer. “Growing up here in St. Louis you always aspire to play professionally, and the fact that I get to realize that dream with a new franchise here in my hometown is just amazing. I want to thank everyone who helped me reach this point, and I want to get out on the field as soon as we can."

Bauer, a St. Charles, Missouri native, was a four-year varsity starter at Christian Brothers College (CBC) High School. He helped CBC win the 2004 Missouri State High School championship in his senior year, the same year he was honored as Missouri’s Defensive Player of the Year. Bauer also played for the prestigious St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before enrolling in college. Bauer’s honors while at CBC include being named as a second team All-American, and as a first team All-Metro, All-State, and All-Midwest selection. In college at SIUE Bauer was honored as a first team All-Great Lakes Conference selection twice, and as a third team All-American in his junior year.