Connor Rutz (born April 9, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays for Detroit City in the USL Championship.
Rutz played soccer at Walled Lake Northern High School before attending Schoolcraft College in 2016.
Rutz scored five goals in 19 appearances in his single season with the Ocelots,[1] before transferring to Saginaw Valley State University in 2017.
In his senior year, Rutz was earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year and All-GLIAC First-Team honors, D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second-Team honors, was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First-Team, and the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second-Team.
[3][4] Rutz joined National Independent Soccer Association club Detroit City FC for their 2020 season, scoring two goals in seven games, helping the team to become the Great Lakes Region champions.