{{short description|American soccer player (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Use American English|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Justin Rennicks | image = Justin Rennicks.jpg | caption = Rennicks with the United States U20 in 2019 | fullname = Justin Gerard Rennicks<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA |publisher=FIFA |page=24 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|20}} | birth_place = South Hamilton, Massachusetts, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Rennicks |url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/players/justin-rennicks-x8477/ |publisher=New England Revolution |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = New Mexico United | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 2012–2017 | youthclubs1 = New England Revolution | collegeyears1 = 2017–2018 | college1 = Indiana Hoosiers | collegecaps1 = 29 | collegegoals1 = 6 | years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Boston Bolts | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2019–2023 | clubs2 = New England Revolution | caps2 = 39 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → North Carolina FC (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2020–2023 | clubs4 = → New England Revolution II | caps4 = 37 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = AC Oulu | caps5 = 45 | goals5 = 10 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = New Mexico United | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = United States U16 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = United States U18 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam3 = United States U20 | nationalcaps3 = 16 | nationalgoals3 = 7 | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = November 20, 2025 | ntupdate = }}
'''Justin Gerard Rennicks''' (born March 20, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Championship club New Mexico United.
==Career== ===College and amateur=== Rennicks was born in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and played his college career at Indiana University between 2017 and 2018, making 29 appearances, scoring nine goals and tallying one assist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9768|title=Justin Rennicks – Men's Soccer|website=Indiana University Athletics}}</ref>
Rennicks also played for USL Premier Development League side Boston Bolts in both their 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18179689|title=Boston Bolts – 2017 Regular Season – Roster – #20 – Justin Rennicks -|website=uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref> and 2018 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/25149139|title=Boston Bolts – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Justin Renicks -|website=uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref>
===Professional=== On January 18, 2019, Rennicks opted to leave college early and signed a Homegrown Player contract with Major League Soccer side New England Revolution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/01/18/new-england-revolution-sign-forward-justin-rennicks-homegrown-deal|title=New England Revolution sign forward Justin Rennicks to Homegrown deal|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=January 18, 2019|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref> Rennicks made his professional debut on March 9, 2019, appearing as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 loss to Columbus Crew SC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-03-09-new-england-revolution-vs-columbus-crew-sc/boxscore|title=Boxscore: New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew SC|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=March 9, 2019|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
On August 1, 2019, Rennicks joined USL Championship side North Carolina FC on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1038660|title=North Carolina Acquires Rennicks on Loan|website=uslchampionship.com|publisher=USL Championship|date=August 1, 2019|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
On September 12, 2020, Rennicks joined USL League One affiliate New England Revolution II on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his debut on September 16 and scored his first goal for the club three days later against Union Omaha.
On April 9, 2022, Rennicks scored his first MLS goal, redirecting a DeJuan Jones cross past Inter Miami CF's Nick Marsman in the 11th minute of the match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/recap-late-goal-sinks-revs-in-3-2-road-loss-to-inter-miami-cf |title=Late goal sinks Revs in 3-2 road loss to Inter Miami CF |date=April 9, 2022 |accessdate=July 27, 2022}}</ref>
On 7 December 2023, AC Oulu in Finnish Veikkausliiga announced the signing of Rennicks on a one-year deal, with an option for an additional year, starting in 2024.<ref>[https://acoulu.fi/uutiset/justin-rennicks-liittyy-laivastonsinisiin JUSTIN RENNICKS LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISIIN], acoulu.fi, 7 December 2023</ref> On 24 October, his option was exercised.<ref>[https://acoulu.fi/uutiset/justin-rennicks-jatkaa-laivastonsinisissa JUSTIN RENNICKS JATKAA LAIVASTONSINISISSÄ], acoulu.fi, 24 October 2024</ref>
On 25 December 2025, New Mexico United announced the signing of Rennicks for the 2026 USL Championship season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLS and International Forward Justin Rennicks Signs with New Mexico United |url=https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news/2025/12/25/mls-and-international-forward-justin-rennicks-signs-with-new-mexico-united/ |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=New Mexico United |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 28 June 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|justin--rennicks/491184|access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes U.S. Open Cup and Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Boston Bolts |2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boston Bolts - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #20 - Justin Rennicks -|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18179689?subseason=376352|access-date=6 February 2021|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref> |USL League Two |6||1|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||6||1 |- |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boston Bolts - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Justin Renicks -|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/25149139?subseason=482928|access-date=6 February 2021|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref> |USL League Two |5||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !11!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!11!!1 |- |rowspan="6"|New England Revolution |2019 |MLS |2||0||1||1||colspan="2" |—||3||1 |- |2020 |MLS |4||0||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs|name=Play}}||0||7||0 |- |2021 |MLS |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2022 |MLS |17||2||2||0||colspan="2" |—||19||2 |- |2023 |MLS |15||0||2||1||0||0||17||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !39!!2!!5!!2!!3!!0!!47!!4 |- |North Carolina FC (loan) |2019 |USL Championship |10||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||10||0 |- |rowspan="4"|New England Revolution II (loan) |2020 |USL League One |8||4|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||8||4 |- |2021 |USL League One |27||5|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||27||5 |- |2022 |MLS Next Pro |2||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!9!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!37!!9 |- |rowspan=3|AC Oulu |2024 |Veikkausliiga |21||5||3||1||4{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup|name=flc}}||0||28||6 |- |2025 |Veikkausliiga |11||3||4||1||4{{efn|name=flc}}||1||19||5 |- !colspan=2|Total !32!!8!!7!!2!!8!!1!!47!!11 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !129!!20!!12!!4!!11!!1!!149!!24 |}
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==Honors== '''United States U20''' *CONCACAF U20 Championship: 2018
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|justin--rennicks/491184}} {{Commons category}} {{New Mexico United squad}}
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