Philip 'Ajmeer' Spengler (born October 11, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for New York Cosmos in the USL League One.
Career Youth, college and amateur Born in Tampa, Florida, Spengler played youth soccer for local club Clearwater Chargers SC. In 2019, Spengler attended Stetson University to play college soccer. He played three seasons with the Hatters, making 38 appearances and scoring 8 goals and recording 3 assists. In 2022, Spengler transferred to University of South Florida, where he played a further two seasons at the college level. He scored nine goals and tallied eight assists in 38 appearances for the Bulls. He was named AAC First Team All-Conference in 2023.
During his time at college, Spengler also played in the USL League Two with Tampa Bay United. He made 11 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals.
Professional
Tormenta FC On March 8, 2024, Spengler signed his first professional contract with USL League One side Tormenta FC ahead of their 2024 season. Spengler quickly established himself as an important player for Tormenta, on April 17, 2024 he had the assist on the equalizing goal from Conor Doyle, in an eventual 2–4 victory over USL Championship side Miami FC, helping his side to advance to the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Spengler scored his first goal as a professional on May 18, 2024 in a 4–0 victory over Chattanooga Red Wolves. On September 21, 2024, Spengler scored a stoppage time equalizer to help Tormenta to a 3–3 draw with Charlotte Independence. Spengler ended his first season as a professional appearing in 32 matches and scoring 2 goals and recording 7 assists.
Texoma FC On February 15, 2025, Spengler joined Texoma FC ahead of their inaugural season in the USL League One. Spengler scored his first goal with Texoma on April 13, 2025, in a 4–1 loss to Spokane Velocity. On May 3, 2025, Spengler recorded his first brace as a professional in a 4–3 loss to Charlotte Independence. On May 18, 2025, Spengler scored his clubs second goal in a 2–1 victory over reigning champions Union Omaha, helping Texoma to their first win in club history. Spengler ended the season appearing in 33 matches and leading the club with nine goals, while also recording five assists, and was selected to the USL League One Second Team.
New York Cosmos On December 12, 2025, Spengler joined USL League One side New York Cosmos ahead of their return to professional competition. Spengler made his debut for the club on March 14, 2026, appearing as a started in a 1-3 loss to Hearts of Pine, he assisted Darren Sidoel on the Cosmos lone goal of the match. On March 25, 2026, Spengler scored his first goal for Cosmos in a 3-2 loss to Greenville Triumph. On March 28, 2026 Spengler assisted on his clubs two goals in a 2-0 victory over Fort Wayne FC, the Cosmos first victory of the season. On April 3, 2026 Spengler recorded a hat trick, scoring all three from the penalty spot, in a 3-2 victory over Charlotte Independence. For his performance, he was named player of the week, becoming the first player in USL League One history to record a hat trick made up of three penalty kicks. On August 20, 2026, he scored a world-class goal in 2-0 victory over Corpus Christi FC, he took the ball from his side of the field and maneuvered past defenders to unleash a shot into goal from outside the box. On September 27 2026, Spengler opened the scoring for Cosmos in a 3-2 victory over Richmond Kickers, scoring the game winner on a penalty kick in second half stoppage-time.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTampa Bay United 2021USL League Two4100—00412022USL League Two7300—0073Total114000000114Tormenta FC 2024USL League One212307000312Texoma FC 2025USL League One299103000339New York Cosmos 2026USL League One27110040003111Career total8826401400010626
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