Goalkeeper Aurie Briscoe has been added to the Fort Wayne Football Club roster for its first season in USL League One, which kicks off March 7 against FC Naples in Naples, Florida. The signing Tuesday unites the club with one of its most successful players from its time in pre-professional soccer.
Briscoe’s addition is pending league and federation approval. He and Bernd Schipmann are the goalkeepers on the Fort Wayne FC roster, which now has 16 players.
“For three years, Fort Wayne Football Club has been home for me. To start my professional career with Fort Wayne FC in its first season in USL League One means everything to me,” Briscoe said. “I’ve grown here, we’ve built a winning culture here, and now we take that same belief, work ethic, and heart into the pro game.
“I’m fully bought into the coaching staff, my teammates, and this city. There’s no better community and no better supporters group than the Three Rivers Regiment and the fans of Fort Wayne. I’m proud to represent this crest and ready to do my part as we take this historic next step together.”
Briscoe, 24, helped propel Fort Wayne FC to three straight Valley Division titles in USL League Two between 2023 and 2025, and the club reached the Conference Semifinals in 2024 and 2025.
In 2023, he won the Golden Glove Award for having the lowest goals-against average in USL League Two at 0.43 goals per 90 minutes. He had a run of eight straight scoreless matches for Fort Wayne FC that year, when he was also selected to Puerto Rico’s National Team.
In 2025, Briscoe was named to the Central Conference Team of the Year, after he helped Fort Wayne FC to seven clean sheets. Briscoe had a three-save performance against Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati on July 12, when Fort Wayne FC clinched the Valley Division title with a 1-0 victory.
Briscoe played 34 matches with Fort Wayne FC in USL League Two, which ranked third in club history behind only defenders Reid Sproat (50) and Tiago Dias (38), who have both signed with the club for its first USL League One season. The club’s first home match will be May 2 at Fort Wayne FC Park against the Charlotte Independence.
“It is with a lot of pride and excitement that we announce the official signing of Aurie Briscoe to this year’s USL League One roster,” head coach Mike Avery said. “Aurie is a great Fort Wayne FC success story. He came on my radar three years ago through our co-owner, DaMarcus Beasley, and one of his connections from PSV in the Netherlands. Aurie had been over to train with PSV as a young player and that club had been keeping tabs on him. We brought Aurie in and his successes in USL League Two have been well documented.
“Aurie was a mainstay with us for the last three seasons and has very much earned this opportunity to continue to this journey with us as a full professional in USL League One. Aurie is not only a very good player, he is also a tremendous fit for the culture we strive to create in our team. “
Briscoe, who hails from Englewood, New Jersey, played last fall at Butler University as a graduate student. He appeared in 17 matches and had a 5-10-2 record with two clean sheets, a .659 save percentage and a 1.82 goals-against average.
Prior to Butler, Briscoe played at Rutgers University from 2021 to 2024 and was part of the 2022 Big Ten championship team. He played in eight matches and was 3-4-1 with a shutout, a .553 save percentage and a 2.13 goals-against average.
Before his college career, Briscoe helped St. Benedict’s Prep to two national titles.
Fort Wayne Football Club roster
Javier Armas, midfielder, 26 years old
Clarence Awoudor, midfielder, 22 years old
Ryan Becher, midfielder, 24 years old
Aurie Briscoe, goalkeeper, 24 years old
Tiago Dias, defender, 24 years old
Jeremy Garay, midfielder, 22 years old
Taig Healy, midfielder, 22 years old
Anthony Hernandez, defender, 22 years old
JP Jordan, midfielder, 23 years old
James Musa, midfielder, 33 years old
Michael Rempel, defender, 24 years old
Lilian Ricol, attacker, 23 years old
Bernd Schipmann, goalkeeper, 31 years old
Jayden Smith, defender, 19 years old
Juan Solís, defender, 21 years old
Reid Sproat, defender, 24 years old
About Fort Wayne Football Club
Fort Wayne Football Club, founded in 2019, is a professional soccer club playing its first season in USL League One in 2026. The club is building a state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium, Fort Wayne FC Park, that will open at Bass Road and I-69 in 2026. In pre-professional USL League Two, Fort Wayne Football Club won division titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025. For more information, visit FortWayneFC.com.
About United Soccer League
Founded in 1986, the United Soccer League (USL) is the largest and fastest-growing soccer organization in the United States, impacting more than 200 communities nationwide. The USL is the first and only organization to offer a comprehensive youth-to-professional pathway for both men and women under one ecosystem. This structure includes four men’s leagues: the newly announced, top-tier professional Division I league, the USL Championship (Division II), USL League One (Division III), and USL League Two (pre-professional). The women’s pathway includes the top-tier USL Super League (Division I), which debuted in 2024, and USL W League, the country’s leading pre-professional women’s league. The USL also oversees USL Academy, a progressive talent development platform, and USL Youth, a premier national youth platform.