Europe Born in
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Schwartz began his youth career at
IMG Academy and went on to play for the
Chicago Fire Super 20 side. After not receiving interest from
Major League Soccer sides Schwartz left the United States for
Iceland and signed with Third Level side
Afturelding. He helped the club gain promotion to
1. deild karla, the second division in the Icelandic football league system. His play with
Afturelding led to Schwartz receiving interest from several
Úrvalsdeild clubs, and he subsequently signed with
Breiðablik UBK in 2009. In 2012, he signed with Vikingur R, starting 24 games and tallying 3 goals and 11 assists.
United States Having suffered through several injuries Schwartz saw limited playing time with Breiðablik, and returned to the United States in 2010. He signed with the
Dayton Dutch Lions in the
USL Premier Development League, establishing himself as the club's starting right back during the 2010 season. Schwartz was noted for his attacking prowess from his right back position and began to draw interest from several
Major League Soccer clubs including
Toronto FC,
Colorado Rapids and
New England Revolution. Schwartz re-signed with Dayton, now part of the
USL Pro league, on March 31, 2011. ==Honors==