He appears to have semi-recently signed with the two-time defending NZ champion: Living in a caravan, using a foam roller in a bus station and seven-hour round trips to football training. Welcome to the "brutality" of chasing the professional football dream. For new Team Wellington signing Erik Panzer, those experiences came during his time at Truro City. ... From Truro, he went to Bridges FC in Chicago (he holds both a New Zealand and United States passport), which is an organisation that helps develop players and prepare them for professional football. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/footb...ty-of-chasing-the-professional-football-dream He has a pretty extensive personal blog: https://erikcpanzer.wordpress.com/ He played at Quinnipiac: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-panzer-12159171/ He's a '93: https://www.transfermarkt.com/erik-panzer/profil/spieler/204771
He has been starting for Team Wellington fairly regularly - playing all matches this season (Season is only 9 games in)
Erik transferred from Western Suburbs (New Zealand Central Regional League) to Southern United in New Zealand's Premier League - as of Sep 17, 2018