Position: Goalkeeper
Birthdate: 2/14/1991
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Previous Club: Hartford Athletic
College: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Height: 6-3
John Berner enters his first season with the Battery after signing with the club in February 2026.
Berner, 35, has had a well-traveled career with stops in Major League Soccer, MLS NEXT Pro and the USL Championship.
The 6-3 shot-stopper split the 2025 season with FC Tulsa and Hartford Athletic, making four appearances for the Connecticut club and posting one shutout. He was also part of the Hartford squad that won the 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup.
Berner made his professional debut in 2014 with MLS side Colorado Rapids after being selected 35th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and competed with the Rapids until 2017.
Berner’s past stops also included USL sides Charlotte Independence, Phoenix Rising FC, OKC Energy FC, Saint Louis FC, and Memphis 901 FC, and MLS NEXT Pro clubs Huntsville City FC and Atlanta United 2.
Additionally, Berner reunites with Head Coach Ben Pirmann after the two were together at Memphis from 2021 to 2022, along with former 901 FC teammates Graham Smith, Jeremy Kelly, Chris Allan and Laurent Kissiedou.
