Matt Polster
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ryan Polster | ||
| Date of birth | June 8, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colorado Rapids | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Victoria Highlanders | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Chicago Fire | 40 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | United States U23 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 29, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 12, 2015 |
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Matt Polster (born June 8, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer and the United States national team.
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Career
Early career
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Polster attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played for the SIU Edwardsville Cougars.[1] While with the university, Polster earned many honors including 2014 NSCAA All-West Region First Team selection and 2014 NSCAA Scholar All-America First Team selection.[1]
Chicago Fire
On January 15, 2015, Polster was selected as the 7th overall pick by the Chicago Fire during the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and was signed to a contract on February 4.[1] During his rookie season for the Fire, Polster has played an important role as a holding midfielder, drawing praise from league commentators for his precise passing and defensive capabilities, he earned recognition as Soccer by Ives 'Rookie of the Week' on three occasions during the 2015 season.[2]
International
In January 2016 Polster received his first call up to the senior United States squad for friendlies against Iceland and Canada.[3]
Career statistics
- As of October 6, 2015[4]
| Club | Season | League | US Open Cup | North America | International | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2015 | MLS | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.sbisoccer.com/2015/04/sbi-rookie-week-matt-polster.html
- ↑ http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/02/02/15/00/160202-mnt-evans-orozco-released-to-club-teams-as-january-camp-winds-down
- ↑ Matt Polster at Soccerway
External links
- Use mdy dates from August 2015
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer players
- Victoria Highlanders players
- Chicago Fire U-23 players
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club players
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Soccer players from Nevada
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club draft picks
- Premier Development League players
- Major League Soccer first round draft picks
- Major League Soccer players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
