Matt Turner (soccer)

Matt Turner (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the United States national team.

Matt Turner
Turner with Richmond Kickers in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994
Place of birth Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 30
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Fairfield Stags 39 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Jersey Express 24 (0)
2016– New England Revolution 69 (0)
2016–2017 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 27 (0)
National team‡
2021– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 12, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 31, 2021

A resident of Park Ridge, New Jersey, Turner attended Saint Joseph Regional High School.[2]

Career

College and amateur

Turner spent his entire collegiate career at Fairfield University. He made a total of 39 appearances for the Stags and finished with 21 clean sheets. He was named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference second team during his senior season.[3]

He also played in the Premier Development League for Jersey Express, leading the team to the PDL national semifinals in 2014.

Professional

On March 3, 2016, Turner signed a professional contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) club New England Revolution after a successful preseason trial.[3][4] On April 29, he joined United Soccer League club Richmond Kickers on loan and made his professional debut a day later in a 1–0 victory over Toronto FC II.[5]

Turner made his MLS debut on March 3, 2018 in the Revolution's season opener against Philadelphia Union, making four saves in a 2–0 loss.[6]

In 2020, New England Revolution fans voted Turner the Revolution team MVP, his teammates voted him the Revolution Player of the Year,[7] and Revolution supporters group the Midnight Riders voted him the Midnight Riders Man of the Year.[8]

International

Turner made his international debut on January 31, 2021 for the United States Men's National Team, starting in goal against Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly match.[9] Turner recorded a clean sheet, saving a penalty kick from Alvin Jones.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 December 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New England Revolution 2016 MLS 0000—00
2017 0000—00
2018 27000—270
2019 200201[lower-alpha 1]0230
2020 220—4[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 6902050760
Richmond Kickers (loan) 2016 USL 7000—70
2017 20000—200
Total 2700000270
Career total 96020501030
  1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International
As of match played 31 January 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202110
Total10

References
  1. Matt Turner at Soccerway. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. Staff. "Soccer: Former St. Joseph star Matt Turner signs with MLS team", The Record (Bergen County), March 5, 2016. Accessed May 10, 2016. "Matt Turner of Park Ridge, a former St. Joseph standout goalkeeper, has signed with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer."
  3. "Matt Turner Signs With New England Revolution". FairfieldStags.com. Fairfield Stags. March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  4. "Revolution sign forward Michael Gamble and goalkeeper Matt Turner". RevolutionSoccer.net. New England Revolution. March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. Campos, Anthony (April 30, 2016). "Match Recap: TFC II 0–1 Richmond Kickers". TorontoFC.ca. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. McCarthy, Kyle (March 4, 2018). "Revs sent off for openers". BostonHerald.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. "New England Revolution announce 2020 team awards". revolutionsoccer.net/. New England Revolution. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  8. "Man of the Year Award". The Midnight Riders. March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  9. "Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner backstops US men's team in shutout of Trinidad & Tobago". The Boston Globe. January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  10. Matt Turner at Soccerway
  11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Matt Turner". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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