Matthew Fondy

Matthew Ryan Fondy (born July 28, 1989) is an American soccer player who plays for Oakland Roots SC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Matthew Fondy
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ryan Fondy
Date of birth (1989-07-28) July 28, 1989
Place of birth Foster City, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 6
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 22 (2)
2012–2013 Los Angeles Blues 29 (14)
2013–2014 Chivas USA 8 (0)
2014 Chicago Fire 8 (0)
2015 Louisville City 28 (22)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 8 (0)
2016–2017 North Carolina FC 40 (13)
2018 Oakland Leopards
2019 San Francisco City 3 (4)
2019 Olympic Club
2020– Oakland Roots 8 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 29, 2020

Career

College and amateur

Fondy attended Burlingame High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of California Santa Cruz, where he was a 2009 NSCAA Division III All-American - Third Team[1]

Professional

Though undrafted out of college, Fondy turned professional in 2011 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro league, and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in a game against Richmond Kickers.[2] He scored his first professional goal on May 21, 2011 in a 2–0 win against F.C. New York.[3]

Fondy signed with Los Angeles Blues of USL Pro on January 13, 2012.[4] On August 30, 2013, he transferred to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.[5]

After a stint with Chicago Fire in 2014, Fondy signed with Louisville City of the USL in January 2015.[6] He scored his first goal for Louisville City against the Tulsa Roughnecks at Slugger Field on April 25.[7]

On September 2, 2015 Fondy set a new USL single season goal scoring record with a hat trick against Harrisburg in a 4-0 win, giving him 21 goals on the season.

Fondy transferred to Jacksonville Armada in February 2016.[8]

On June 27, 2016, the Carolina RailHawks, later North Carolina FC, announced that Fondy had been acquired from Jacksonville Armada.[9]

Fondy joined Oakland Roots SC in January 2020.[10] He had previously featured for the Roots' amateur affiliate, the Oakland Leopards.[11]

Honors

Individual

References
  1. https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/35859/2009-ncaa-mens-division-iii-all-american-team.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175634%5B%5D
  4. "Blues Sign 2011 Impact Rookie Fondy - OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Match Recap: Lou City 2, Tulsa 0 | Louisville City FC". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. "Jacksonville Adds USL MVP And Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy | NASL". nasl.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. "Carolina RailHawks Acquire Matt Fondy From Jacksonville Armada FC". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  10. "Oakland Roots Sign Former USL MVP and Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy". OaklandRootsSC.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. "Oakland Roots add former USL MVP Matt Fondy and USL Defender of the Year and NASL Champion Bryan Burke to US Open Cup Roster". OaklandRootsSC.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. "2015 USL Awards Winners". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  13. "Updated leaders and statistics for the 2015 USL season". www.mlssoccer.com. MLS. September 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  14. "USL All-League Teams Announced". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.


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