Matt Polster

Matt Polster
Polster with Chicago Fire in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ryan Polster
Date of birth (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993
Place of birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 2
Youth career
Colorado Rapids
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 SIU Edwardsville Cougars 79 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Victoria Highlanders 4 (0)
2014 Chicago Fire U-23 3 (0)
2015– Chicago Fire 80 (3)
National team‡
2015–2016 United States U23 11 (0)
2018– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 11, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 28, 2018

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.

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

Polster chases FC Cincinnati's Marco Dominguez during a 2017 U.S. Open Cup match.

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] Polster did not appear in any of the two matches. Two years later, he was called into January camp again for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4]

Career statistics

As of May 11, 2018[5]
Club Season League US Open Cup North America International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire 2015 MLS3004000——340
2016 MLS2723000——302
2017 MLS2212000——241
2018 MLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 803900010903

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chicago Fire sign first-round SuperDraft pick Matt Polster to contract". Major League Soccer. February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "SBI MLS Rookie of the Week: Matt Polster". April 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Evans, Orozco Released to Club Teams as MNT's January Camp Winds Down".
  4. ↑ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ Matt Polster at Soccerway
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