Matt Van Oekel

Matt Van Oekel
Personal information
Full name James Matthew Van Oekel
Date of birth (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986
Place of birth Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Oklahoma City Energy
Number 30
Youth career
2004 Longwood Lancers
2005–2007 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Minnesota Thunder 1 (0)
2010–2014 Minnesota United 70 (0)
2015–2016 FC Edmonton 54 (0)
2017 Real Salt Lake 7 (0)
2017 → Real Monarchs (loan) 1 (0)
2018– Oklahoma City Energy 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 7, 2018

James Matthew "Matt" Van Oekel (born September 20, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oklahoma City Energy in the United Soccer League.

Career

Youth and college

Van Oekel played one year of college soccer at Longwood University before transferring to Rutgers in his sophomore year. With Rutgers, he played in 47 games and earned 20 wins.

Professional

Van Oekel signed with Minnesota out of college in 2008, after impressing staff at the Thunder combine in February 2008.[1]

He made his professional debut on September 13, 2009, in 1–1 draw with Montreal Impact,[2] and was released at the end of the season when the Thunder failed, before being picked up by their successor NSC Minnesota Stars, in April 2010.[3]

Minnesota United FC, now playing in the North American Soccer League, re-signed Van Oekel for the 2011 season on March 11, 2011.[4] Minnesota announced in December 2011 that Van Oekel would return for the 2012 season.[5]

Van Oekel signed with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on December 22, 2016. On March 25th of 2017, Van Oekel had his first MLS start with Real Salt Lake tallying three saves against The New York Red Bulls. [6]

Van Oekel signed with USL side Oklahoma City Energy FC on January 5, 2018.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Thunder Signs Goalkeeper Matt Van Oekel Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Minnesota, Montreal tie 1-1
  3. ↑ "NSC Stars Go Up Against Carolina RailHawks - IMS Soccer News".
  4. ↑ "NSC Minnesota Stars Add Two Players and a Coach - OurSports Central".
  5. ↑ "- NASL".
  6. ↑ "Real Salt Lake sign GK Matt Van Oekel, midfielder Jose Hernandez". MLSSoccer.com. December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Goalkeeper Matt Van Oekel added to Energy FC roster". EnergyFC.com. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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