Matthew Olosunde

Matt Olosunde
Personal information
Full name Matthew Olawale Olosunde[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Youth career
2005–2012 Princeton
2012–2015 New York Red Bulls
2016– Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 New York Red Bulls Reserves 1 (0)
2017– Manchester United 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 United States U17 30 (0)
2016 United States U20 3 (0)
2018– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:11, May 9, 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:11, May 28, 2018 (UTC)

Matthew Olawale Olosunde (born March 7, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for Manchester United as a right-back.

Club career

New York Red Bulls

Olosunde began his career at New York Red Bulls Academy as a right-winger, and represented the club's under-16 and under-18 academy teams.[2]

On August 16, 2014, he played 71 minutes for the New York Red Bulls Reserves in a 1–0 win over the Wilmington Hammerheads in the United Soccer League.[3]

Having verbally committed to play college soccer at Duke University, Olosunde left the Red Bulls following the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to further his education.[2]

Manchester United

In January 2016, it was announced that Olosunde would join Premier League club Manchester United. It was reported that the club had offered him online courses at the University of Oxford to persuade him to join.[4] He received international clearance and officially joined the team on March 11.[5]

He initially joined the Under-18 set-up, and was promoted to the Under-23 team ahead of the 2016–17 season.[6] He made 18 appearances in his inaugural Premier League 2 campaign.[7]

In April 2017, Olosunde was nominated for the club's Goal of the Month Award for his solo effort against Real Salt Lake in the Dallas Cup.[8]

The following month, he travelled with the first team squad to Premier League games against Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.[9]

International career

Olosunde has played for the United States at several youth levels. For the United States U17, he played 22 matches and was part of the 21-player roster that represented United States at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. He only appeared in the team's first match against Nigeria.[10] Due to his heritage, he is also eligible to represent Nigeria at the international level.

He made is debut for the United States senior team on 28 May 2018, coming on as a 74th-munite substitute against Bolivia.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "New York Red Bulls youth product Matthew Olosunde wowing Manchester United". MLSsoccer.com. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. ↑ "M. Olosunde". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Ciaran (2017-05-18). "Meet the straight A student who could make his Manchester United debut on Sunday". men. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Matt Olosunde - Official Manchester United Website". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  6. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel. "Who is Matthew Olosunde? Manchester United player profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ Stret, Sam. "Who is Matthew Olosunde? Manchester United's 'American Dani Alves' named in squad to face Arsenal". The Sun. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Vote for Matt Olosunde for Man United's Goal of the Month". Once A Metro. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  9. ↑ "Man United youngsters Matthew Olosunde and Demetri Mitchell travel to face Arsenal". The Sun. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  10. ↑ "Richie Williams Names 21-Player Roster for FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile". US Soccer. United States Soccer Federation. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "U.S. MNT vs. Bolivia - International Friendly". US Soccer. United States Soccer Federation. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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