Matt Turner (soccer)

Matt Turner (born June 24, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer and has earned two call-ups to the United States men's national soccer 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 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing 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 47 (0)
2016 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 7 (0)
2017 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 20 (0)
National team
2019- United States 2
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 10, 2019

A resident of Park Ridge, New Jersey, Turner attended Saint Joseph Regional High School.[1]

Career

College and Amateur

Turner spent his entire college career at Fairfield University. He made a total of 39 appearances for the Stags and finished with a 0.85 Goals Against Average and 21 clean sheets. He was named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference second team in his senior season.[2]

He also played in the Premier Development League for Jersey Express, leading the team to the PDL National Semi Finals in 2014.

Professional

On March 3, 2016, Turner signed a professional contract with MLS side New England Revolution after a successful preseason trial.[3][2] On April 29, he joined USL club Richmond Kickers on loan and made his professional debut a day later in a 1–0 victory over Toronto FC II.[4]

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.[5]

References
  1. 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."
  2. "Matt Turner Signs With New England Revolution". FairfieldStags.com. Fairfield Stags. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. "Revolution sign forward Michael Gamble and goalkeeper Matt Turner". RevolutionSoccer.net. New England Revolution. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. Campos, Anthony (30 April 2016). "Match Recap: TFC II 0–1 Richmond Kickers". TorontoFC.ca. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. McCarthy, Kyle (4 March 2018). "Revs sent off for openers". BostonHerald.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.


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