Matt Besler
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matt Besler | ||
| Date of birth | February 11, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Overland Park, Kansas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Sporting Kansas City[1] | 72 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Matt Besler (born February 11, 1987 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and Youth
Besler was a four-year All-Conference player at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He led Blue Valley West to the Kansas 5A State Championship as a senior, scoring 23 goals with 19 assists, and holds the season and career marks in total points (124), goals (40) and assists (44) at Blue Valley West. He was also a member of the KCFC Alliance club team and a key member of the Region II Olympic Developmental Program (ODP) which competed in the 2004 ESP All-Star game.
Besler played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame, playing in 90 games (73 starts) and scoring 5 goals during his college career. He received All-American and Academic All-American honors as a senior, was named the NSCAA 2008 Senior College Men's Scholar All-America Player of the Year, and was named to the All Big East Team 3 times. He helped Notre Dame gain 4 straight berths in the NCAA championship, including the program's first 2 trips to the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007.
[edit] Professional
Besler was drafted in the first round (8th overall) in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. He made his professional debut on March 28, 2009, as an 87th-minute subtitute during a 2-1 loss at the Colorado Rapids.[2] He scored his first professional goal on March 26, 2011, in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Fire.[3] On July 10, 2011, Besler was added to the 2011 MLS All-Star team via the fan text message vote.[4]
[edit] Personal
Besler is a practicing Catholic.[5]
[edit] Honors
- 2011 MLS All-Star Team - Defender
- Sporting Kansas City 2011 Defensive Player of the Year
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Team was known as Kansas City Wizards 2009-2010
- ^ http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03282009_KCCOL
- ^ Fire outlast Kansas City after Bravo sees red
- ^ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/07/matt-besler-voted-2011-mls-all-star
- ^ http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/defender-of-the-faith/
[edit] External links
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