Matthew Sheldon
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 23, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Bellevue, Washington, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | |||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Tulsa | ||
Number | 13 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | UC Davis Aggies | 61 | (17) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | San Jose Earthquakes U23 | 14 | (6) |
2015 | Ventura County Fusion | 11 | (0) |
2016 | Orange County Blues U-23 | 1 | (0) |
2016 | SG Kinzenbach | 13 | (1) |
2016 | Orange County Blues | 16 | (0) |
2017 | Saint Louis FC | 12 | (0) |
2018 | Waterside Karori | 7 | (1) |
2019– | FC Tulsa | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 7, 2020 |
Matthew Sheldon (born August 23, 1992) is a professional soccer player who plays for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.
Soccer career
Sheldon played college soccer at UC Davis between 2011 and 2014.[1] He spent time in the Premier Development League with San Jose Earthquakes U23 in 2014, Ventura County Fusion in 2015, and briefly with Orange County Blues U-23 in 2016, before moving to Germany with sixth-tier side SG Kinzenbach.[2]
Sheldon signed with United Soccer League club Orange County Blues in July 2016, making his professional debut on July 10, 2016 in a 3–3 draw with Sacramento Republic.[3]
In November 2016, Sheldon announced that he would play for Saint Louis FC for the 2017 USL season.[4]
In March 2018, it was announced Sheldon would play for amateur club side Waterside Karori in Wellington, New Zealand.[5][6]
On January 14, 2019, the Tulsa Roughnecks FC announced that they had signed Sheldon for their 2019 season.[7]
On December 10, 2019, it was announced that Tulsa, now rebranded as FC Tulsa, had re-signed Sheldon to their roster for the 2020 USL Championship season.[8][9]
Media
Sheldon also operates two notable YouTube channels called Become Elite as well as the Against All Odds Podcast which combined currently have over 340,000 subscribers.[10][11] Both channels give a behind the scenes look into the life of a professional soccer player.
References
- ^ "UCDAVISAGGIES.com Matt Sheldon Bio :: UC Davis Official Athletic Site :: Men's Soccer".
- ^ "FORMER UC DAVIS' MATT SHELDON SIGNS WITH GERMAN SOCCER CLUB – GoalNation". February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Orange County Blues vs. Sacramento Republic – 11 July 2016 – Soccerway".
- ^ "Dalgaard Latest New Face to Join Saint Louis FC, Former Blues Defender Sheldon Also Added to STLFC For 2017 Season – USLSoccer.com Staff".f
- ^ "Waterside Karori announce new signings". Waterside Karori Facebook page. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Ultra Football Central League gets underway with Easter Monday action". Capital Football. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tulsa Roughnecks Sign Matt Sheldon". roughnecksfc.com. Tulsa Roughnecks FC. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "FC TULSA RE-SIGNS DEFENDER MATT SHELDON TO 2020 ROSTER". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Sheldon Re-Ups for Second Season in Tulsa". USLChampionship.com. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfFE-6nfCHz4uDZ-08o6ng
- ^ "Against All Odds Podcast". YouTube.
External links
- Matthew Sheldon at USL Championship
- Matthew Sheldon at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Orange County SC players
- Saint Louis FC players
- San Jose Earthquakes U23 players
- Soccer players from Oregon
- Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington
- Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon
- FC Tulsa players
- UC Davis Aggies men's soccer players
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players
- Ventura County Fusion players
- Waterside Karori players
- American soccer midfielder stubs