Matthew Sheldon

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Matthew Sheldon
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-23) August 23, 1992 (age 31)
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

  1. ^ "UCDAVISAGGIES.com Matt Sheldon Bio :: UC Davis Official Athletic Site  :: Men's Soccer".
  2. ^ "FORMER UC DAVIS' MATT SHELDON SIGNS WITH GERMAN SOCCER CLUB – GoalNation". February 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Orange County Blues vs. Sacramento Republic – 11 July 2016 – Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Dalgaard Latest New Face to Join Saint Louis FC, Former Blues Defender Sheldon Also Added to STLFC For 2017 Season – USLSoccer.com Staff".f
  5. ^ "Waterside Karori announce new signings". Waterside Karori Facebook page. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultra Football Central League gets underway with Easter Monday action". Capital Football. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tulsa Roughnecks Sign Matt Sheldon". roughnecksfc.com. Tulsa Roughnecks FC. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "FC TULSA RE-SIGNS DEFENDER MATT SHELDON TO 2020 ROSTER". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Sheldon Re-Ups for Second Season in Tulsa". USLChampionship.com. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfFE-6nfCHz4uDZ-08o6ng
  11. ^ "Against All Odds Podcast". YouTube.

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