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Matt Turner (soccer)

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Matt Turner
Turner with Richmond Kickers in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team 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 49 (0)
2016 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 7 (0)
2017 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 20 (0)
International career
2019– United States 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 31, 2020

Matt Turner (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

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. ^ a b "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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