Matthew Real

Matthew Real

Real with Bethlehem Steel FC in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-10) July 10, 1999
Place of birth	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Philadelphia Union
Youth career
2013–2016	Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Bethlehem Steel	59	(2)
2018–	Philadelphia Union	6	(0)
International career‡
2017	United States U18	3	(0)
2018–	United States U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 11, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2018

Matthew Joseph Real (born July 10, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays for Philadelphia Union in MLS.

Career

Real signed an amateur deal to play with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel FC for their 2016 season. He had committed to play college soccer at Wake Forest University, before opting to sign a professional contract with Bethlehem Steel FC on January 17, 2017.

Real signed a homegrown contract with Bethlehem Steel's MLS parent club Philadelphia Union on January 18, 2018. Real made his MLS debut in the Union's 3-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids on March 31, 2018. Putting forth a solid 75-minute performance, saving a goal on the line to keep the Rapids scoreless heading into the half.

Personal life

Real was born in the United States to a Brazilian father and an American mother.

External links

• Media related to Matthew Real at Wikimedia Commons
• Matthew Real at USL Championship
• Bethlehem Steel FC player profile