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Matthew Fondy
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ryan Fondy
Date of birth (1989-07-28) July 28, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Foster City, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Carolina RailHawks
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2010 UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 22 (2)
2012–2013 Los Angeles Blues 29 (14)
2013–2014 Chivas USA 8 (0)
2014 Chicago Fire 8 (0)
2015 Louisville City 28 (22)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 8 (0)
2016– Carolina RailHawks 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 23, 2016

Matthew Ryan Fondy (born July 28, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Fondy attended Burlingame High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of California Santa Cruz, where he was a 2009 NSCAA Division III All-American.

Professional

Though undrafted out of college, Fondy turned professional in 2011 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro league, and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in a game against Richmond Kickers.[1] He scored his first professional goal on May 21, 2011 in a 2–0 win against F.C. New York.[2]

Fondy signed with Los Angeles Blues of USL Pro on January 13, 2012.[3] On August 30, 2013, he transferred to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.[4]

After a stint with Chicago Fire in 2014, Fondy signed with Louisville City of the USL in January 2015.[5] He scored his first goal for Lou City against the Tulsa Roughnecks at Slugger Field on April 25.[6]

On September 2, 2015 Fondy set a new USL single season goal scoring record with a hat trick against Harrisburg in a 4-0 win, giving him 21 goals on the season.

Fondy transferred to Jacksonville Armada in February 2016.[7]

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html
  2. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175634
  3. ^ "Blues Sign 2011 Impact Rookie Fondy - OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 25 Jul 2016.
  4. ^ http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/08/chivas-usa-sign-forward-matthew-fondy
  5. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/859439.html
  6. ^ "Match Recap: Lou City 2, Tulsa 0 | Louisville City FC". web.archive.org. Retrieved 25 Jul 2016.
  7. ^ "Jacksonville Adds USL MVP And Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy | NASL". nasl.com. Retrieved 25 Jul 2016.
  8. ^ "2015 USL Awards Winners". Retrieved 30 Oct 2015.
  9. ^ "USL Statistical Awards". Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
  10. ^ "USL Statistical Awards". Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
  11. ^ "USL All-League Teams". Retrieved 28 Oct 2015.


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