Matt Turner (soccer)

Matt Turner
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994
Place of birth Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Richmond Kickers
(on loan from New England Revolution)
Number 40
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 0 (0)
2016–Richmond Kickers (loan) 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 8, 2016.


Matt Turner (born June 24, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL on loan from 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]

See also

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. 1 2 "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.


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