Matt Turner (soccer)

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Matt Turner
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Turner with Richmond Kickers in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matthew Charles Turner[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club 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 97 (0)
2016–2017 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 27 (0)
National team‡
2021– United States 13 (0)
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 18, 2021

Matthew Charles Turner (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the United States national team.

Youth and college[]

A resident of Park Ridge, New Jersey, Turner attended Saint Joseph Regional High School.[3]

Turner spent his entire collegiate career at Fairfield University. He made a total of 39 appearances for the Stags and finished with 21 clean sheets. He was named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference second team during his senior season.[4]

One of the most notable plays of Turner's college career came on October 16, 2013, when he made a mistake which turned into an own goal in a 2-1 loss vs. Iona.[5]

He also played in the Premier Development League for Jersey Express, leading the team to the PDL national semifinals in 2014.

Club career[]

Turner was not selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, but Turner signed a professional contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) club New England Revolution on March 3, 2016, after a successful preseason trial.[4][6] On April 29, he joined United Soccer League club Richmond Kickers on loan and made his professional debut a day later in a 1–0 victory over Toronto FC II.[7]

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.[8]

In 2020, New England Revolution fans voted Turner the Revolution team MVP, his teammates voted him the Revolution Player of the Year,[9] and Revolution supporters group the Midnight Riders voted him the Midnight Riders Man of the Year.[10]

On August 25, 2021 Turner made 2 penalty saves in the 2021 MLS All-Star Game to beat the Liga MX all-stars.

International career[]

Turner made his international debut on January 31, 2021 for the United States men's national team, starting in goal against Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly match.[11] Turner recorded a clean sheet, saving a penalty kick from Alvin Jones.

Turner started in all 6 games for the United States in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He recorded 5 clean sheets, including one in a 1–0 win against Mexico in the final. For his performance, Turner was awarded “Best Goalkeeper” of the tournament.

Personal life[]

Turner obtained a Lithuanian passport in 2020; his great-grandmother emigrated from Lithuania during World War II.[12] His father's family is Jewish, and their surname was changed to Turner at immigration.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of November 7, 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Richmond Kickers (loan) 2016 USL 7 0 — — 7 0
2017 20 0 — — 20 0
Total 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
New England Revolution 2018 MLS 27 0 — — 27 0
2019 20 0 2 0 1[a] 0 23 0
2020 22 0 — 4[a] 0 26 0
2021 28 0 — — 28 0
Total 97 0 2 0 5 0 104 0
Career total 124 0 2 0 5 0 131 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International[]

As of match played October 10, 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2021 12 0
Total 12 0

Honors[]

United States

New England Revolution

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "National team roster: 2021 Concacaf Nations League Finals" (PDF). CONCACAF. May 10, 2021. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Matt Turner at Soccerway. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. ^ 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."
  4. ^ a b "Matt Turner Signs With New England Revolution". FairfieldStags.com. Fairfield Stags. March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. ^ McCauley, Kim (October 17, 2013). "NCAA goalkeeper commits an all-time great howler". SBNation.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Revolution sign forward Michael Gamble and goalkeeper Matt Turner". RevolutionSoccer.net. New England Revolution. March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Campos, Anthony (April 30, 2016). "Match Recap: TFC II 0–1 Richmond Kickers". TorontoFC.ca. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  8. ^ McCarthy, Kyle (March 4, 2018). "Revs sent off for openers". BostonHerald.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "New England Revolution announce 2020 team awards". revolutionsoccer.net/. New England Revolution. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Man of the Year Award". The Midnight Riders. March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner backstops US men's team in shutout of Trinidad & Tobago". The Boston Globe. January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner explains his Lithuanian passport and European aspirations | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  13. ^ "Goalkeeper Matt Turner of USMNT & New England Revolution;". Fútbol with Grant Wahl Podcast. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  14. ^ Matt Turner at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. ^ "USA - M. Turner - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  16. ^ "Matt Turner of U.S. named winner of Best GK Award". CONCACAF. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". MLSsoccer.

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