Matthew Real
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Joseph Real[1] | ||
Date of birth | July 10, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | Philadelphia Union | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Bethlehem Steel | 57 | (2) |
2018– | Philadelphia Union | 29 | (1) |
National team | |||
2017 | United States U18 | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | United States U20 | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 21, 2021 |
Matthew Joseph Real (born July 10, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as left-back for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[2]
Club career[]
Bethlehem Steel FC[]
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,[3] before opting to sign a professional contract with Bethlehem Steel FC on January 17, 2017.[4]
Philadelphia Union[]
Real signed a homegrown contract with Bethlehem Steel's MLS parent club Philadelphia Union on January 18, 2018.[5] 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. In September 2020, Real scored his first goal for the Union as a substitute in a 3–0 victory over New York Red Bulls.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played November 21, 2021[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continent | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bethlehem Steel | 2016 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
2018 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||
2019 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
Philadelphia Union | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2020 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
Career total | 88 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 3 |
- ^ a b Appearances in the USL Cup Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament
- ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
Honors[]
Philadelphia Union
United States U20
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2018
Personal life[]
Real was born in the United States to a Brazilian father and an American mother.[9]
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Matthew Real | Philadelphia Union Profile". philadelphiaunion.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Matthew Real verbally commits to Wake Forest". 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs defender Matthew Real | Philadelphia Union".
- ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Homegrown Defender Matthew Real".
- ^ Matthew Ralph (7 September 2020). "'Angry' about not starting, Matt Real chips in first MLS goal off the bench". Brotherly Game. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Matthew Real". Soccerway. Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Major League Soccer [@MLS] (8 November 2020). "SUPPORTERS' SHIELD WINNERS @PhilaUnion win their first trophy in club history! #DOOP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "AAA Start Your Journey: Matt Real | Philadelphia Union".
External links[]
- Media related to Matthew Real at Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Real at USL Championship
- Bethlehem Steel FC player profile
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Brazilian descent
- American sportspeople of Italian descent
- Association football defenders
- Philadelphia Union II players
- Major League Soccer players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Soccer players from Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- USL Championship players
- People from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- American soccer defender stubs