Matthew Sheldon (born August 23, 1992) is a professional soccer player who plays for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 23, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellevue, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Tulsa | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | UC Davis Aggies | 61 | (17) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | San Jose Earthquakes U23 | 14 | (6) |
| 2015 | Ventura County Fusion | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Orange County Blues U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | SG Kinzenbach | 13 | (1) |
| 2016 | Orange County Blues | 16 | (0) |
| 2017 | Saint Louis FC | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Waterside Karori | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | FC Tulsa | 35 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2020 | |||
Early life
Sheldon was born on 23 August 1992 in Bellevue, Washington, United States. He grew up in Portland, Oregon with his brother, sister and parents. He played recreational soccer until 5th grade, when he joined his first club team. He described himself as an average club player who was never on ODP team, academy teams, or representative national youth teams. At this time, soccer was just one of many sports that Sheldon played - he played basketball, baseball and American football as well. Basketball was his favorite sport until he went to high school, when he switched fully to soccer.
Sheldon attended Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. Alongside high school soccer, Sheldon played for Westside Metros Remix club (now known as Westside Timbers), where is was put on the B team. In his senior year, he was moved up to the A team. Despite not attracting attention from D1 soccer programs before his senior year, he received scholarship from UC Davis and Oregon State, and a roster spot from Gonzaga. He committed to play for UC Davis.
Football career
Sheldon played college soccer at UC Davis between 2011 and 2014.[2] He spent time in the Premier Development League with San Jose Earthquakes U23 in 2014, Ventura County Fusion in 2015, and briefly with Orange County Blues U-23 in 2016, before moving to Germany with sixth-tier side SG Kinzenbach.[3]
Sheldon signed with United Soccer League club Orange County Blues in July 2016, making his professional debut on July 10, 2016 in a 3–3 draw with Sacramento Republic.[4]
In November 2016, Sheldon announced that he would play for Saint Louis FC for the 2017 USL season.[5]
In March 2018, it was announced Sheldon would play for amateur club side Waterside Karori in Wellington, New Zealand.[6][7]
On January 14, 2019, the Tulsa Roughnecks FC announced that they had signed Sheldon for their 2019 season.[8]
On December 10, 2019, it was announced that Tulsa, now rebranded as FC Tulsa, had re-signed Sheldon to their roster for the 2020 USL Championship season.[9][10]
On December 15, 2020, it was announced that FC Tulsa, had re-signed Sheldon to their roster for the 2021 USL Championship season following a successful campaign with the club in 2020. [11]
Media
Sheldon also operates two notable YouTube channels called Become Elite as well as the Against All Odds Podcast which combined currently have over 438,000 subscribers.[12][13] Both channels give a behind the scenes look into the life of a professional soccer player.
References
- ^ "Matt Sheldon". USL Championship. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "UCDAVISAGGIES.com Matt Sheldon Bio :: UC Davis Official Athletic Site :: Men's Soccer".
- ^ "FORMER UC DAVIS' MATT SHELDON SIGNS WITH GERMAN SOCCER CLUB – GoalNation". February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Orange County Blues vs. Sacramento Republic – 11 July 2016 – Soccerway".
- ^ "Dalgaard Latest New Face to Join Saint Louis FC, Former Blues Defender Sheldon Also Added to STLFC For 2017 Season – USLSoccer.com Staff".f
- ^ "Waterside Karori announce new signings". Waterside Karori Facebook page. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Ultra Football Central League gets underway with Easter Monday action". Capital Football. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tulsa Roughnecks Sign Matt Sheldon". roughnecksfc.com. Tulsa Roughnecks FC. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "FC TULSA RE-SIGNS DEFENDER MATT SHELDON TO 2020 ROSTER". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Sheldon Re-Ups for Second Season in Tulsa". USLChampionship.com. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ https://www.fctulsa.com/news_article/show/1137208
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfFE-6nfCHz4uDZ-08o6ng
- ^ "Against All Odds Podcast". YouTube.
External links
- Matthew Sheldon at USL Championship
- Matthew Sheldon at Soccerway
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