John Matkin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Landa Matkin | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | United Sikkim | ||
| Southwestern College | |||
| San Diego Toreros | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Halesowen Town | 23 | (10) | |
| Chester | 15 | (5) | |
| Grulla Morioka | 10 | (4) | |
| 2013– | United Sikkim | 18 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Guam | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Landa Matkin (born 20 April 1986 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer player with both Mexican and Guam heritage who plays as a midfielder for United Sikkim F.C. in the Indian I-League and the Guam national football team.
Career
United Sikkim
On 8 January 2013 it was officially announced that Landa had signed with United Sikkim F.C. in the I-League until the end of the 2012-13 I-League.[2] Landa then made his debut for the club in the I-League the next day on 9 January 2013 against Mumbai F.C. at home at the Paljor Stadium in which he came on as a 73rd minute substitute for Nadong Bhutia as United Sikkim drew the match 2–2.[3]
International
Due to his heritage Matkin was able to represent the United States, Mexico, and Guam. After seeing that his chances of playing for the United States and Mexico fell short he decided to accept Guam's offer to be called up to represent them during the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers to be held on 2 March 2013.[4] Matkin then made his debut for Guam on 2 March 2013 against Myanmar in the first match of the qualifiers in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Guam lost the match 5–0.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 28 February 2013
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| United Sikkim | 2012–13 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
References
- ↑ "John Landa". Yahoo. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "An AIFF preview of United Sikkim-Mumbai FC match". Facebook (United Sikkim Football Club). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "United Sikkim Football Club vs Mumbai FC LIVE Commentary". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Guam Squad for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers". Arunfoot. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "Schedule". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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