Matthew Fondy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ryan Fondy | ||
| Date of birth | July 28, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Foster City, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | North Carolina FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 22 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Los Angeles Blues | 29 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Chivas USA | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Louisville City | 28 | (22) |
| 2016 | Jacksonville Armada | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | North Carolina FC | 28 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 1, 2017. | |||
Matthew Ryan Fondy (born July 28, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for North Carolina FC in the North American Soccer League.
Career
College and amateur
Fondy attended Burlingame High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of California Santa Cruz, where he was a 2009 NSCAA Division III All-American.
Professional
Though undrafted out of college, Fondy turned professional in 2011 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro league, and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in a game against Richmond Kickers.[1] He scored his first professional goal on May 21, 2011 in a 2–0 win against F.C. New York.[2]
Fondy signed with Los Angeles Blues of USL Pro on January 13, 2012.[3] On August 30, 2013, he transferred to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.[4]
After a stint with Chicago Fire in 2014, Fondy signed with Louisville City of the USL in January 2015.[5] He scored his first goal for Louisville City against the Tulsa Roughnecks at Slugger Field on April 25.[6]
On September 2, 2015 Fondy set a new USL single season goal scoring record with a hat trick against Harrisburg in a 4-0 win, giving him 21 goals on the season.
Fondy transferred to Jacksonville Armada in February 2016.[7]
On June 27, 2016, the Carolina RailHawks, later North Carolina FC, announced that Fondy had been acquired from Jacksonville Armada.[8]
Honors
Individual
- USL Most Valuable Player: 2015[9]
- USL Golden Boot: 2015[10]
- USL Scoring Champion: 2015[11]
- USL All League First Team: 2015[12]
References
- ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html
- ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175634
- ↑ "Blues Sign 2011 Impact Rookie Fondy - OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/859439.html
- ↑ "Match Recap: Lou City 2, Tulsa 0 | Louisville City FC". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Jacksonville Adds USL MVP And Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy | NASL". nasl.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Carolina RailHawks Acquire Matt Fondy From Jacksonville Armada FC". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ "2015 USL Awards Winners". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "USL Statistical Awards". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "USL Statistical Awards". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "USL All-League Teams". Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.