Yazeed Matthews
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Detroit City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Tyler Apaches | 45 | (36) |
| 2017–2018 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 30 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | AFC Ann Arbor | 11 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Detroit City | 26 | (6) |
| 2022– | Detroit City | 48 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 | |||
Yazeed Matthews (born 22 April 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays for Detroit City in the USL Championship.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Matthews began playing college soccer in the United States at Tyler Junior College, where he went on to score 36 goals and tally 12 assists in 45 appearances. He was named the NJCAA National Player of the Year following the 2016 season, and led Tyler to the 2016 National Junior College Championship after finishing as the runners up in 2015.[1] In 2017, he transferred to Coastal Carolina University, where he netted 16 times in 30 appearances for the Chanticleers.[2]
Following college, Matthews signed with National Premier Soccer League side AFC Ann Arbor, scoring five goals in 11 regular season games.[3][4] After his 2019 season, he signed with Detroit City in the National Independent Soccer Association.[5]
Professional
[edit]On 13 August 2022, Matthews returned to Detroit City halfway during their USL Championship season.[6][7][8] On November 20, 2023, DCFC announced that they had exercised his contract option for the 2024 season.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tyler Junior College". Tyler Junior College.
- ^ "Yazeed Matthews - Men's Soccer". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
- ^ "Yazeed Matthews Joins AFC Ann Arbor". AFC Ann Arbor. 9 April 2019.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
- ^ "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association". nisasoccer.com.
- ^ "Yazeed Matthews Returns to Detroit City FC for his 4th Season".
- ^ Bianchi, Nolan. "Detroit City FC announces return of forward Yazeed Matthews". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Michigan football stock watch: WRs Roman Wilson, Cornelius Johnson on the rise". Our Community Now. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "2024 USL CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER UPDATES". detcityfc.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- AFC Ann Arbor players
- Men's association football forwards
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players
- Detroit City FC players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- South African men's soccer players
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- USL Championship players
- Tyler Apaches men's soccer players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen