Matt Besler
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Besler with Sporting Kansas City in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matthew Scott Besler | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 11, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Overland Park, Kansas, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | KCFC Alliance | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 90 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2020 | Sporting Kansas City | 294 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Austin FC | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 314 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | United States | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 10, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 10, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Scott "Matt" Besler (/ˈbiːzlər/; born February 11, 1987) is a former professional soccer player. Primarily a left-sided central defender, Besler spent the majority of his career in MLS with Sporting Kansas City, where he helped the team win the 2013 MLS Cup and three U.S. Open Cups. He was the MLS Defender of the Year in 2012 and a five-time MLS All-Star. From 2013 to 2017, Besler represented the United States national team, including at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.