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Matt Besler
Personal information
Full name	Matt Besler
Date of birth	February 11, 1987 (age 22)
Place of birth	Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Kansas City Wizards
Number	5
Youth career
2006–2008	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Matt Besler (born February 11, 1987 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Youth

Besler was a four year All-Conference player at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He led Blue Valley West to the Kansas 5A State Championship as a senior, scoring 23 goals with 19 assists, and holds the season and career marks in total points (124), goals (40) and assists (44) at Blue Valley West. He was also a member of the KCFC Alliance club team and a key member of the Region II Olympic Developmental Program (ODP) which competed in the 2004 ESP All-Star game.

Besler played college soccer at the University of Notre Dame, playing in 90 games (73 starts) and scoring 5 goals during his college career. He received All-American and Academic All-American honors as a senior, was named the NSCAA 2008 Senior College Men's Scholar All-America Player of the Year, and was named to the All Big East Team 3 times. He helped Notre Dame gain 4 straight berths to the NCAA Championship, including the program's first 2 trips to the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007.

[edit] Professional

Besler was drafted in the first round (8th overall) in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards. He made his professional debut on March 28, 2009, as an 87th minute subtitute during a 2-1 loss away to Colorado Rapids.^[1]

He also writes a weekly column titled 'Across the Midwest Pitch' for soccer website MLS Daily every Tuesday.^[2]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03282009_KCCOL
^ "Matt Besler Joins MLS Daily". MLS Daily. June 7, 2009. http://www.mls-daily.com/2009/06/matt-besler-joins-mls-daily.html. Retrieved June 2009.

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] ttp://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03282009_KCCOL

[1] "Matt Besler Joins MLS Daily". MLS Daily. June 7, 2009. http://www.mls-daily.com/2009/06/matt-besler-joins-mls-daily.html. Retrieved June 2009.

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