Matt Groenwald

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Matt Groenwald
Personal information
Full name Matt Groenwald
Date of birth (1983-04-30) April 30, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2005 St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Chicago Fire Premier 6 (0)
2006–2007 Kansas City Wizards 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matt Groenwald (born April 30, 1983 in Park Ridge, Illinois) is an American soccer player who last played right back for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.

Groenwald played college soccer at St. John's University from 2001 to 2005, where he finished his career with 15 goals and 22 assists. He also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chicago Fire Premier.

He was drafted in the third round 38th overall, by the Kansas City Wizards in 2006 MLS SuperDraft. He retired due to a medical condition discovered early in the 2007 MLS campaign.


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