Matt LaGrassa

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Matt LaGrassa
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LaGrassa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Matthew R. LaGrassa
Date of birth (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Elk Grove, California, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Cal Poly Mustangs 77 (18)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Des Moines Menace 9 (2)
2013–2015 Ventura County Fusion 23 (2)
2016 Sacramento Republic 13 (1)
2016 → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Reno 1868 31 (1)
2018–2019 Nashville SC 62 (5)
2020–2021 Nashville SC 20 (0)
2022–2023 Sacramento Republic 49 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023

Matthew R. LaGrassa (born January 27, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player.

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Career

College

LaGrassa grew up in Elk Grove, California, where he attended Pleasant Grove High School. [1] He played four years of college soccer at Cal Poly University between 2012 and 2015, including a red-shirted year in 2011. [2]

LaGrassa appeared for Premier Development League side Des Moines Menace in 2011 and 2012, and Ventura County Fusion in 2013, 2014 and 2015. [3] [4]

Professional

LaGrassa signed with United Soccer League side Sacramento Republic on January 20, 2016. [5]

LaGrassa playing for Nashville SC in 2018 CINvNSH 2018-10-20 - Matt LaGrassa (46839209314) (cropped).jpg
LaGrassa playing for Nashville SC in 2018

LaGrassa was announced as one of United Soccer League club Nashville SC's first signings on November 30, 2017. [6] Following the 2021 season LaGrassa's contract option was declined by Nashville and he became a free agent. [7]

On January 13, 2022, LaGrassa returned to his former club Sacramento Republic. [8]

LaGrassa announced his retirement from the professional game on November 16, 2023. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 November 2020 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Des Moines Menace 2011 [11] USL PDL 7210—82
2012 [11] 20——20
Total9210—102
Ventura County Fusion 2013 [11] USL PDL91——91
2014 ??——??
2015 ??11—??
Total23211—243
Sacramento Republic FC 2016 USL 131—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0141
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2016 USL40——40
Reno 1868 2017 USL311201 [lower-alpha 1] 0341
Nashville SC 2018 USL333411 [lower-alpha 1] 0384
2019 292102 [lower-alpha 1] 0322
Total6255130706
Nashville SC 2020 MLS 80—1 [lower-alpha 2] 090
Career total15011926016513
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in USL Playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Lagrassa - 2015 - Men's Soccer".
  2. ↑ "Matt Lagrassa". gopoly.com. Cal Poly. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Player Stats". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Matt LaGrassa - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sacramento Republic FC Sign Midfielder Matt LaGrassa". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Nashville SC Signs MLS Cup Champion Matt Pickens As First-Ever Player". nashvillesc.com. Nashville SC. November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Announces 2021 Roster Decisions". Nashville SC.
  8. ↑ "Sacramento Native Matt LaGrassa Returns to Republic FC". 13 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Ogata-Beutler, Grace. "Republic Forever: Sacramento Native Matt LaGrassa Announces Retirement". SACRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republci . Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Matt LaGrassa at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Matt LaGrassa | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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