Matt Pyzdrowski

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Matt Pyzdrowski
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Pyzdrowski
Date of birth (1986-08-17) August 17, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2009 Marquette Golden Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Chicago Fire Premier 18 (0)
2010 Portland Timbers 3 (0)
2011–2014 Ängelholms FF 105 (0)
2015–2017 Helsingborgs IF 33 (0)
2018–2019 Varbergs BoIS 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020

Matt Pyzdrowski (born August 17, 1986, in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a retired American soccer player and analyst, who played as a goalkeeper.

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Career

College and amateur

Pyzdrowski attended Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, played club soccer for HUSA soccer club, and played college soccer at the Marquette University from 2006 to 2009. He was named to the NSCAA All-Wisconsin team as a senior in 2009, and over his four years at Marquette received BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors on several occasions. He finished his career ranked fifth on the school's all-time list of goalkeepers with a 1.37 goals against average, 11 career shutouts and 206 career saves.

During his college years Pyzdrowski also played one season with the Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League. [1]

Professional

Pyzdrowski turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the Portland Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Professional League. [2] He made his professional debut on April 22, 2010, in a game against AC St. Louis. [3] He made his first professional start on August 21, 2010, against Minnesota where he made 3 saves en route to his first career shutout and a 1–0 victory. [4]

Pyzdrowski left the Timbers following the conclusion of the 2010 USSFD2 season, and on March 1, 2011, signed with Ängelholm of Sweden's Superettan after a week-long trial where he impressed in a friendly match against Allsvenskan side Trelleborg FF and helped secure a 3–2 victory for Ängelholm. [5]

In Pyzdrowski's first season as a starter for Ängelholm he appeared in every minute of every game leading the squad to 15 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses while racking up 8 shutouts and a third-place finish in the Swedish Superettan. Ängelholm qualified for the Allsvenskan promotion playoffs where they fell just short against Allsvenskan side Syrianska FC, 4–3 over two games. [6] After the season, he received the 2011 Ängelholms FF "player of the year" award. [7]

Pyzdrowski has worked as a goalkeeping analyst for The Athletic since 2018. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  2. ↑ Timbers add three more to 2010 roster Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ http://ussf.demosphere.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::73193+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+1634154
  4. ↑ "Ryan Pore PK all the Timbers need in 1-0 win in Minnesota".
  5. ↑ "Räkna med amerikanskt i ÄFF-målet - hd.se". hd.se. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03.
  6. ↑ http://hd.se/sport/2011/10/30/grymt-slut-for-aff/ [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ http://www.engelholmsff.com/web/nyheter/visa/707
  8. ↑ https://theathletic.com/author/matt-pyzdrowski/
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