Yazeed Matthews

Yazeed Matthews (born 22 April 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays for Detroit City in the USL Championship.

Yazeed Matthews
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Detroit City
Number 27
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Tyler Apaches 45 (36)
2017–2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 30 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 AFC Ann Arbor 11 (5)
2019–2021 Detroit City 26 (6)
2022– Detroit City 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Career

College and amateur

Matthews began playing college soccer in the United States at Tyler Junior College, where he went on to score 36 goals and tally 12 assists in 45 appearances. He was named the NJCAA National Player of the Year following the 2016 season, and led Tyler to the 2016 National Junior College Championship after finishing as the runners up in 2015.[1] In 2017, he transferred to Coastal Carolina University, where he netted 16 times in 30 appearances for the Chanticleers.[2]

Following college, Matthews signed with National Premier Soccer League side AFC Ann Arbor, scoring five goals in 11 regular season games.[3][4] After his 2019 season, he signed with Detroit City in the National Independent Soccer Association.[5]

Professional

On 13 August 2022, Matthews returned to Detroit City halfway during their USL Championship season.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Tyler Junior College". Tyler Junior College.
  2. "Yazeed Matthews - Men's Soccer". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
  3. "Yazeed Matthews Joins AFC Ann Arbor". AFC Ann Arbor.
  4. "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  5. "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association". nisasoccer.com.
  6. "Yazeed Matthews Returns to Detroit City FC for his 4th Season".
  7. Bianchi, Nolan. "Detroit City FC announces return of forward Yazeed Matthews". The Detroit News.
  8. "Michigan football stock watch: WRs Roman Wilson, Cornelius Johnson on the rise". Our Community Now. 11 September 2022.
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