Matthew Ryan Polster ( English Matthew Ryan Polster ; born June 8, 1993, Milwaukee ) - American football player , player of the Rangers club and the US team . Can act on the positions of the right-back and defensive midfielder .
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| Full name | Matthew Ryan Polster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | June 8, 1993 (26 years) Milwaukee , WI , USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 183 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | right back defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| room | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Youth and amateur career
A native of Milwaukee who grew up in Las Vegas , while studying in 2011-2014, Polster played for the university team at the NCAA [1] . During the off-season at colleges, he also played for the clubs of the fourth division,Development Premier League - Victoria Highlanders in 2013 [2] and the Chicago Fire youth team in 2014 [3] .
Club career
On January 15, 2015, on the MLS Superdraft , Polster was selected in the first round as the 7th overall number by the Chicago Fire Club [4] , a contract was signed on February 4 [5] [6] . His professional debut took place in the first round of the 2015 season on March 6 in a match against the current champion of the Los Angeles Galaxy League, lost 2-0 [7] . At the end of the 2015 season, Polster was nominated for the newcomer prize of the year in the MLS, but as a result of voting in the final three, was the last [8] [9] . Matt scored the first goal in his professional career on July 31, 2016 at the New York Red Bulls goal, but before that he hit his goal, the match ended in a 2-2 draw [10] . In the first two seasons at Chicago, Polster played mainly as a defensive midfielder, but with the arrival of Dax McCarthy , Juninho and Bastian Schweinsteiger in the team before the 2017 season , he had no place in his own line and had to retrain for the right back [11] [12 ] . Matt missed most of the 2018 season , from March to October, due to a knee injury [13] . At the end of the 2018 season, Polster's contract with Chicago Fire expired and the club began negotiations with the player on a new contract [14] .
On January 30, 2019, Polster signed a 2.5-year contract with the Scottish Premiere Rangers Club [15] [16] after successfully passing the show [17] . He made his debut for the Rangers on April 20 in a match against Hearts , in which he came on as a substitute in the 86th minute instead of Steven Davis [18] .
International Career
In March 2016, Polster was part of the US Olympic team , losing in the fight for a ticket to the Olympic Games football tournament in Rio de Janeiro in the playoff qualifying matches for Colombian Olympians [19] [20] [21] .
Polster received his first call to the US national team in January 2016, at a training camp before friendly matches with Iceland on January 31 and Canada on February 5 [22] , but he did not make the bid for the first match, while in the second he remained on the bench [23] . Polster was included in the US team's preliminary application for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup [24] , but was not selected for the final list. In early 2018, Polster was again invited to the traditional January training camp of the US national team on the eve of a friendly match with the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina [25] , and debuted in the US team in a meeting held January 28 [26] .
Performance statistics
Club
- As of July 19, 2019 [27]
| Performance | League | Cup | Continent. [* one] | Others [* 2] | Total | |||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals |
| Chicago Fire | Mls | 2015 | thirty | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | thirty | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 22 | one | 2 | 0 | - | one | 0 | 25 | one | |||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 3 | eight | 0 | - | one | 0 | 91 | 3 | |||
| Rangers | Premiership | 2018/19 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | one | 0 | ||
| 2019/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | - | one | 0 | |||
| Total | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total career | 83 | 3 | eight | 0 | one | 0 | one | 0 | 93 | 3 | ||
- ↑ The “Continental Cups” includes games and goals in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ The “Others” column includes games and goals in the play-offs of the MLS Cup and the Scottish League Cup
International
- As of March 28, 2018 [28]
| Team | Year | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | |||
| 2018 | one | 0 | |
| Total | one | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ Matt Polster (English) . SIUE . The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Matthew Polster (English) . SoccerStats.us . The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Matt Polster (English) . Chicago Fire . The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Jack McCarthy. Fire select SIU-Edwardsville's Matt Polster in MLS draft (Eng.) . Chicago Tribune (January 15, 2015). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Chicago Fire Sign Defender Matt Polster (English) . Chicago Fire (February 4, 2015). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Chicago Fire sign Matt Polster to contract first-round SuperDraft pick MLSsoccer.com (February 4, 2015). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- Fall Fire Fall at Defending Champion LA Galaxy in 2015 Opener (Eng.) . Chicago Fire (March 7, 2015). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- Yle Orlando City Forward R & C Rickie of The Year 2015 MLSsoccer.com (November 10, 2015). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Orlando City's Cyle Larin wins MLS Rookie of the Year (Eng.) . ESPN (November 10, 2015). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Chicago Fire Tie New York Red Bulls 2-2 at Toyota Park (Eng.) . Chicago Fire (July 31, 2016). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Ryan Tolmich. SBI Spotlight: Matt Polster Stepping Up Resurfent Fire (English) . SBI Soccer (August 1, 2017). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Ben Valentine. MLS Spotlight: Matt Polster's right-back revelation has a central theme (English) . Goal.com (09/14/17). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Ted Bryant. Diego Campos and Matt Polster 2018 positively after returning to pitch in Atlanta (English) . Chicago Fire (October 23, 2018). The appeal date is July 23, 2019.
- ↑ Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Contract Options on Six Players (Eng.) . Chicago Fire (November 26, 2018). The appeal date is July 23, 2019.
- ↑ Matt Polster Signs For Rangers (English) . Rangers Football Club, Official Website (30 January 2019). The appeal date is July 23, 2019.
- Def US defender Matt Polster joins Steven Gerrard's Rangers from Chicago Fire (eng.) . ESPN (January 30, 2019). The appeal date is July 23, 2019.
- ↑ Rangers sign USA international Matt Polster after successful trial (Eng.) . Sky Sports (30/01/19). The appeal date is July 23, 2019.
- ↑ Nick Thomson. Hearts 1-3 Rangers (English) . Rangers Football Club, Official Website (20 April 2019). The appeal date is July 23, 2019.
- ↑ USA Earns Hard Fought 1-1 Away Draw vs. Colombia in 2016 Olympic Qualifying Playoff 1st Leg (eng.) . US Soccer (March 25, 2016). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ USA Olympic Bid Falls Short in 2-1 Playoff Loss to Colombia (Eng.) . US Soccer (March 29, 2016). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Bob Williams. Matt Polster eager to put Olympic heartache behind him (eng.) . The Telegraph (1 April 2016). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Klinsmann Calls 23 Players To Carson Annual Annual Camp (English) . US Soccer (January 6, 2016). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- USA Altidore Scores Late Winner to Lift USA Past Canada in Second Game of 2016 (Eng.) . US Soccer (February 5, 2016). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Arena Submits 40-Player Preliminary Roster for 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Eng.) . US Soccer (June 3, 2017). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to the National Training Center for 2018 January Camp (Eng.) . US Soccer (January 8, 2018). The appeal date is January 28, 2018.
- ↑ MNT Opens 2018 with Spirited 0-0 Draw vs. Bosnia & Herzgovina (English) . US Soccer (January 28, 2018). The appeal date is April 15, 2018.
- ↑ Profile on the Soccerway website (English)
- ↑ Profile on the National Football Teams website (English)
Links
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt
- Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)
- Profile on worldfootball.net (English)
- The profile on the site FootballDatabase.eu (English)
- Player profile (eng.) On soccerbase.com
- Profile on whoscored.com (English)
- Profile on National Football Teams (English)
- Profile on the MLS website
- Matt Polster (eng.) On Twitter
- Matt Polster (English) on Instagram