Matt LaGrassa

Matt LaGrassa
LaGrassa in 2018
Personal information
Full name Matthew R. LaGrassa
Date of birth (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Elk Grove, California, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Cal Poly Mustangs 77 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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.

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

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
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Des Moines Menace 2011[11] USL PDL 7 2 1 0 — 8 2
2012[11] 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 9 2 1 0 — 10 2
Ventura County Fusion 2013[11] USL PDL 9 1 — — 9 1
2014 ? ? — — ? ?
2015 ? ? 1 1 — ? ?
Total 23 2 1 1 — 24 3
Sacramento Republic FC 2016 USL 13 1 — 1[a] 0 14 1
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2016 USL 4 0 — — 4 0
Reno 1868 2017 USL 31 1 2 0 1[a] 0 34 1
Nashville SC 2018 USL 33 3 4 1 1[a] 0 38 4
2019 29 2 1 0 2[a] 0 32 2
Total 62 5 5 1 3 0 70 6
Nashville SC 2020 MLS 8 0 — 1[b] 0 9 0
Career total 150 11 9 2 6 0 165 13
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in USL Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

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. ^ a b c "Matt LaGrassa | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2021-01-31.