Matthew Fondy

Matthew Fondy
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ryan Fondy
Date of birth (1989-07-28) July 28, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Foster City, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 International San Francisco
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 22 (2)
2012–2013 Los Angeles Blues 29 (14)
2013–2014 Chivas USA 8 (0)
2014 Chicago Fire 8 (0)
2015 Louisville City 28 (22)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 8 (0)
2016–2017 North Carolina FC 40 (13)
2018 Oakland Leopards
2019 San Francisco City 3 (4)
2019 Olympic Club
2020 Oakland Roots 8 (5)
2021–2022 Oakland SC
2022– Inter San Francisco 20 (21)
International career
2022 United States Maccabiah futsal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2022

Matthew Ryan Fondy (born July 28, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Inter San Francisco in the San Francisco Soccer Football League.

Career

College and amateur

Fondy attended Burlingame High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of California Santa Cruz, where he was a 2009 NSCAA Division III All-American - Third Team[1]

Professional

Though undrafted out of college, Fondy turned professional in 2011 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro league, and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against Richmond Kickers.[2] He scored his first professional goal on May 21, 2011, in a 2–0 win against F.C. New York.[3]

Fondy signed with Los Angeles Blues of USL Pro on January 13, 2012.[4] On August 30, 2013, he transferred to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.[5]

After a stint with Chicago Fire in 2014, Fondy signed with Louisville City of the USL in January 2015.[6] He scored his first goal for Louisville City against the Tulsa Roughnecks at Slugger Field on April 25.[7]

On September 2, 2015, Fondy set a new USL single season goal scoring record with a hat trick against Harrisburg in a 4–0 win, giving him 21 goals on the season.

Fondy transferred to Jacksonville Armada in February 2016.[8]

On June 27, 2016, the Carolina RailHawks, later North Carolina FC, announced that Fondy had been acquired from Jacksonville Armada.[9]

Fondy joined Oakland Roots SC in January 2020.[10] He had previously featured for the Roots' amateur affiliate, the Oakland Leopards.[11]

Honors

Individual

Retirement

Although no longer in his playing career, Fondy has stayed heavily involved in the sport. Together with Cody Pillon, Fondy co-founded Oakland Genesis, a cost-free youth club in Oakland, CA who view soccer as a tool to empower, educate, and inspire Oakland's leaders of tomorrow.[15] The club provide competitive coaching, academic support, and transportation for all of their players, free of cost. In addition to co-founding the club, Fondy is a coach for some of the program's boys' teams.

Fondy has remained actively playing for various San Francisco Bay Area amateur clubs. Including Oakland SC of the National Premier Soccer League,[16] San Francisco Metro,[17] and Inter San Francisco.[18]

Fondy also represented the United States in futsal at the 2022 Maccabiah Games, alongside former Louisville City teammate Guy Abend.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Division III All-American team".
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  3. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175634[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Blues Sign 2011 Impact Rookie Fondy - OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Chivas USA contrata al delantero Matthew Fondy | Chivas USA Sign Forward Matthew Fondy | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  6. ^ "Usl Pro". Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  7. ^ "Match Recap: Lou City 2, Tulsa 0 | Louisville City FC". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Jacksonville Adds USL MVP And Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy | NASL". nasl.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Carolina RailHawks Acquire Matt Fondy From Jacksonville Armada FC". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  10. ^ "Oakland Roots Sign Former USL MVP and Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy". OaklandRootsSC.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Oakland Roots add former USL MVP Matt Fondy and USL Defender of the Year and NASL Champion Bryan Burke to US Open Cup Roster". OaklandRootsSC.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. ^ "2015 USL Awards Winners". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Updated leaders and statistics for the 2015 USL season". www.mlssoccer.com. MLS. September 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "USL All-League Teams Announced". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Oakland Genesis". Oakland Genesis. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  16. ^ "NPSL Quick 3 + 1". ProtagonistSoccer.com. Protagonist Soccer. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  17. ^ "#USOC2022 Qualifying". Twitter.com. @usopencup. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Meet former MLS player Matt Fondy!". Twitter.com. @Intersfca. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Men's Open Futsal defeats Hungary 5-1 for its first win of the 21st Maccabiah". Twitter.com. @MaccabiUSA. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  20. ^ Karell, Daniel. "Here's a fun #LouCity story". Twitter.com. @DanielKarell. Retrieved 16 October 2022.