Landy Mattison

Landy Mattison (born January 4, 1983 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American soccer defender, who played professionally in the MLS, USL First and Second Divisions.

Landy Mattison
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-01-04) January 4, 1983
Place of birth Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Minneapolis City SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Florida International
2002–2004 Clemson
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Nashville Metros 25 (5)
2005 Atlanta Silverbacks 19 (0)
2006 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
2007–2009 Wilmington Hammerheads 33 (0)
2015– Minneapolis City 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

While born in North Carolina, Mattison grew up in Franklin, Tennessee. He attended Centennial High School where he was an All State soccer player and apart of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team. He also played basketball, baseball, and was an All Region football player.[1] He began his college career at Florida International University in 2001. In 2002, he transferred to the University of Clemson.[2] In 2003 and 2004, he played for the Nashville Metros of the Premier Development League.[3] On April 15, 2005, Mattison signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division.[4] In 2006, he signed with the Chicago Fire. While he played games with the Fire Reserves, but saw no first team games.[5] While he spent most of the 2007 season with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division, he also saw time with the Chicago Fire Reserves in September.[6] In 2008, he continued to be called up to the Fire, this time for a September 25, 2008 non-league exhibition match with Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.[7] He left the team at the end of the 2008 season.

References
  1. FIU Men’s Soccer
  2. Clemson University Player Profile
  3. 2003 Nashville Metros
  4. 2005 USL Stats
  5. 2006 MLS Reserve Division Stats Archived 2006-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Reserves: Chi 2, D.C. 2 Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Chicago falls to Veracruz in international friendly Archived 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
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