Matthew Olosunde

Matthew Olawale Olosunde (born March 7, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for Rotherham United as a right-back.

Matt Olosunde
Personal information
Full name Matthew Olawale Olosunde[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2012 Princeton Futbol Club
2012–2015 New York Red Bulls
2016–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019– Rotherham United 32 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 United States U17 30 (0)
2016 United States U20 3 (0)
2019– United States U23 1 (0)
2018 United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:33, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:11, May 28, 2018 (UTC)

Club career

New York Red Bulls

Olosunde began his career at New York Red Bulls Academy as a right-winger, and represented the club's under-16 and under-18 academy teams.[2]

On August 16, 2014, he played 71 minutes for the New York Red Bulls Reserves in a 1–0 win over the Wilmington Hammerheads in the United Soccer League.[3]

Having verbally committed to play college soccer at Duke University, Olosunde left the Red Bulls following the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to further his education.[2]

Manchester United

In January 2016, it was announced that Olosunde would join Premier League club Manchester United. It was reported that the club had offered him online courses at the University of Oxford to persuade him to join.[4] He received international clearance and officially joined the team on March 11.[5]

He initially joined the Under-18 set-up, and was promoted to the Under-23 team ahead of the 2016–17 season.[6] He made 18 appearances in his inaugural Premier League 2 campaign.[3]

In April 2017, Olosunde was nominated for the club's Goal of the Month Award for his solo effort against Real Salt Lake in the Dallas Cup.[7]

The following month, he traveled with the first team squad to Premier League games against Arsenal[8] and Tottenham Hotspur.[6] In June 2019, Olosunde was released by Manchester United.[9][10][11]

Rotherham United

On July 5, 2019, Olosunde signed a two-year contract with Rotherham United.[12][13]

International career

Olosunde has played for the United States at several youth levels. For the United States U17, he played 22 matches and was part of the 21-player roster that represented United States at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. He only appeared in the team's first match against Nigeria.[14] Due to his heritage, he is also eligible to represent Nigeria at the international level.

He made his senior debut for the United States on May 28, 2018, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute against Bolivia.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played March 7, 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rotherham United 2019–20[16] League One 32030202[lower-alpha 1]0390
Total 320302020390
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References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. "New York Red Bulls youth product Matthew Olosunde wowing Manchester United". MLSsoccer.com. April 15, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  3. "M. Olosunde". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. Kelly, Ciaran (May 18, 2017). "Meet the straight A student who could make his Manchester United debut on Sunday". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. "Matt Olosunde". ManUtd.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  6. Luckhurst, Samuel. "Who is Matthew Olosunde? Manchester United player profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  7. "Vote for Matt Olosunde for Man United's Goal of the Month". Once A Metro. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  8. Luckhurst, Samuel (May 7, 2017). "Manchester United squad vs Arsenal revealed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  9. Luckhurst, Samuel. "Manchester United release 15 players in summer transfer window". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  10. Henry, Larry Jr. "Manchester United release American defender Olosunde". SBI. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  11. "Juan Mata: Manchester United offer midfielder new contract". BBC Sport. June 7, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  12. "SIGNING | USA international checks in at New York". Rotherham United F.C. July 5, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  13. "Matthew Olosunde: Rotherham United sign USA full-back on two-year deal". BBC Sport. July 5, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  14. "Richie Williams Names 21-Player Roster for FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile". US Soccer. United States Soccer Federation. October 2, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  15. "U.S. MNT vs. Bolivia - International Friendly". US Soccer. United States Soccer Federation. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  16. "Games played by Matthew Olosunde in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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