2024 SENIOR - Was named First Team NCCAA All-American … named First Team All-Crossroads League … recorded 55 saves on the season and finished his career second place all-time for career saves … recorded six clean sheets, including a stretch of 433 straight minutes without surrendering a goal.
2023 JUNIOR - Earned national attention as an NCCAA First Team All-American … repeated as a First Team All-Crossroads League honoree … surrendered just 19 goals in 22 matches while Grace played one of its hardest schedules in team history … posted a 0.85 goals against average per match … made 72 saves … posted 11 shutouts … posted three straight 1-0 shutouts against No. 7 Missouri Valley, (RV) Indiana Tech and No. 5 Lindsey Wilson … also blanked No. 13 Oklahoma Wesleyan by making four saves … recorded seven saves to shut out Huntington … posted three straight clean sheets against Spring Arbor, Huntington and Goshen … yielded just seven goals in the entire Crossroads League season.
2022 SOPHOMORE - Started in 19 games for Grace…. three-time NAIA Player of the Week… two-time NCCAA Player of the Week… five-time Crossroads League Player of the Week… record 10 clean sheets… made a season high eight saves in a clean sheet victory against No. 3 Columbia… went four consecutive games without surrendering a goal… Crossroads League Co-Defensive Player of the Year… First Team All-Crossroads League… honorable mention All-NAIA… CSC Second Team Academic All-American.
2021 FRESHMAN - Started all 24 games in goal for the Lancers … Crossroads League Honorable Mention … tallied 81 saves on the year which was fourth in the conference … earned multiple Crossroads League Defender of the Week awards … went 9-9-1 as a keeper in his first year as a Lancer.
GET TO KNOW MATTEO
Major - Sport Management
Dream job - Professional soccer player
Favorite movie - American Underdog
Favorite band or musical artist - Coldplay
Something interesting about me - I played the saxophone for 10 years and the ukulele for two years
Favorite TV show - The Rookie
Life verse: Deuteronomy 31:6
Best thing about Grace soccer - Lots of different cultures on the team
If I didn’t play my sport I’d play…American football
Why I chose Grace: The opportunity to play soccer and grow my faith in the Lord
My hidden talent - Skiing
