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Matthew Joseph Real (born July 10, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as left-back for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[3]

Matthew Real

Real with Bethlehem Steel in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Joseph Real[1]
Date of birth	(1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Philadelphia Union
Number	2
Youth career
2013–2016	Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Bethlehem Steel	57	(2)
2018–	Philadelphia Union	37	(2)
2022–	Philadelphia Union II	10	(4)
International career
2017	United States U18	8	(0)
2018–2019	United States U20	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2022

Club career

Bethlehem Steel FC

Real signed an amateur deal to play with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel FC for their 2016 season. He had committed to play college soccer at Wake Forest University,[4] before opting to sign a professional contract with Bethlehem Steel FC on January 17, 2017.[5]

Philadelphia Union

Real signed a homegrown contract with Bethlehem Steel's MLS parent club Philadelphia Union on January 18, 2018.[6] Real made his MLS debut in the Union's 3–0 loss to the Colorado Rapids on March 31, 2018. Putting forth a solid 75-minute performance, saving a goal on the line to keep the Rapids scoreless heading into the half. In September 2020, Real scored his first goal for the Union as a substitute in a 3–0 victory over New York Red Bulls.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played November 21, 2021[8]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bethlehem Steel	2016	USL Championship	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2017		18	1	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	1
	2018		21	1	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	1
	2019		18	0	—		—		0	0	18	0
	Total		59	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	61	2
Philadelphia Union	2018	Major League Soccer	3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2019		3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2020		15	1	—		—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	16	1
	2021		8	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		29	1	2	0	3	0	1	0	35	1
Career total			88	3	2	0	3	0	3	0	96	3

Honors

Philadelphia Union

• Supporters' Shield: 2020[9]

United States U20

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2018

Personal life

Real was born in the United States to a Brazilian father and an American mother.[10]

References

External links

• Media related to Matthew Real at Wikimedia Commons
• Matthew Real at USL Championship
• Bethlehem Steel FC player profile

На других языках

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[de] Matthew Real

Matthew Joseph Real (* 10. Juli 1999 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) ist ein US-amerikanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Matthew Real

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[it] Matthew Real

Matthew Real (Drexel Hill, 10 luglio 1999) è un calciatore statunitense, di ruolo difensore del Philadelphia Union.

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[ru] Риал, Мэттью

Мэттью Джозеф Риал (англ. Matthew Joseph Real; родился 10 июля 1999 года в Дрекслер Хилл, Пенсильвания, США) — американский футболист, защитник клуба «Филадельфия Юнион».

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