Goalkeeper
Matt Freese
6'3"
Bio of USMNT player Matt Freese, who plays his club soccer for NYCFC in Major League Soccer.
Caps: 5 | Shutouts: 2
Matt Freese emerged as the starter for the USMNT at the 2025 Gold Cup, quickly showing his skills as a shot stopper and organizing a defense over his initial appearances for the national team. The goalkeeper got his professional start with the Philadelphia Union, moving to NYCFC in 2023 and taking the starting job. He won the club’s MVP award in 2024. By 2025, Freese was in the picture for the USMNT.
Photo by Robin Alam – ISIPhotos.com
USMNT Experience
2025
Part of January camp, Freese saw his first minutes for the USMNT against Turkey on Jun 7. He started all three Gold Cup group D games: against Trinidad and Tobago on Jun 16, Saudi Arabia on Jun 20, and Haiti on Jun 23. Started against Costa Rica in the quarterfinals on Jun 29.
Credit: James Patrick Cooper - ISIPhotos.comProfessional Experience
2024
Played in all 34 league games for NYCFC, exiting the playoffs in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
2023
Traded to NYCFC in Jan, playing in ten games.
2022
Played in 15 games with Union II in MLS Next Pro.
2021
Made six appearances with the Union.
2020
Had one game with the Union, playing in seven games with Union II.
2019
Played in six games with the Philadelphia Union in his rookie season, along with another eight for Philadelphia Union II in USL.
Youth and College
Part of the Philadelphia Union academy, Freese played in 16 games for Harvard in 2017-18.
