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{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matthew Fondy
| name = Matthew Fondy
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]]
| currentclub = International San Francisco
| clubnumber = 9
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2010
| collegeyears1 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs1 = [[University of California Santa Cruz|UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs]]
| college1 = [[UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs]]
| years1 = 2011
| years1 = 2011
| clubs1 = [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]]
| clubs1 = [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]]
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| caps4 = 8
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–
| years5 = 2015
| clubs5 = [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]]
| clubs5 = [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]]
| caps5 = 23
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 21
| goals5 = 22
| pcupdate = September 2, 2015
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = [[Jacksonville Armada FC|Jacksonville Armada]]
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| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016–2017
| clubs7 = [[North Carolina FC]]
| caps7 = 40
| goals7 = 13
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = Oakland Leopards
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| years9 = 2019
| clubs9 = [[San Francisco City FC|San Francisco City]]
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2019
| clubs10 = [[Olympic Club]]
| caps10 =
| goals10 =
| years11 = 2020
| clubs11 = [[Oakland Roots SC|Oakland Roots]]
| caps11 = 8
| goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2021–2022
| clubs12 = [[National Premier Soccer League|Oakland SC]]
| caps12 =
| goals12 =
| years13 = 2022–
| clubs13 = Inter San Francisco
| caps13 = 20
| goals13 = 21
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = United States Maccabiah futsal
| pcupdate = October 15, 2022
}}
}}


'''Matthew Ryan Fondy''' (born July 28, 1989) is an American [[association football|soccer]] player who currently plays for [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]] in the [[United Soccer League]] (USL).
'''Matthew Ryan Fondy''' (born July 28, 1989) is an American [[association football|soccer]] player who currently plays for Inter San Francisco in the [[San Francisco Soccer Football League]].


==Career==
==Career==


===College and amateur===
===College and amateur===
Fondy attended [[Burlingame High School (California)|Burlingame High School]] and played four years of [[college soccer]] at the [[University of California Santa Cruz]], where he was a 2009 NSCAA Division III All-American.
Fondy attended [[Burlingame High School (California)|Burlingame High School]] and played four years of [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at the [[University of California Santa Cruz]], where he was a 2009 NSCAA Division III All-American - Third Team<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/35859/2009-ncaa-mens-division-iii-all-american-team.html|title = 2009 NCAA Men's Division III All-American team}}</ref>


===Professional===
===Professional===
Though undrafted out of college, Fondy turned professional in 2011 when he signed with the [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]] of the [[USL Pro]] league, and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in a game against [[Richmond Kickers]].<ref>http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html</ref> He scored his first professional goal on May 21, 2011 in a 2–0 win against [[F.C. New York]].<ref>http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175634</ref>
Though undrafted out of college, Fondy turned professional in 2011 when he signed with the [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]] of the [[USL Pro]] league, and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against [[Richmond Kickers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2011-04-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413061057/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html |archive-date=2011-04-13 }}</ref> He scored his first professional goal on May 21, 2011, in a 2–0 win against [[F.C. New York]].<ref>http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175634{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


Fondy signed with [[Los Angeles Blues]] of USL Pro on January 13, 2012.<ref>http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4342184</ref> On August 30, 2013, he transferred to [[Chivas USA]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/08/chivas-usa-sign-forward-matthew-fondy</ref>
Fondy signed with [[Los Angeles Blues]] of USL Pro on January 13, 2012.<ref name="oursportscentral">{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4342184|title=Blues Sign 2011 Impact Rookie Fondy - OurSports Central|date=13 January 2012|publisher=oursportscentral.com|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> On August 30, 2013, he transferred to [[Chivas USA]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/08/chivas-usa-sign-forward-matthew-fondy |title=Chivas USA contrata al delantero Matthew Fondy &#124; Chivas USA Sign Forward Matthew Fondy &#124; Chivas USA |access-date=2013-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903080343/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/08/chivas-usa-sign-forward-matthew-fondy |archive-date=2013-09-03 }}</ref>


After a stint with [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] in 2014, Fondy signed with [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]] of the [[United Soccer League|USL]] in January 2015.<ref>http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/859439.html</ref> He scored his first goal for Lou City against the [[Tulsa Roughnecks]] at Slugger Field on April 25.<ref>http://louisvillecityfc.com/match-recap-lou-city-2-tulsa-0/</ref>
After a stint with [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] in 2014, Fondy signed with [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]] of the [[United Soccer League|USL]] in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/859439.html |title=Usl Pro |access-date=2015-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130132839/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/859439.html |archive-date=2015-01-30 }}</ref> He scored his first goal for Louisville City against the [[FC Tulsa (USL)|Tulsa Roughnecks]] at Slugger Field on April 25.<ref name="louisvillecityfc">{{cite web|url=http://louisvillecityfc.com/match-recap-lou-city-2-tulsa-0/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429003608/http://louisvillecityfc.com/match-recap-lou-city-2-tulsa-0/ |archive-date=29 April 2015 |url-status=dead |title=Match Recap: Lou City 2, Tulsa 0 &#124; Louisville City FC |access-date=25 July 2016 }}</ref>


On September 2, 2015 Fondy set a new USL single season goal scoring record with a hat trick against Harrisburg in a 4-0 win, giving him 21 goals on the season.
On September 2, 2015, Fondy set a new USL single season goal scoring record with a hat trick against Harrisburg in a 4–0 win, giving him 21 goals on the season.

Fondy transferred to [[Jacksonville Armada FC|Jacksonville Armada]] in February 2016.<ref name="nasl">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2016/02/04/jacksonville-adds-usl-mvp-and-golden-boot-winner-matt-fondy|title=Jacksonville Adds USL MVP And Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy &#124; NASL|publisher=nasl.com|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>

On June 27, 2016, the Carolina RailHawks, later [[North Carolina FC]], announced that Fondy had been acquired from Jacksonville Armada.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2016/06/27/carolina-railhawks-acquire-matt-fondy-from-jacksonville-armada-fc|title=Carolina RailHawks Acquire Matt Fondy From Jacksonville Armada FC|access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref>

Fondy joined [[Oakland Roots SC]] in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland Roots Sign Former USL MVP and Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy |url=https://oaklandrootssc.com/news/mattfondy |website=OaklandRootsSC.com |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> He had previously featured for the Roots' amateur affiliate, the Oakland Leopards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland Roots add former USL MVP Matt Fondy and USL Defender of the Year and NASL Champion Bryan Burke to US Open Cup Roster |url=https://oaklandrootssc.com/news/playersignings1 |website=OaklandRootsSC.com |access-date=10 January 2020 |archive-date=10 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110222406/https://oaklandrootssc.com/news/playersignings1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Honors==

'''Individual'''
*USL Most Valuable Player: [[2015 USL season|2015]]<ref name='2015IndividualAwards'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/606856?referrer_id=2364194|title=2015 USL Awards Winners|date=October 30, 2015|website=www.uslsoccer.com|publisher=USL|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
*USL Golden Boot: [[2015 USL season|2015]]<ref name='2015LeagueLeaders'>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/09/14/usl-updated-leaders-and-statistics-2015-usl-season|title=Updated leaders and statistics for the 2015 USL season|date=September 14, 2015|website=www.mlssoccer.com|publisher=MLS|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
*USL Scoring Champion: [[2015 USL season|2015]]<ref name='2015LeagueLeaders' />
*USL All League First Team: [[2015 USL season|2015]]<ref name='2015AllLeague'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/606783?referrer_id=2364194|title=USL All-League Teams Announced|date=October 26, 2015|website=www.uslsoccer.com|publisher=USL|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>

==Retirement==
Although no longer in his playing career, Fondy has stayed heavily involved in the sport. Together with Cody Pillon, Fondy co-founded Oakland Genesis, a cost-free youth club in Oakland, CA who view soccer as a tool to empower, educate, and inspire Oakland's leaders of tomorrow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oakland Genesis |url=https://www.oaklandgenesis.org/ |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Oakland Genesis |language=en-US}}</ref> The club provide competitive coaching, academic support, and transportation for all of their players, free of cost. In addition to co-founding the club, Fondy is a coach for some of the program's boys' teams.

Fondy has remained actively playing for various San Francisco Bay Area amateur clubs. Including Oakland SC of the [[National Premier Soccer League]],<ref>{{cite web |title=NPSL Quick 3 + 1 |url=https://www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage-blog/npsl-3-1-recap |website=ProtagonistSoccer.com |publisher=Protagonist Soccer |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> San Francisco Metro,<ref>{{cite web |title=#USOC2022 Qualifying |url=https://twitter.com/usopencup/status/1449619864050671617 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@usopencup |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> and Inter San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet former MLS player Matt Fondy! |url=https://twitter.com/Intersfca/status/1530019429685219328 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@Intersfca |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>

Fondy also represented the United States in futsal at the [[2022 Maccabiah Games]], alongside former Louisville City teammate [[Guy Abend]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Open Futsal defeats Hungary 5-1 for its first win of the 21st Maccabiah. |url=https://twitter.com/MaccabiUSA/status/1548986336627118081 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@MaccabiUSA |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Karell |first1=Daniel |title=Here's a fun #LouCity story |url=https://twitter.com/DanielKarell/status/1549118633883734016 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@DanielKarell |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [http://www.mattfondy.com/ Official Website]
* {{MLS player}}
* [http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/matthew-fondy MLS player profile]
* [http://www.goslugs.com/teams/soccer/men/profiles/men/msoc10/matt_fondy.html UC Santa Cruz bio]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101216021906/http://goslugs.com/teams/soccer/men/profiles/men/msoc10/matt_fondy.html UC Santa Cruz bio]


{{United Soccer League MVP Award}}
{{Louisville City FC squad}}
{{United Soccer League top scorers}}


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Latest revision as of 15:44, 9 December 2024

Matthew Fondy
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ryan Fondy
Date of birth (1989-07-28) July 28, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Foster City, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 International San Francisco
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 22 (2)
2012–2013 Los Angeles Blues 29 (14)
2013–2014 Chivas USA 8 (0)
2014 Chicago Fire 8 (0)
2015 Louisville City 28 (22)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 8 (0)
2016–2017 North Carolina FC 40 (13)
2018 Oakland Leopards
2019 San Francisco City 3 (4)
2019 Olympic Club
2020 Oakland Roots 8 (5)
2021–2022 Oakland SC
2022– Inter San Francisco 20 (21)
International career
2022 United States Maccabiah futsal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2022

Matthew Ryan Fondy (born July 28, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Inter San Francisco in the San Francisco Soccer Football League.

Career

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College and amateur

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Fondy attended Burlingame High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of California Santa Cruz, where he was a 2009 NSCAA Division III All-American - Third Team[1]

Professional

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Though undrafted out of college, Fondy turned professional in 2011 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro league, and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against Richmond Kickers.[2] He scored his first professional goal on May 21, 2011, in a 2–0 win against F.C. New York.[3]

Fondy signed with Los Angeles Blues of USL Pro on January 13, 2012.[4] On August 30, 2013, he transferred to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.[5]

After a stint with Chicago Fire in 2014, Fondy signed with Louisville City of the USL in January 2015.[6] He scored his first goal for Louisville City against the Tulsa Roughnecks at Slugger Field on April 25.[7]

On September 2, 2015, Fondy set a new USL single season goal scoring record with a hat trick against Harrisburg in a 4–0 win, giving him 21 goals on the season.

Fondy transferred to Jacksonville Armada in February 2016.[8]

On June 27, 2016, the Carolina RailHawks, later North Carolina FC, announced that Fondy had been acquired from Jacksonville Armada.[9]

Fondy joined Oakland Roots SC in January 2020.[10] He had previously featured for the Roots' amateur affiliate, the Oakland Leopards.[11]

Honors

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Individual

Retirement

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Although no longer in his playing career, Fondy has stayed heavily involved in the sport. Together with Cody Pillon, Fondy co-founded Oakland Genesis, a cost-free youth club in Oakland, CA who view soccer as a tool to empower, educate, and inspire Oakland's leaders of tomorrow.[15] The club provide competitive coaching, academic support, and transportation for all of their players, free of cost. In addition to co-founding the club, Fondy is a coach for some of the program's boys' teams.

Fondy has remained actively playing for various San Francisco Bay Area amateur clubs. Including Oakland SC of the National Premier Soccer League,[16] San Francisco Metro,[17] and Inter San Francisco.[18]

Fondy also represented the United States in futsal at the 2022 Maccabiah Games, alongside former Louisville City teammate Guy Abend.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Division III All-American team".
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  3. ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175634[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Blues Sign 2011 Impact Rookie Fondy - OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Chivas USA contrata al delantero Matthew Fondy | Chivas USA Sign Forward Matthew Fondy | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  6. ^ "Usl Pro". Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  7. ^ "Match Recap: Lou City 2, Tulsa 0 | Louisville City FC". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Jacksonville Adds USL MVP And Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy | NASL". nasl.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Carolina RailHawks Acquire Matt Fondy From Jacksonville Armada FC". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  10. ^ "Oakland Roots Sign Former USL MVP and Golden Boot Winner Matt Fondy". OaklandRootsSC.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Oakland Roots add former USL MVP Matt Fondy and USL Defender of the Year and NASL Champion Bryan Burke to US Open Cup Roster". OaklandRootsSC.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. ^ "2015 USL Awards Winners". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Updated leaders and statistics for the 2015 USL season". www.mlssoccer.com. MLS. September 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "USL All-League Teams Announced". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Oakland Genesis". Oakland Genesis. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  16. ^ "NPSL Quick 3 + 1". ProtagonistSoccer.com. Protagonist Soccer. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  17. ^ "#USOC2022 Qualifying". Twitter.com. @usopencup. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Meet former MLS player Matt Fondy!". Twitter.com. @Intersfca. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Men's Open Futsal defeats Hungary 5-1 for its first win of the 21st Maccabiah". Twitter.com. @MaccabiUSA. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  20. ^ Karell, Daniel. "Here's a fun #LouCity story". Twitter.com. @DanielKarell. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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