Matt Horth

Matt Horth
Personal information
Full name Matthew Horth
Date of birth (1989-05-03) May 3, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2007–2010 Gordon Fighting Scots
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Cape Cod Crusaders 4 (2)
2009 Southern California Seahorses 13 (3)
2010 Cleveland Internationals 8 (1)
2011–2012 Atlanta Silverbacks 49 (18)
2013 New England Revolution 0 (0)
2013 → Rochester Rhinos (loan) 16 (1)
2014 Leiknir Reykjavík 17 (6)
2015 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 23, 2016

Matthew Horth (born May 3, 1989, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American soccer player who last played for Atlanta Silverbacks. He is currently the head coach of the Gordon College Fighting Scots.

Career

College and amateur

Horth grew up in Akron, Ohio, attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, and played four years of college soccer at Gordon College. He scored 15 goals in his first 18 college games in his freshman year, being named 2007 TCCC Rookie of the Year and to the TCCC First Team All-Conference. He was a TCCC First Team All-Conference selection as a freshman in 2007, a sophomore in 2008, a junior in 2009, and a senior in 2010. Horth was also a NSCAA All-New England selection in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

During his college years he played in the USL Premier Development League for the Southern California Seahorses,[1] the Cleveland Internationals, and the Cape Cod Crusaders.[2]

Professional

Horth turned professional in 2011 when he signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.[3] He made his professional debut, and scored his first professional goal, on April 9, 2011, in a game against the NSC Minnesota Stars.[4] Horth earned his first league honors on July 18, 2011, winning the NASL Offensive Player of the Week.[5] Atlanta announced on November 8, 2011, that Horth would return for the 2012 season.[6]

In a game against the Carolina Railhawks on July 3, 2012, Horth made history by becoming the first player to score a goal under the professional coaching career of U.S. soccer legend Eric Wynalda.

On January 25, 2013, Horth signed with the New England Revolution.[7]

Horth was released by the Revolution in December 2013. He initially re-signed with Atlanta Silverbacks on January 20, 2014.[8] However, the Silverbacks soon reached an agreement with Icelandic club Leiknir Reykjavík for Horth's signature.[9]

On January 14, 2015, Horth returned to Atlanta Silverbacks.[10]

Honors

Individual

Atlanta Silverbacks

References

  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  3. ^ "Silverbacks Round out Roster with Four Signings - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. ^ Great Crowd Support In 2-1 Loss Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Matt Horth Named Offensive Player of the Week".
  6. ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1537 [bare URL]
  7. ^ "Revs sign forward Matt Horth". revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Oops! Sorry, Something Went Wrong | Nasl".
  9. ^ "Oops! Sorry, Something Went Wrong | Nasl".
  10. ^ "Atlanta Silverbacks FC". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-14.