Matt Turner (soccer)
Matthew Charles Turner (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the United States national team. He will join Premier League side Arsenal on July 1, 2022. Youth and college. A resident of Park Ridge, New Jersey, Turner attended Saint Joseph Regional High School. Turner spent his entire collegiate career at Fairfield University. He made a total of 39 appearances for the Stags and finished with 21 clean sheets. He was named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference second team  during his senior season. One of the most notable plays of Turner's college career came on October 16, 2013, when he made a mistake which turned into an own goal in a 2–1 loss against Iona. He also played in the Premier Development League for Jersey Express, leading the team to the PDL national semifinals in 2014. Club career. New England Revolution. Turner was not selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, but Turner signed a professional contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) club New England Revolution on March 3, 2016, after a successful preseason trial. On April 29, he  joined United Soccer League club Richmond Kickers on loan and made his professional debut a day later in a 1–0 victory over Toronto FC II. Turner made his MLS debut on March 3, 2018 in the Revolution's season opener against Philadelphia Union, making four saves in a 2–0 loss. In 2020, New England Revolution fans voted Turner the Revolution team MVP, his teammates voted him the Revolution Player of the Year, and Revolution supporters group the Midnight Riders voted him the Midnight Riders Man of the Year. On August 25, 2021 Turner made two penalty saves in the 2021  MLS All-Star Game to beat the Liga MX all-stars. Arsenal. On February 11, 2022, it was announced that Turner and Premier League club Arsenal had agreed to a deal that would see him move to the London club in the summer of 2022. Arsenal reportedly paid a transfer fee of $6 million that could potentially rise to $10 million. International career. Turner made his international debut on January 31, 2021 for the United States men's national team, starting in goal against Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly match. Turner recorded a clean sheet, saving a  penalty kick from Alvin Jones. Turner started in all six games for the United States in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He recorded 5 clean sheets, including one in a 1–0 win against Mexico in the final. For his performance, Turner was awarded “Best Goalkeeper” of the tournament. Personal life. Turner obtained a Lithuanian passport in 2020; his great-grandmother emigrated from Lithuania during World War II. His father's family is Jewish, and their surname was changed to Turner at immigration. Honors. United States New England Revolution Individual