New York City FC

Matt Freese

Goalkeeper#49

Bio

Born in Wayne in 1998, Matt Freese made his senior debut with Philadelphia Union II in 2017 and now plays for New York City FC. He has also played for Philadelphia Union. He plays at goalkeeper. Lineball holds stats from 145 of his games across 2019–2026.

Key facts

Age: 28
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 87 kg
Number: #49
Born: 2/9/1998
Birthplace: Wayne
Debut: 2017
Position: Goalkeeper
Nationality: USA

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2017–now

2017Philadelphia Union II
2019–2023Philadelphia Union
2019–2023Philadelphia Union II
2023–New York City FC

Career stats

offensive

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	SHOT	OFF
2026 MLS NYC	33	0	5	1	2	0
Regular Season NYC	31	1	1	3	0	0
Eastern Conference Playoffs - Wild Card NYC	5	0	1	1	0	0
Regular Season NYC	34	0	6	3	0	5
Eastern Conference Playoffs - Wild Card NYC	4	0	1	0	0	1
2023 MLS NYC	10	0	0	0	0	1

goalKeeping

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	CS	SV	GA
2026 MLS NYC	6	109	41
Regular Season NYC	8	95	42
Eastern Conference Playoffs - Wild Card NYC	3	13	6
Regular Season NYC	5	120	45

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 MLSMLS All-Stars / New York City FC	33	0	0	2	0	2,853	1	0	107	33	0	0	5	0	42	0
2026 International FriendlyUnited States	3	0	0	0	0	225	0	0	6	3	0	0	1	0	5	0
2026 FIFA World CupUnited States	4	0	0	0	0	360	0	0	8	4	0	0	2	0	5	0
2025 MLSNew York City FC	36	0	0	0	0	3,247	4	0	108	36	0	1	2	0	48	177
2025 International FriendlyUnited States	7	–	–	–	–	630	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024 MLSNew York City FC	38	0	0	0	0	3,372	3	0	135	38	0	0	7	0	49	415
2023 MLSNew York City FC	10	0	0	0	0	900	0	0	30	10	0	0	0	0	8	109
2021 MLSPhiladelphia Union	7	0	0	0	0	597	1	1	16	7	0	1	0	0	10	79
2020 MLSPhiladelphia Union	1	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2019 MLSPhiladelphia Union	6	0	0	0	0	437	0	0	14	6	1	0	1	0	7	0
Career10 seasons	145	0	0	2	0	12,711	9	1	425	138	1	2	19	0	174	780

Game log, 2026 MLS

Game
1 Nov v CF MontréalD 1-1 1 Nov	0	90	0	1	1	0	1
29 Oct v Atlanta United FCW 2-1 29 Oct	0	90	0	5	1	0	1
25 Oct @ Orlando City SCD 2-2 25 Oct	0	28	0	1	1	0	0
18 Oct v LAFCD 1-1 18 Oct	0	90	0	2	1	0	1
15 Oct @ Inter Miami CFL 0-2 15 Oct	0	90	0	4	1	0	2
11 Oct @ Chicago Fire FCL 1-2 11 Oct	0	90	0	2	1	0	2
19 Sept v Red Bull New YorkL 0-1 19 Sept	0	90	0	0	1	0	1
13 Sept @ Real Salt LakeW 2-0 13 Sept	0	90	1	6	1	0	0
10 Sept v New England RevolutionL 1-2 10 Sept	0	90	0	4	1	0	2
5 Sept v Nashville SCD 0-0 5 Sept	0	90	0	3	1	1	0
30 Aug @ Toronto FCD 1-1 30 Aug	0	90	0	5	1	0	1
24 Aug @ New England RevolutionD 1-1 24 Aug	0	90	0	4	1	0	1
20 Aug @ FC CincinnatiL 1-2 20 Aug	0	90	0	4	1	0	2
17 Aug v Philadelphia UnionL 2-3 17 Aug	1	90	0	2	1	0	3
1 Aug v Toronto FCD 1-1 1 Aug	0	90	0	4	1	0	1
30 July v Liga MX All-StarsW 4-3 30 July	0	35	0	3	1	0	1
26 July v Chicago Fire FCW 3-1 26 July	0	90	0	4	1	1	1
23 July @ Columbus CrewW 2-1 23 July	0	90	0	3	1	0	1
24 May @ Nashville SCL 1-2 24 May	0	90	0	4	1	0	2
17 May @ Red Bull New YorkD 1-1 17 May	0	90	0	4	1	1	1
14 May @ Charlotte FCW 1-0 14 May	0	90	0	2	1	0	0
11 May v Columbus CrewW 3-0 11 May	0	90	0	2	1	0	0
4 May v D.C. UnitedL 0-2 4 May	0	90	0	5	1	0	2
26 Apr @ CF MontréalL 0-1 26 Apr	0	90	0	4	1	0	1
23 Apr v FC CincinnatiD 4-4 23 Apr	0	90	0	2	1	0	4
19 Apr v Charlotte FCL 1-2 19 Apr	0	90	0	2	1	0	2
12 Apr @ Vancouver WhitecapsL 0-2 12 Apr	0	90	0	8	1	0	2
5 Apr v St. Louis CITY SCD 1-1 5 Apr	0	90	0	2	1	0	1
23 Mar v Inter Miami CFL 2-3 23 Mar	1	90	0	5	1	0	3
15 Mar v Colorado RapidsW 3-1 15 Mar	0	90	0	1	1	1	1
8 Mar v Orlando City SCW 5-0 8 Mar	0	90	0	1	1	0	0
2 Mar @ Philadelphia UnionW 2-1 2 Mar	0	90	0	3	1	1	1
23 Feb @ LA GalaxyD 1-1 23 Feb	0	90	0	5	1	0	1

Recent games

Nov '268
@ D.C. United
1 CS · 5 SV
W 1-0
Nov '261
v CF Montréal
1 SV · 1 GA
D 1-1
Oct '2629
v Atlanta United FC
5 SV · 1 GA
W 2-1
Oct '2625
@ Orlando City SC
1 SV
D 2-2
Oct '2618
v LAFC
2 SV · 1 GA
D 1-1
Oct '2615
@ Inter Miami CF
4 SV · 2 GA
L 2-0
Oct '2611
@ Chicago Fire FC
2 SV · 2 GA
L 2-1
Sept '2619
v Red Bull New York
1 GA
L 1-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, MLS

Split
AwayHome or away, 20W	67	0.0	87.5	0.1	0.0	3.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.3	6.1
HomeHome or away, 33W	64	0.0	88.0	0.1	0.0	2.8	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.2	5.8
WinsResult, 53W	53	0.0	87.2	0.1	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	6.5
LossesResult, 0W	44	0.0	88.9	0.0	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	5.0
DrawsResult, 0W	34	0.0	87.2	0.1	0.0	3.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.1	6.4
Regular seasonStage, 53W	131	0.0	87.8	0.1	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.3	6.0
FC CincinnatiOpponent, 7W	12	0.0	88.4	0.2	0.0	3.8	1.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	1.3	8.8
Charlotte FCOpponent, 5W	9	0.0	93.3	0.0	0.0	2.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	1.7
Inter Miami CFOpponent, 0W	9	0.1	90.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	6.0
Orlando City SCOpponent, 6W	9	0.0	83.1	0.1	0.0	2.8	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	5.7
Red Bull New YorkOpponent, 4W	9	0.0	83.8	0.0	0.1	1.8	1.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.9	7.6
CF MontréalOpponent, 3W	8	0.0	83.3	0.0	0.0	2.9	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	7.1
New England RevolutionOpponent, 4W	8	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	3.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9	5.5
Chicago Fire FCOpponent, 4W	7	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	4.7
Philadelphia UnionOpponent, 4W	7	0.1	90.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.6	6.6
Toronto FCOpponent, 4W	7	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	8.6
Columbus CrewOpponent, 3W	6	0.0	77.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	6.5
D.C. UnitedOpponent, 1W	6	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	6.2
Nashville SCOpponent, 2W	6	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.2	4.5
Atlanta United FCOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	10.3
Vancouver WhitecapsOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.7
Colorado RapidsOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	4.0
LA GalaxyOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	5.0
LAFCOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.5
New York City FCOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.5
Portland TimbersOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	10.5
St. Louis CITY SCOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	7.5
Austin FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	7.0
FC DallasOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Houston Dynamo FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Liga MX All-StarsOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	35.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Minnesota United FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	13.0
Real Salt LakeOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
San Jose EarthquakesOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	8.0
Seattle Sounders FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Sporting Kansas CityOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Yankee Stadium, New York CityGround, 16W	35	0.1	90.9	0.1	0.0	2.9	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.5	4.9
Citi Field, New York, New YorkGround, 10W	22	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	2.8	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	6.9
Subaru Park, Chester, PennsylvaniaGround, 6W	8	0.0	77.1	0.1	0.0	2.3	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.6	4.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround, 5W	7	0.0	82.0	0.0	0.1	2.7	1.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	1.0	10.0
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North CarolinaGround, 4W	6	0.0	80.8	0.0	0.0	2.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	1.5
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OhioGround, 3W	6	0.0	95.0	0.2	0.0	4.8	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	10.2
Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaGround, 0W	5	0.0	90.0	0.2	0.0	3.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	10.0
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FloridaGround, 2W	5	0.0	77.6	0.0	0.0	2.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.6
BMO Field, TorontoGround, 2W	4	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	9.5
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MassachusettsGround, 1W	4	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	6.8
Audi Field, Washington, District of ColumbiaGround, 0W	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	9.0
GEODIS Park, Nashville, TennesseeGround, 0W	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.0
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, OhioGround, 1W	3	0.0	64.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	8.0
Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisGround, 1W	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.7
Stade Saputo, MontrealGround, 0W	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.3
BC Place, VancouverGround, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CaliforniaGround, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	5.0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GeorgiaGround, 0W	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	12.0
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround, 1W	1	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	7.0
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasGround, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Energizer Park, St. Louis, MissouriGround, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	15.0
Nu Stadium, Miami, FloridaGround, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround, 0W	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	14.0